Please plan to attend an exciting series of vision science research seminars presented in Waterloo's School of Optometry and Vision Science. We have invited a list of speakers with international reputations. The seminar topics will range from basic vision science to clinical trials.
In-person seminars are generally offered in the afternoons at 4:30pm, with a reception following the talk to stimulate social interaction between the speaker, faculty, students and our guests (virtual presentation times may differ). The Vision Science research program is very active with over twenty faculty and has been in operation for over 25 years.
2024 Lectures
April 29th, 2025, (Larkworthy Memorial Lecture) presentation theme: Visual Neuroscience
- Speaker: Dr. Laura Frishman, PhD
- April 29th (Wednesday), 4:30 PM EDT
- Location: OPT 347
March 25th, 2025, presentation theme: Imaging
- Speaker: Dr. Jingyun Wang, PhD
- March 25th (Wednesday), 4:30 PM EDT
- Location: OPT 347
February 20th presentation theme: Genetics
- Speaker: Elise Héon, PhD
- February 20th (Wednesday), 4:30 PM EDT
- Location: OPT 347
January 21st, 2025, presentation theme: Ocular Surface
- Speaker: Dr. Ping Situ, PhD
- Janurary 21st (Wednesday), 4:30 PM EDT
- Location: OPT 347
November 19th, 2024, presentation theme: Binocular Vision
- Speaker: Dr. Laurie Wilcox, PhD
- November 19th (Wednesday), 4:30 PM EDT
- Location: OPT 347
October 23rd presentation: Dynamics of braille letter perception in blind readers
- Speaker: Dr. Santani Teng, PhD
- October 23rd (Wednesday), 4:30 PM EDT (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Location: OPT 347
October presentation: How the baby learns to see: Critical periods re-visited
- Speaker: Dr. Daphne Maurer, PhD
- October 2 (Wednesday), 4:30 PM EDT (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Location: OPT 347
April presentation (Larkworthy Lecture): Reconciliation: an Indigenous ontology of climate change
- Speaker: Dr. Deborah McGregor, PhD
- April 23 (Tuesday), 4:30 PM (EDT) (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Location: OPT 347
March presentation: Vision Rehab: How damaged adult vision systems can regenerate
- Speaker: Dr. Krystel Huxlin
- March 19 (Tuesday), 4:30 PM (EDT) (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Location: OPT 347
February presentation: Vision screening in pediatric care: Disparities in access, vision-related outcomes and digital health interventions
- Speaker: Dr. Afua Oteng Asare
- February 20 (Tuesday), 4:30 PM (EDT) (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Location: OPT 347
January presentation: Biofabrication of organ-on-a-chip devices
- Speaker: Dr. Milica Radisic
- January 16 (Tuesday), 4:30 PM (EDT) (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Location: OPT 341
2023 Lectures
November presentation: The structure and dynamics of photorecepter calyceal processes
- Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Hocking
- November 21 (Tuesday), 4:00 PM (EDT) (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Location: OPT 341
October presentation: Adopting a targeted approach to dry eye management – What is the evidence telling us?
- Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Craig
- October 26 (Thursday), 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM (EDT) (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Online presentation
September presentation: Looking deep into the Choroid
- Speaker: Dr. Jay Chhablani
- September 21, 2023 (Thursday), 3:30 - 5:00 pm (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Location: OPT 347
April presentation: (Larkworthy Lecture) Development of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance to support public health action
- Speaker: Dr. Mark R. Servos
- April 18, 2023 (Thursday), 5:30 pm (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Location: OPT 347
March presentation: Spatially-Resolved Analysis of Aging in Ocular Tissues
- Speaker: Dr. Kevin Schey
- March 23, 2023 (Thursday), 4:30 pm (Please email Angela Hare to register)
- Location: OPT 401 (fourth floor)
February presentation: Development of antimicrobial contact lenses: from laboratory to clinic and back again
- Speaker: Dr. Mark Willcox
- February 23, 2023 (Thursday), 6:30 pm
- Online presentation
Contacts
Dr. Vivian Choh
519-888-4567 ext. 45005
vchoh@uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Krista Kelly
519-888-4567 ext. 41330
krista.kelly@uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Natalie Hutchings
519-888-4567 ext. 46480
nhutchin@uwaterloo.ca