Can I use an image from this website for teaching or for a publication?
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Image Usage Policy
Images on this website are not copyrighted and therefore they can be used for presentations and also for publications. If you are using an image from Retina Gallery, please give attribution to Retina Gallery and to the user who uploaded the image. You can find attribution on the page with the image and the filmstrip. If the file information is not already visible on the bottom of the page, you can make it visible by clicking on the second icon from the left above the image (display/hide file information). All the information about that image will then be visible at the bottom of the page. Also, please email the site administrator if you are using an image. So far, images Retina Gallery have been used in doctoral dissertations, book chapters, and online teaching resources. |
Who can register to add cases to this site?
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| This site is intented for use by retina specialists, ophthalmologists, ophthalmic photographers and trainees to share images of interesting retina cases. Registration is protected by a global registration password that is changed about every 3 months. If you were invited to register, you should have no problem. If the password has expired, please email the website administrator with details about who you are and a phone number so you or your office can be called or texted for verification. Then you will be sent the global registration password. Sometimes people try to register just to pad the votes for a friend of theirs who has an image etnered in the 'Best Image Contest'. This type of registration is discouraged because it is unfair to other users who have an image being considered for the award. top |
Important information for Image Uploading!
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Please consider adding images from interesting and unusual cases to this site. In addition, particularly high quality images showing common disease or findings would make excellent additions to this site. You need to register to upload cases. You should be careful to eliminate all identifying information from your images AND the filenames since both are visible by the public. Also, you need to add your pictures to an existing album or create a new album PRIOR to uploading your pictures. Albums are sorted inside of categories alphabetically. So check out other albums in the category before naming your album so it will fit in well. If you are uploading several images from one case, the most efficient thing is to create a new album and put all the information about the case into that album and then upload the photos. You can edit the information section of an album after you have created it. The site allows for very large photos files.
Also, visitors to the site and registered users can vote on images and comment on images. So if you see something you like or have a comment, please vote on the image or add a comment to the image. top |
I uploaded images to my gallery and I cannot find them. Where did they go?
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Albums May Be Moved to New Category When Appropriate
If your images were uploaded to your own user gallery or to a category and you cannot find them, they were probably moved by the site administrator. In order to make your images easier to find, they were moved into a category specific to the images. If you cannot find them, you can use the search function on the top menu and look for your name, or the title of the images, and they will come up there. If you think the move was inappropriate, please use the 'contact us' link and have the site administrator move them again. Also, sometimes new categories are added and albums are moved around because of the new categories. |
I am having trouble uploading images and files.
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| Before uploading files you need to create and album in which to put the images files. Use the create album link on the top menu. Please put your album in the most appropriate category. That makes the images much easier for users to find. If their is not an appropiate category, email the site administrator and one will be created. VIDEO - How to create an album and upload images (files). After creating the album, you can go back to the upload files page and then choose that album and upload the files to that album. When you create the album, you can specify whether it is visible to the public or only to registered users. You can also add, in the DESCRIPTION section, the case history for the album. Keywords should be specified which can help people locate your images when they search the site. top |
What happens to images that I upload, who can view them, who controls the images?
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| Only non-copyrighted images should be uploaded to this site. You retain permission to modify all albums you create and all files you upload. You can also delete your albums and files at anytime. If you have any problem with controlling your images please use the CONTACT US link and the site administrator can help. top |
How can I change the order of pictures in my album?
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| There is a link availalbe under the MY PROFILE button on the top right that allows you to change the order of the pictures SORT MY PICTURES in any one of your albums. |
