Low blood sugar in infancy is serious, but treatment can ward off long-term brain damage in infants, a new study has found.
The study from the University of Waterloo's School of Optometry & Vision Science and the University of Auckland's Liggins Institute is the first research of its kind to declare stabilizing blood sugar levels in newborns with hypoglycemia prevents brain damage.
The University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science is pleased to announce generous gifts from the Alberta Association of Optometrists ($200,000), Manitoba Association of Optometrists ($50,000) and the Saskatchewan Assocation of Optometrists ($50,000) in support of the Waterloo Eye Institute.
Finding efficient and comfortable methods for the delivery of drugs to the eye remains a significant challenge for vision scientists — and one that the University of Waterloo's School of Optometry & Vision Science researchers at the Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR) are undertaking in real time.
As Para athletes descend on Beijing for the Paralympic Games, researchers at the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science are developing two of the first evidence-based sport-specific vision impairment classification systems for potential inclusion in Paralympic competition in Para Alpine and Para Nordic skiing.
