Insight | Winter 2022
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!
Features
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.
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.
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.
Celebrating Dr. Kenneth Hadley
In December, Dr. Hadley retired after four decades at the University of Waterloo.