Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Irving is a professor emeritus and adjunct professor with the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo. She is affiliated with the Eye Research Institute of Canada in Toronto and with the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Irving is actively involved in ocular development and oculomotor research at Waterloo and has published much of her work on these topics.
Dr. Irving's research interests are in the natural development of the eye and visual system and the capacity for adaptation of the eye and visual system to environmental influences. These environmental influences may occur as a function of daily living, disease, or the treatment of disease.