diff --git a/src/tiledimage.js b/src/tiledimage.js
index bfc67fc8..aa4ca876 100644
--- a/src/tiledimage.js
+++ b/src/tiledimage.js
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 (function( $ ){
 
 /**
- * You shouldn't have to create a TiledImage directly; use {@link OpenSeadragon.Viewer#open}
- * or {@link OpenSeadragon.Viewer#addTiledImage} instead.
+ * You shouldn't have to create a TiledImage instance directly; get it asynchronously by
+ * using {@link OpenSeadragon.Viewer#open} or {@link OpenSeadragon.Viewer#addTiledImage} instead.
  * @class TiledImage
  * @memberof OpenSeadragon
  * @extends OpenSeadragon.EventSource
diff --git a/src/viewer.js b/src/viewer.js
index dc1d7438..a5c7365a 100644
--- a/src/viewer.js
+++ b/src/viewer.js
@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ $.extend( $.Viewer.prototype, $.EventSource.prototype, $.ControlDock.prototype,
 
     /**
      * Open tiled images into the viewer, closing any others.
+     * To get the TiledImage instance created by open, add an event listener for
+     * {@link OpenSeadragon.Viewer.html#.event:open}, which when fired can be used to get access
+     * to the instance, i.e., viewer.world.getItemAt(0).
      * @function
      * @param {Array|String|Object|Function} tileSources - This can be a TiledImage
      * specifier, a TileSource specifier, or an array of either. A TiledImage specifier
@@ -1263,7 +1266,7 @@ $.extend( $.Viewer.prototype, $.EventSource.prototype, $.ControlDock.prototype,
      * requests.
      * @param {Function} [options.success] A function that gets called when the image is
      * successfully added. It's passed the event object which contains a single property:
-     * "item", the resulting TiledImage.
+     * "item", which is the resulting instance of TiledImage.
      * @param {Function} [options.error] A function that gets called if the image is
      * unable to be added. It's passed the error event object, which contains "message"
      * and "source" properties.