Insight | Fall 2021
Director's Message
Director Stanley Woo details the School’s recent happenings and updates, including information about UWOVS’ plan on a complete return to normal.
Features
Achieving her childhood dream
Meet Allison Binnie, Class of 2021
For Dr. Allison Binnie (OD’21), achieving her Doctor of Optometry degree was a full-circle moment after an ambitious prediction in her Grade 8 yearbook.
Turning your ZEISS Partner Points into impact
Thanks to a new partnership with ZEISS Canada, you can now take advantage of another way to support of the Waterloo Eye Institute – by contributing your ZEISS Partner Points!
Reducing human error for passenger safety
Interdisciplinary research members of Waterloo’s new Institute for Sustainable Aviation will examine pilot error to strengthen training practices
As a member of the new Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics interdisciplinary research team, UWOVS’ Dr. Elizabeth Irving is investigating the interaction of vision with flight training to establish evidence-based vision qualifications for pilots.
Giving thanks by giving back
A grateful patient shows his appreciation for a Waterloo optometry alumnus Dr. Stelios Nikolakakis (OD’96) with the establishment of a new scholarship award.