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No doubt you are already using synthesized information to keep abreast of changes in optometric and ophthalmic practices, but navigating these resources, as they are constantly evolving, can be disorienting to practitioners. This article briefly outlines how review articles can help you in your evidence-based practice by knowing some of their core characteristics and how these differ among review types.

We have two new student clubs at the School, the University of Waterloo Advancement of Independent Optometry Club (UWAIOC) and the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) Student Chapter.

Third Year Optometry students celebrate end of year with hands-on injections workshop

As the only English-language optometry program in Canada, the University of Waterloo has a great responsibility; to prepare our graduates to safeguard, manage and treat the vision care needs of Canadians.

New faculty, new directions (for those retiring), and other news at the School of Optometry and Vision Science.

Results of a study from the University of Waterloo and CNIB bolster the argument for changes in the way pharmacies print instructions to patients. The researchers tested prescription labels based on recommended guidelines and found a significant improvement in their readability over the ones in use now.

"In an increasingly globalized world and particularly in a worldwide aging population, our profession as optometrists is more important than ever. My student exchange is not only a great chance to build up a network for an international working career in the future. Furthermore it provides a significant academic and technical cooperation between Canada and Germany by ensuring a close connection in this specific area of science."

Here we are again; another class of bright and eager students have written their Canadian Assessment of Competence in Optometry (CACO) exams and have walked across the stage to receive their Optometry Doctoral degrees from the University of Waterloo.  They will proudly join the profession as newly minted optometrists. While this happens every year, there is always a sense of excitement and achievement felt by the students, faculty and staff alike.  Congratulations to the Class of 2016 – we can’t wait to see where your careers take you!

For the first time, a doctoral student from the University of Waterloo has won the national Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, which sees graduate students from across the country communicate the breadth and significance of their research to a non-specialist audience in three minutes or less.

Helping an old brain learn new tricks may be the key to treating a "permanent" vision problem.