CMOS photodiodes are the primary photosensing devices used in nowadays solid-state image sensors. A review of significative CMOS photodiodes models that can be found in the literature of the last years is presented here. We have focused on photodiodes current models in one, two and three dimensions, and we have paid special attention to lateral current components. Lateral collection, particularly for small photodiodes fabricated in deep submicron technologies, has been shown to be of utmost importance. Finally, several models to account for crosstalk effects are also described.