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.
Optometry school curriculum changes will be built into the whole program to better prepare students for the future of the profession
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age adults, yet it’s often silent until damage is done. Learn how early detection and treatment can protect your sight.
New eye test based on age-appropriate tasks can lead to earlier detection and treatment of vision problems in children as young as 18 months.
Millions of Canadians wear contact lenses, the vast majority without incident. However, improper use can lead to problems, some of them sight-threatening.
Dr. Debbie Jones wins the Garland W. Clay Award for the most important paper published in Optometry and Vision Science in the last five years
Dr. Chau-Minh Phan takes on a new role as assistant scientific director at the InnoHK Centre for Eye and Vision Research.
Eyes naturally change as we age. Dr. Tammy Labreche explains how, as well as detailing red flags to look out for, what can be done if you have eye disease, and how best to look after your eye health.
Dr. Denise Hileeto, who is taking early retirement, has helped create building blocks of knowledge about eye tissue, imaging and disease.
Dr. Jennifer Hunter develops advanced fluorescence imaging techniques to examine individual cell layers, which could lead to earlier retinal disease detection.
Dr. Julie Shalhoub on how eye exams are performed on children as well as what conditions optometrists look for when assessing children's eye health.