News for Current students

Monday, January 23, 2023

Optometry research on robotics wins Graham Seed Fund

Robot hand on left. Robot face on right.

Congratulations to Drs. Ben Thompson, Lisa Christian, and Marlee Spafford of the School of Optometry, along with Kerstin Dautenhahan of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This team of interdisciplinary collaborators have been awarded $25k from the Graham Seed Fund for their vision robotics research.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Brain stimulation improves reading ability in macular degeneration patients

Patient using brain stimulation tool to train brain

Drug treatments only slow down the progression of the disease, but Waterloo scientists discovered they could train the brain to use the information it receives more efficiently.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Helping Children See by Working Together

Lions Club and Cowan vision screening volunteers

Pediatric Vision Project partners with The Cowan Foundation and Lions Club of Canada

The School of Optometry & Vision Science (UWOVS) is partnering with The Cowan Foundation and the Lions Club of Canada to develop a coordinated vision plan for the Region of Waterloo Public Health to screen every child in senior kindergarten (SK). This plan is to meet the 2018 Ontario Public Health Standards set by the Ministry of Health.

Monday, November 7, 2022

IRIS commits $1 million to the Waterloo Eye Institute

Optometrist student doing diagnostic imaging on patient

The School of Optometry and Vision Science is celebrating a commitment of $1 million from IRIS, Canada’s most established network of optometrists, opticians and ophthalmologists.  

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Recognizing Melanie Mungalsingh as an exceptional student teacher

Melanie Mungalsingh headshot


The School of Optometry & Vision Science is proud to announce that student Melanie Mungalsingh has been awarded the 2021 Amit and Menna Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student.

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