News

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Farewell and welcome to International Optometric Bridging Program Director

Dr. Murray Turnour with members of the IOBP team

The School of Optometry and Vision Science held a retirement celebration for Dr. Murray Turnour on Tuesday, August 29th. Dr. Turnour has provided leadership and passionate support for the International Optometric Bridging Program (IOBP) over the past 5 years, in addition to teaching as a lecturer for the School, beginning in 1975. From 1975 – 1982, he was a Clinical Instructor and then continued on as an associate professor in undergraduate teaching, delivering a course in optometric jurisprudence to optometry students.

Monday, August 21, 2017

Taking optometric support to the underserved community at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute in Toronto

Optometry Doctoral student provides an eye exam

The ability to see well is important to the social, intellectual, and emotional development of children. The University of Waterloo’s Optometry Clinic (School of Optometry and Vision Science) partnered with the Youth Association for Academics, Athletics and Character Education (YAAACE) to provide vision screening and comprehensive eye examinations for children and youth. The summer day camp program in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto is in a neighborhood experiencing a variety of health and socio-economic barriers, including acces

Friday, August 18, 2017

Optometry professor has safe eclipse viewing and filming advice

On Monday, August 21, the U.S. will see its first full solar eclipse spanning from coast to coast in 99 years, and the Optometric community has been actively working to raise awareness about the potential retinal damage that can happen without using safe techniques to view and photograph the eclipse.

Monday, July 17, 2017

50th anniversary Distinguished Alumni of Honour Award recipients announced

On Friday, June 29th during the 2017 CAO Congress, the School of Optometry & Vision Science was pleased to announce the recipients of the 50th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni of Honour Awards in front of over 500 practitioners from across the country.

Working together to develop the School's Vision2022 strategic plan

The Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science (WOVS) reached an important milestone in its Vision2022 strategic planning exercise. On Wednesday, July 12, a Strategic Planning Workshop was held at the St. George Hall Conference and Events Centre, in Waterloo, which was attended by 35 invited faculty, staff and students from the School and Faculty of Science.

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Our School has a new Director, Dr. Stanley Woo

The University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science is pleased to announce that Stanley Woo, OD, MS, MBA, FAAO joined the School on July 1st, 2017 as its next Director.

Friday, March 24, 2017

Our own Emmanuel Alabi wins the University Three Minute Thesis 2017 competition!

The School of Optometry and Vision Science continued its winning streak at the 2017 University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Emmanuel Alabi, one of our Vision Science PhD candidates, not only took home $1,000 for winning the university level competition but also captivated the audience, and earned the People’s Choice award.

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Optometry competes in Science’s 3 Minute Thesis heat

The annual Faculty of Science Three Minute Thesis heat returned this week. More than twenty graduate students from all six units gathered to compete and describe their research in less than three minutes, using only one slide.

The Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Rob Hill, kicked off the competition and hosted the event.

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Patricia Hrynchak: Engaging Students Through Team-Based Learning

Thursday, December 1, 2016

New optometric residencies

Two have been added to those offered by the School for 2016-17. The new residencies are Ocular Disease and Glaucoma, and Sports Vision and Vision Therapy, which are added to the offering of Cornea and Contact Lens, Pediatrics and Vision Therapy, and Low Vision Rehabilitation, bringing the total residencies offered to five.