Even in the midst of the pandemic, staff at the Centre for Sight Enhancement continue to support people with low vision. Visit Waterloo Stories to read how CSE staff are helping clients overcome feelings of isolation through technology, counselling and more.
The School of Optometry & Vision Science will host five different COPE-approved sessions at the end of every month, starting April 28, 2020 at 10am EST. Session times will likely move to the evening once we are all back to routine care. Each session will feature two different cases by two different speakers. They will be hosted in our virtual classroom that allows for interaction through real-time polling, activities and discussion. Case topics for each session will be tailored to feedback from our community following the April 28 session.
In the coming years, members of the Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) may remember the 2020 Annual Awards as the ceremony that was forced online by COVID-19. But here at the School, we’ll look back on it as a celebration of our community’s achievements as five faculty members were recognized for their service to both the association and the profession. Here are the awards, which were presented by OAO President Dr. Joshua Smith on April 5.
Five prominent ocular scientists, including Dr. Lyndon Jones and Dr. Karen Walsh of the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), have released a new peer-reviewed paper that addresses and corrects harmful myths and misinformation about contact lens wear during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Lyndon Jones, a professor at the School of Optometry & Vision Science, has been named a ‘University Professor’ by the University of Waterloo. The designation recognizes faculty members who have “demonstrated exceptional scholarly achievement and international pre-eminence in a particular field or fields of knowledge.”
A message to the optometry community
The School of Optometry & Vision Science has been closely monitoring the developments pertaining to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and its impact on our continuing professional development (CPD/CE) programming.
In light of the current global health crisis, we have made the decision to deferour CE 2020 weekend, scheduled for June 5-7, to a later date. We are tentatively rescheduling for the fall.
Congratulations to Waterloo Optometry & Vision Science (WOVS) graduate student Yara Mohiar who placed first in the Faculty of Science heat of the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition!
Waterloo Optometry students will travel to London, Ontario on March 9th for Interprofessional Education (IPE) Day 2020. They’ll join students from a wide variety of disciplines to explore professional roles while building their communication skills and a better understanding of collaborative practice.
Dozens of athletes will be travelling to Milton, Ontario next week for the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships. For some of them, however, their first stop won’t be the velodrome but the University of Waterloo’s Optometry Clinic.
In partnership with the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale), Cycling Canada, Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Canadian Blind Sports Association, the clinic is hosting a classification event where athletes with vision impairments will be assessed to determine their eligibility to compete.