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Insight | Winter 2022

Stanley Woo

Director's Message

Director Stanley Woo shares a few School updates over the Winter Term – including some continuing education tidbits and news on the Waterloo Eye Institute’s ground-breaking! 

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Features

Person walks on a treadmill

Exercise can provide relief for dry, itchy eyes

A new study from the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science discovered that a significant increase in tear secretion and tear film stability after participating in aerobic exercise can be another remedy for relieving dry, itchy eyes.

Student works in a lab setting

Delivering sight-saving drugs better, for longer

Researchers at Waterloo’s Centre for Eye and Vision Research are developing new technologies to improve drug time and efficiency.

The Alberta Association of Optometrists

Alberta Association of Optometrists invests in the profession’s future

A recent gift from the AAO is supporting initiatives that advance the profession to ensure Canadian optometrists can be trained at the highest scope of practice in North America – both presently and in the future.

Dr. Kenneth Hadley in clinic with a student and patient

Celebrating Dr. Kenneth Hadley

In December, Dr. Hadley retired after four decades at the University of Waterloo.