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.
Profile of Shilpa Gorla, PhD candidate at the School of Optometry and Vision Science and 2024 GRADflix finalist
Macular degeneration is a common eye disease that affects the retina – the light-sensitive area at the back of the eye responsible for detailed vision. Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss, affecting some 2.5 million Canadians.
Profile of Cassidy Roberts, third-year Doctor of Optometry student and president of the University of Waterloo Optometry Student Society
Dr. Krista Kelly is working to better understand how amblyopia, or ‘lazy eye’, affects children’s everyday lives, with the goal of developing better treatments.
Glaucoma is called 'the silent thief of sight' because irreversible damage can occur before there are noticeable symptoms. It's one of the most common causes of blindness, but early detection can mean you never experience any symptoms.
Award-winning technology promises earlier diagnosis of macular degeneration and more independence for people with visual impairments.
Dr. Patty Hrynchak is retiring and the students prepared a birthday cake and retirement celebration for her last class.
Waterloo Eye Institute Low Vision Clinic helps Syrian refugee get special glasses that will allow him to drive.
Outstanding optometry students received awards at the Fall Awards Ceremony on November 10. Thanks to the donors who made the awards possible.
PhD student Sharon Qiu aims to improve scleral lenses to better treat patients with corneal irregularities. She was one of just two students from across North America who won the prestigious OD/PhD scholarship from the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) Foundation this year. The scholarship was presented at the AAO’s Academy 2023 conference in New Orleans in October.