Photochemical Kinetics of Corneal Cross-Linking with Riboflavin

Using a chemical kinetics modeling approach, the authors developed a simple model that is in agreement with their experimental results on oxygen consumption in the cornea during corneal cross-linking with Rf. It is suggested that the main photochemical kinetics mechanism is the direct interaction between Rf triplets and reactive groups of corneal proteins, which leads to the cross-linking of the proteins mainly through radical reactions.