News

It’s hard to believe that 2022 is coming to a close. The School of Optometry & Vision Science has experienced tumultuous times like many of you, but it is heartening to see how everyone is bouncing back. There is a renewed appreciation for opportunities to see each other in “3-D,” catching up on life and family, not just work, and a realization of how much we need each other to succeed.

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! 

Director Stanley Woo details the School’s recent happenings and updates, including information about UWOVS’ plan on a complete return to normal.

Director Stanley Woo shares what’s new at the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science.

Happy New Year to you! I hope you have been able to remain safe as much as possible by spending time at home with your families, your pets, and your laptops. With the winter term underway at the School, our faculty continue to deliver lectures virtually. Our third- and fourth-year students are still regularly seeing patients in clinic while abiding by all public health guidelines. Students are heavily utilizing the WOVS FYidoctors Simulation Lab to augment their clinical learning, and we’re delighted to report that the latest posterior fundus modules for the slit lamps just shipped from Germany. In this newsletter, you will learn more about the newest addition to our lab.

Director Stanley Woo shares how the School has responded to the pandemic and what’s in store for the coming year.

Director Stanley Woo shares what’s new at the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science.

It only takes a quick glance at the news to tell you that we live in a time of uncertainty. And here at the School, we’re certainly not sheltered from the winds of change.

As we look back upon 2018, we have much to be thankful for at the School. We have a vision that has united us  ̶  faculty, staff and students  ̶  that of Helping People See.

Faculty, staff, and students hit the ground running with a strategic planning exercise over the past year that has helped to crystallize our vision for the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science.  With stakeholder feedback, we identified a number of key strengths and opportunities that we have reviewed and discussed to help guide our future over the next several years.  A formal presentation of the plan will take place in the next couple of months, but I am happy to give you a preview of the highlights that we have shared during the year.