Lisa Christian

Dr. Christian graduated from Queen's University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and received her Doctorate of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry. Following graduation, she completed a residency in binocular vision and paediatric optometry at the University of Waterloo, School of Optometry and Vision Science. Dr. Christian is currently an Associate Clinical Professor and Associate Director for Clinical Program at the University of Waterloo, School of Optometry and Vision Science.

Dr. Christian is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD). She is also the co-national faculty liaison for COVD and is an Executive and Council Member for the College of Optometrists of Ontario. Dr. Christian has published numerous articles and given many presentations and lectures both nationally and internationally in the areas of interprofessional education, paediatric eye care and binocular vision.

• Binocular vision anomalies

• Interprofessional education

• Learning related vision disorders

• Paediatric eye care

• - public health

• BSc (Queen's), OD (Illinois), Pediatrics and Binocular Vision Residency (Waterloo), FCOVD, FAAO

• OPTOM 148 - Clinical Experience 1
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• OPTOM 158 - Clinical Experience 2
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• OPTOM 248 - Clinical Experience 3
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• OPTOM 252 - Clinical Techniques 2
  • Taught in 2024, 2025
• OPTOM 258 - Clinical Experience 4
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• OPTOM 348A - Optometry Clinics
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• OPTOM 348B - Optometry Clinics
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• OPTOM 458 - Clinical Clerkship 1
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• OPTOM 468 - Clinical Clerkship 2
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• OPTOM 478 - Clinical Clerkship 3
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

• Stalin A., Khan S., Labreche T., Narayan A., Christian L.W.T., Stanberry A., and Leat S.J., Development of a screening tool for reduced vision among inpatients of hospital rehabilitation units, Optometry and Vision Science, Volume 102, 221-227, Canada, 2025.

• Niechwiej-Szwedo E., Hobson J., Chaston A., and Christian L., Vision, visuomotor, and executive function in older adults with a history of brain injury, Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Canada, 2025.

• Brawdy M., Wohlgemuth E., and Christian L.W., Barriers and facilitators influencing access to primary eye care among transmasculine individuals in Canada: A qualitative analy, International Journal of Transgender Health, Canada, 2025.

• Christian L.W., Opoku-Yamoah V., Rose K., Jones D.A., McCulloch D., Irving E.L., and Leat S.J., Comparing paediatric optometric vision care in Canada over a 14-year period, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, Volume 44, 491-500, Canada, 2024.

• Brawdy M., Dong C.S., Abbas A., Mantulak A., Bownes N., Hendricks G., and Christian L.W., The Efficacy of Virtual Media to Deliver Interprofessional Education to Healthcare Learners in Southern Ontario: Successes, Shor, Medical Science Educator, Volume 35, 767-775, Canada, 2024.

• Christian L.W.T., Brawdy M., Wohlgemuth E., Hutchings N., and Spafford M.M., Teaching cultural safety principles: optometry student perceptions, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, Volume 106, 150-157, Canada, 2023.

• Spafford M.M., Chow A.H.Y., Labreche T., Jones D.A., Christian L.W.T., Furtado N.M., MacIver S., and Irving E.L., Trust and Access: Eye Information-seeking Practices and Preferences among Canadians, Optometry and Vision Science, Volume 100, 467-474, Canada, 2023.

• Stalin A., Narayan A., Labreche T., Khan S., Stanberry A., Christian L.W.T., and Leat S.J., Status of Vision and Eye Care Among Patients in Rehabilitation Hospital Units: A Cross-Sectional Study, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Volume 25, 361-367.e1, Canada, 2023.

• Akbari M.R., Heirani M., Kundart J., Christian L., Khorrami-Nejad M., and Masoomian B., Application of bifocal and progressive addition lenses in the management of accommodative esotropia: A comprehensive review of c, Survey of Ophthalmology, Volume 67, 1506-1515, Iran, 2022.

• Hou S.W., Zhang Y., Christian L., Niechwiej-Szwedo E., and Giaschi D., Evaluating visuomotor coordination in children with amblyopia, Developmental Psychobiology, Volume 64, Canada, 2022.