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Welcome to EyeWiki^TM, the Eye Encyclopedia written by Eye Physicians & Surgeons.

EyeWiki is an ophthalmic wiki where ophthalmologists, other physicians, patients and the public can view an eye encyclopedia of content written by ophthalmologists covering the vast spectrum of eye disease, diagnosis and treatment. Any qualified ophthalmologist, or ophthalmologist in training, is invited to contribute content to the wiki and post it immediately. For content guidelines and more information see About EyeWiki and Getting Started. EyeWiki is a collaboration between the American Academy of Ophthalmology and these societies.

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2012 EyeWiki Contest!

2013 Academy President Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, with 2012 EyeWiki contest winners Yasser Elshatory, MD, Rao V. Chundury, MD, Hubert Pham, MD, Crystal Hung, MD, Academy CEO David W. Parke II, MD, and K. David Epley, MD, EyeWiki Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus section editor.

Thank you to all of the ophthalmology residents and fellows in training who helped EyeWiki grow in 2012. The following contributors won all-expenses-paid trips to the Academy’s 2013 Mid-Year Forum in Washington, DC:

Hubert Pham, MD, Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University Hospital, Onchocerciasis (African River Blindness)
Yasser Elshatory, MD, University of Oklahoma - Dean McGee Eye Institute, Age-related macular degeneration
Crystal Hung, MD, Jules Stein Eye Institute, Glaucomatocyclitic Crisis (Posner-Schlossman Syndrome)
Rao V. Chundury, MD, St. Louis University, Nonspecific Orbital Inflammation (Idiopathic orbital inflammation, Orbital inflammatory syndrome, Orbital pseudotumor)

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EyeWiki Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Brad Feldman, MD, discusses the thinking behind the EyeWiki initiative with the American Medical Association Journal of Ethics.

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