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. 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. Alexa Hecht isn’t just another influencer – she’s an optometrist educating beauty product enthusiasts on eye health and safety.
Outgoing optometry residents are looking forward to applying lessons learned from 13 months of expert mentorship in specialized areas to their future careers.
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.
As a resident in pediatric optometry, with a focus on binocular vision, Dr. Joanne Jin has gained experience in advanced patient care.
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.
Drs. Navneet Sidhu, Nicole Wang and Wendy Zhai are keen to develop advanced skills in specialty areas of optometry.
Dr. C. Lisa Prokopich shares some of the advanced dry eye therapies available at the Waterloo Eye Institute: Intense pulsed light and amniotic membrane therapies.