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.
Dr. Paul Murphy is leading researchers from vision science, engineering and psychology in projects to deepen the science behind an oft debilitating condition.
Anne Marie Yeboah is a PhD candidate at the School of Optometry and Vision Science working under the supervision of Drs. Kristine Dalton and Elizabeth Irving.
Dr. Elizabeth Irving’s research has increased scientific understanding in areas ranging from the development of nearsightedness to vision in aviation
Dr. Afua Asare’s journey to where she is today has been anything but simple or easy. With four degrees under her belt, she is now employed at the University of Utah, working to improve vision care access for underprivileged children.
Over his career, Trefford Simpson’s vision science research has included work in retinal aging, binocular vision, multiple sclerosis, contact lenses, ocular pain and more.
Dr. Murchison Callender, one of the first Black faculty members at the University of Waterloo, is finally taking a step back after his official retirement nearly 30 years ago.
Amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, is a condition where one or both eyes have impaired vision because the eyes and brain aren’t working together properly. Learn what causes amblyopia and how the condition can be diagnosed and treated.
Piyush Garg is a PhD candidate at the School of Optometry and Vision Science working under the supervision of Drs. Lyndon Jones and Chau-Minh Phan.
Dr. Daphne McCulloch is retiring nearly 50 years after she first came to Waterloo to start a Bachelor of Science degree. Over the course of her career, she has done extensive work in clinical electrophysiology and travelled all over the globe.
An interdisciplinary group of University of Waterloo researchers is trying to improve adherence to 'lazy eye' treatment through use of a social robot that can educate and motivate children and their caregivers.