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A visual field test assesses peripheral vision. It is a non-invasive test that involves simply clicking a button when you see lights at the sides of your vision. Learn why you might be asked to take a visual field test and what will happen next.

Award-winning Waterloo-Hong Kong startup Eyenova Biotech aims to improve early-stage eye drug testing by creating an ‘eye on a chip’.

The University of Waterloo is working with the Southern Chiefs’ Organization and Manitoba Association of Optometrists to co-develop data governance policies for eye data.

Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of vision problems caused by diabetes, including diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, cataracts, and glaucoma. These conditions can lead to vision loss or blindness if left untreated.

A new bill has passed that will pave the way for a national strategy on eye care to support the prevention and treatment of eye disease. The School is among the organizations that advocated for Bill C-284.

Dr. Lyndon Jones received the Carel C. Koch Memorial Medal, which celebrates outstanding contributions to the enhancement and development of relationships between optometry and other professions.

Dr. Paul Murphy is leading researchers from vision science, engineering and psychology in projects to deepen the science behind an oft debilitating condition.

Dr. Elizabeth Irving’s research has increased scientific understanding in areas ranging from the development of nearsightedness to vision in aviation

Over his career, Trefford Simpson’s vision science research has included work in retinal aging, binocular vision, multiple sclerosis, contact lenses, ocular pain and more.

Dr. Murchison Callender, one of the first Black faculty members at the University of Waterloo, is finally taking a step back after his official retirement nearly 30 years ago.