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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.

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