Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity: Collaborative eye care in Malawi
University of Waterloo Optometry students provide eye care to an underserved community in Malawi
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.
University of Waterloo Optometry students provide eye care to an underserved community in Malawi
Saba Haroon, a third-year optometry student at the University of Waterloo, embarked on a life-changing journey this past summer as part of a Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) volunteer trip to the Philippines.
Award-winning Waterloo-Hong Kong startup Eyenova Biotech aims to improve early-stage eye drug testing by creating an ‘eye on a chip’.
Device for early diagnosis of macular degeneration and navigation software for people with low vision win medals at invention exhibition in Switzerland.
Award-winning technology promises earlier diagnosis of macular degeneration and more independence for people with visual impairments.