Our Waterloo Optometry Clinic has moved to the nearby location of 419 Phillip St., Unit C, as of October 21, 2024. This location will be open until late 2026 while the Waterloo Eye Institute is under construction. Our downtown Kitchener location (Health Sciences Optometry Clinic) remains open with no change to service.
The Fall Awards Ceremony on November 28, 2025 recognized exemplary optometry students. This event was made possible through the generous support of donors.
From differential visual acuity to amblyopia and reading, Doctor of Optometry and grad student Supriya Aryal is researching it all.
Optometry school curriculum changes will be built into the whole program to better prepare students for the future of the profession
Last summer, optometry student Abarnaa Arithas joined VOSH on an eye-opening trip to Malawi—an experience that shaped her vision for the future.
As the first-year class president, Om Parekh is using active listening, one of his greatest strengths, to build a strong student community
Student-organized volunteer trip provided students with global experience and clinical education – and plenty of eye care to underserved rural regions.
Students from the Waterloo chapter of Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) reflect on their eye care trip to the Philippines.
The 2025-26 UWOSS president, Jordyn Matthews, has big plans for this year—and the future of the optometry student society.
After his first year in the OD program, Vicky Shah chose to spend his summer contributing to impactful vision science research at the University of Waterloo, applying his biology background in two labs focused on dry eye disease and binocular vision.
Waterloo Eye Institute at Surrey Place is bringing eye care to a highly underserved population – people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.