Dear EyeWiki Editors,
Since January 1, 2026 we have added 36 new articles. We have also collectively edited 1738 articles since the start of the year out of our current 1746 articles.
New Email Notificaiton System for Editors has been Launched
- You will now received personalized emails to remind you when it's time to review your assigned articles. You will also received monthly reminders until the reviews are completed
- Please ensure that eyewiki@aao.org is on your safe senders list so that you recieve these and other important emails
Tip of the Month: How can I contact EyeWiki contributors and authors?
- Click on the community member's name, highlighted in blue, to access their user page
- Note: Names in red are not registered on EyeWiki
- At the bottom of their user page check the blue menu bar for "Email this user"
- If this option is present you can send them an email through EyeWiki
- If the link is not present, the user has not enabled email from other EyeWiki users
- More detailed instructions
- Make sure you have allowed other EyeWiki users to contact you:
- Go to "Preferences" - top right side of the Main EyeWiki Page
- Scroll to Email options at the bottom of the page
- Check: Allow other users to email me
- Find other great tips and FAQs on the Getting Started page
Section Statistics: All EyeWiki Sections should be at least 60% up to date. We will be gathering section statistics at the end of each month to share here and at the annual all Editors Meeting. Please regularly review and maintain your articles to keep your section up to date.
Find Your Article Assignments: Please visit your own section Portal to review the status of your section and your assigned articles
- Log in and go to the My Portal link at the top of the page next to "Recent Changes"
- To find your own article assignments, sort the article table by “Assigned Editor (portal member)” or use the filter
- Also, find your article assignments on your Talk page between your Name (after logging in) and Preferences
- Review the Quick-Start Guide for Editors for helpful tips. For easy reference, this guide is also linked to each section Portal page
Sign Off When You Have Finished an Article Review: When you complete an article review go to Edit with Form at the top of the article and change:
- The date to be current
- The status to Up to Date
- The reviewer's name to your own (This is how we know which editor last reviewed an article)
EyeWiki Contests Currently Open
- 2026 U.S. Residents and Fellow Contest enter through November 30, 2026
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About the Cornea/External Disease section:
The Cornea/External Disease section has 0 articles that have not been assigned status (see portal). There are also 99 articles in this section that need to be updated. As editors, you are responsible for assigning status to articles and updating articles. We are asking you to access your portal and address these outstanding issues ASAP.
Remember, the high priority topics for our section are: none found
If you have questions about editing EyeWiki, your role, or suggestions for the site, please contact your section lead editor, Colleen Halfpenny, M.D., or the EyeWiki editors Cat Nguyen Burkat, MD FACS and Jennifer I Lim MD.
Thank you again for your dedication to the spread of ophthalmic knowledge via EyeWiki.
Sincerely,
- Jennifer I. Lim, MD
- Editor-in-Chief
- Nagham Al-Zubidi, MD
- Deputy Editor-in-Chief
- Dan Mummert
- Director, Online Education
