Our Waterloo Optometry Clinic has moved to the nearby location of 419 Phillip St., Unit C, as of October 21, 2024. This location will be open until late 2026 while the Waterloo Eye Institute is under construction. Our downtown Kitchener location (Health Sciences Optometry Clinic) remains open with no change to service.
Dr. Denise Hileeto, who is taking early retirement, has helped create building blocks of knowledge about eye tissue, imaging and disease.
Dr. Jennifer Hunter develops advanced fluorescence imaging techniques to examine individual cell layers, which could lead to earlier retinal disease detection.
Dr. Julie Shalhoub on how eye exams are performed on children as well as what conditions optometrists look for when assessing children's eye health.
Dr. C. Lisa Prokopich shares some of the advanced dry eye therapies available at the Waterloo Eye Institute: Intense pulsed light and amniotic membrane therapies.
Dr. Stanley Woo received the Canadian Association of Optometrists President's Award in recognition of his role in strengthening collaboration between the School and professional associations.
Dr. Yongjiang (John) Chen, the School’s first assistant clinical professor, community practice, is set to work on increasing access to vision care for all.
A cataract is the clouding of the lens in the eye and is one of the most common eye diseases. In fact, everyone will develop cataracts if they live long enough. Dr. Andre Stanberry explains more.
New laser instrument donated by Canadian Vision Care will help train optometrists in straightforward laser procedures to help patients with glaucoma and cataracts.
The Canadian Optometric Education Trust Fund is funding 10 University of Waterloo research projects to advance optometry and vision science.
The Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) is expanding its expertise in managing clinical and lab studies to other areas of research.