The Class of 2020 White Coat Ceremony will take place in the Barbara and Jacob Sivak Lecture Theatre (Optometry room 347), followed by a non-alcoholic reception in the Student Commons area.
As always, seating is limited. Please R.S.V.P. prior to OCTOBER 7th by sending an e-mail to Nadeera, in order to allow time to prepare individual name tags and ensure there is enough seating reserved for staff and faculty.
Please join us for an introduction to the state-of-the-art laboratory facilities available at the Centre for Contact Lens Research (CCLR), School of Optometry & Vision Science.
Welcome Week for all optometry students
Welcome to our new first year students, and to all those coming back after summer vacation!
The 25th Varilux Student Bowl takes place at the Optometry Meeting in Boston this year, and our contestant from the University of Waterloo is Eric Wiseman, Class of 2017!

Keynote Speaker: Dr. T. Sheidow, Ophthalmologist, Ivey Eye Institute
Saturday, June 11, 2016 - 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Doors open at 8:30 a.m.
The School if Optometry and Vision Science is pleased to present its annual Continuing Education (CE) program on June 3, 4 & 5, 2016. The weekend will offer 19 hours of contemporary optometric continuing education. Topics will include; diagnosis of posterior segment lesions, assessment and management of patients with traumatic brain injury, management of anterior segment eye disease, evidence based approach to clinical decision making, the unilateral red eye as well as an interactive Team Based Learning session.
You are cordially invited to attend the 2016 Vision Science Graduate Research Conference, taking place on April 25th and 26th in OPT 1129. Presentations will commence at 10:00 a.m.