The Centre for Sight Enhancement and the Clinic will be closed for the holidays beginning Dec. 20, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. and will reopen January 2, 2025.
Our clinic has moved to the nearby location of 419 Phillip St., Unit C, as of October 21, 2024. This location will be open until fall 2026 while the Waterloo Eye Institute is under construction.
Optometry Clinic – Master level supervision program, unpaid
The Centre for Sight Enhancement will be renamed the George & Judy Woo Centre for Sight Enhancement in celebration of George (OD ’64, DSc ’19) and Judy Woo's generous donation to the Seeing Beyond 2020 campaign.
Dr. George Woo (OD ’64, DSc ’19) co-founded the Low Vision Clinic in 1974 and was the founding director of the Centre for Sight Enhancement.
Read more about how the donation is helping people see.
The School of Optometry & Vision Science is pleased to provide clinical placement for BSW students from the School of Social Work at University of Waterloo.
The School of Optometry & Vision Science is pleased to announce that we will be providing a clinical placement for BSW students from the School of Social Work at University of Waterloo – located at Renison University College.
Join us for a free public education event in celebration of the School of Optometry & Vision Science's 50th Anniversary. Come learn more about current issues in eye health. Children’s activities will be available.
The Low Vision Clinic / Centre for Sight Enhancement will have a booth at the event - stop by and see us!
The first 100 people to register will receive a goodie bag, so register early! There will be door prizes as well. The grand prize is a free LASIK eye surgery from TLC Laser Eye Centre.
For the second year, the Centre for Sight Enhancement has organized a trip to the Stratford Festival to see a described audio performance of As You Like It. This lively performance is set in Newfoundland. During a light lunch before the show, Dr. Ted McGee will break down the play in an entertaining way.
During the performance a live audio describer gives details of costumes, sets and key on-stage action. Delivered via headset, the description supplements the spoken dialogue without interfering with it.
The Sound of Music presentation with live described audio at the Stratford Festival on June 21st was fantastic. Read more about our trip on the Daily Bulletin!
Did you know that people with disabilities and Deaf people are at a significant risk of poor health, and face numerous barriers to accessing quality healthcare and health promotion information? There are physical barriers, attitude barriers and barriers in how the health system operates. This is an opportunity to take your healthcare into your own hands!
At this workshop you will learn and talk about:
As of February 7, 2012, we have a new name, the School of Optometry and Vision Science.
The new updated name of “School of Optometry and Vision Science” was adopted by the University of Waterloo to better reflect the school’s undergraduate, graduate and research activity.
Associate professor Susan Leat writes about the increased importance of eyecare and regular eye examinations for seniors and the aging in an article published in The Record on Friday, February 11.