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EyeWiki is an ophthalmic wiki where ophthalmologists, other physicians, patients and the public can view an eye encyclopedia 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.
Featured Article
Featured Article for April 15, 2019
Mucocele
Sinus mucoceles are epithelial lined cavities containing sterile mucus which develop as the result of an outflow obstruction of a sinus ostium. When containing pus, it is called a mucopyocele. They most commonly originate from the frontal and ethmoidal sinuses and can erode through neighboring structures such as the orbital walls. Large mucoceles can encroach into the orbit causing orbital or ocular symptoms that lead the patient to present initially to the ophthalmologist. Due to the large variety of symptoms on presentation, up to 47% of patients can be misdiagnosed on initial presentation with a delay of diagnosis for up to 520 weeks.
Article of the Day
Today's article of the day is Epithelial Downgrowth and Glaucoma, contributed by Purak Parikh, MD, Jody Piltz-Seymour, M.D.
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EyeWiki Editorial Board
- Editor-in-Chief
- Marcus Marcet, M.D.
- Deputy Editor-in-Chief
- Penny Asbell, M.D.
Section Lead Editors
- Cataract/Anterior Segment
- Alpa S. Patel, M.D.
- Cornea/External Disease
- Vatinee Bunya, MD
- Glaucoma
- Ahmad A. Aref, MD
- Neuro-ophthalmology/Orbit
- Andrew Go Lee, MD
- Ocular Trauma
- Anna Murchison, MD, MPH
- Oculoplastics/Orbit
- Cat Nguyen Burkat, MD FACS
- Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus
- Monte A Del Monte, MD
- Refractive Management/Intervention
- Majid Moshirfar, M.D.
- Retina/Vitreous
- Jennifer I Lim MD
- Uveitis
- Alan Palestine, MD
