School of Optometry & Vision Science
200 Columbia Ave West Waterloo, ON, Canada

Announced today: the Ontario Association of Optometrists say optometrists are ready to roll up their sleeves to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine to all Ontarians! The School of Optometry and Vision Science is proud to support this initiative by providing the necessary injection training for all optometrists who require it. Read more here: https://www.newswire.ca//optometrists-ready-to-roll-up-the Ontario Association of Optometrists ... University of Waterloo - Faculty of Science See more

On January 28, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Heather Sheardown for a special lecture: "Drug delivery to address paradigms in ophthalmology". Read more on how you can join this free virtual talk: https://uwaterloo.ca//special-lecture-drug-delivery-addres

This Giving Tuesday, our Waterloo Eye Institute received $27,200 in donations, and together with Dr. Carol Cressman's match of $10,000, we also unlocked $5,000 from Dan and Tracey Langlois for the most dollars raised at the University of Waterloo! Thank you so much to all who gave and shared our challenge!

With a heartfelt thank you to our many donors, we have far exceeded our original goal of $10,000 for the Waterloo Eye Institute! We are now well on our way to unlocking other University of Waterloo challenges for #GivingTuesday. Follow our progress here: https://bit.ly/3of9LK6

On Sept. 29, join Dr. Laurence Harris in exploring our "sixth sense" as he speaks on visual-vestibular interactions on earth and in space. This virtual lecture is free but registration is required. @YorkUFGS @WaterlooSCI @CanadianOpto

Dr. Kristine Dalton is part of a group researchers that recently received funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for a 2-year study that may be the first step toward new treatments for concussion-related vision disorders. https://uwaterloo.ca//shedding-new-light-concussion-relate

Our new residents just got their personalized scrubs! Meet R. John Chen (Low Vision Rehabilitation), Zoe Stein (Pediatric Vision Therapy), Rachel Amaral (Ocular Disease - Glaucoma) and Boris Wong (Corneal and Contact Lens). We're happy to have you on board this year!

WOVS' Dr. Lyndon Jones was quoted extensively in a US News article about when it’s appropriate to wear goggles to protect against COVID-19. (Short answer: protective eyewear may help in some high-risk situations, but research has not yet shown a need for it in normal life.) https://news.yahoo.com/protecting-eyes-coronavirus-16272467

We're excited to announce that Dr. Stanley Woo will serve a second term as Director of the School. Congratulations, Dr. Woo! https://uwaterloo.ca//dr-stanley-woo-appointed-second-term

And 5 great reasons to wear sunglasses!

Ben Thompson of the School of Optometry & Vision Science and Rajkumar Raveendran from Envision Research Institute have found that a single session of non-invasive brain stimulation of the visual cortex can reduce the effects of "crowding', a phenomenon that patients with macular degeneration often experience. The discovery could eventually allow patients with macular degeneration to recover their vision. @HelpEnvision