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Dr. Victor Spear has always believed in the power of investing in the future — and now, he’s leading by example. As a dedicated member of the Seeing Beyond 20/20 Campaign Steering Committee, Dr. Spear is stepping up with an incredible offer: for every dollar you donate, he will personally match it—up to $250,000!
 

The Class of 2024 walks across the stage and outstanding students receive recognition at the Optometry Spring Awards Ceremony!

The University of Waterloo has broken ground on the Waterloo Eye Institute (WEI), the School of Optometry and Vision Science’s new centre of excellence in vision research, optometric education and patient care.

Students and researchers in vision science have received awards through the Canadian Optometric Education Trust Fund (COETF).

The Vision Science Graduate Research Conference celebrates the research of students and their achievements. Graduate students have presented their research and some were awarded for their success and commitment to innovative research in vision science.

Outstanding optometry students received awards at the Fall Awards Ceremony on November 10. Thanks to the donors who made the awards possible.

Stories of just some of the approximately 200 refugee patients a year that Dr. Lisa Woo remembers seeing at the Health Sciences Optometry Clinic (HSOC) in downtown Kitchener, run by the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science.

Eye clinic at Churchill Health Centre the first to use donated optometric equipment being kept in Northern Manitoba.

In 1974, the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry and Vision Science launched its Low Vision Clinic, offering people with vision loss wraparound support through clinical assessments, technology and counselling. Ida Fisher was one of the clinic’s earliest clients.

Read Ida's story here,

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.