Contacts

Lab:

Britt Lab

WEI VSC Pllars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Eye movements and active vision
• Computational Vision/Neuroscience

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Biology

School of Psychology

Systems Design Engineering

Lab:

Multisensory Brain and Cognition Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Eye movements and active vision
• Binocular vision
• Aging
• Plasticity
• Computational Vision/Neuroscience
• Spatial vision

Applied Studies

• Objective clinical vision test development (e.g. VEP, ERG, MRI)
• Augmented and virtual reality

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Tear film and ocular surface
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)

Applied Studies

• Contact lens
• Dry eye
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)
• Subjective clinical vision test development (e.g. pediatric vision, at-home test, dynamic acuity tests)
• Ophthalmic optics (e.g. contact lens, intraocular lens, spectacles, ocular aberration correction)

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Games Institute

Extended Reality Community of Practice

Engineering Capstone Project Advisor

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences:

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Eye movements and active vision
• Plasticity

Applied Studies:

• Knowledge translation, data science
• Vision enhancement and rehabilitation

Societal Impact:

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

School of Optometry and Vision Science

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)
• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)
• Aging
• Computational Vision/Neuroscience
• Retinal protein deposits in neurodegenerative diseases

Applied Studies

• Artificial intelligence for disease detection
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)
• Machine vision
• Imaging of retinal protein deposits as biomarkers of brain diseases of aging

Societal Impact

• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

Lab:

Human Optimization Modelling Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Eye movements and active vision

Applied Studies

• Augmented and virtual reality

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Biology

Lab:

Ocular Biology Physiology Laboratory

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)

Applied Studies

• Objective clinical vision test development (e.g. VEP, ERG, MRI)
• Myopia

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Eye movements and active vision
• Binocular vision
• Visual development

Applied Studies

• Pediatric vision
• Amblyopia
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)
• Subjective clinical vision test development (e.g. pediatric vision, at-home test, dynamic acuity tests)

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Computational Vision/Neuroscience

Applied Studies

• Machine vision

Lab:

Vision and Motor Performance Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Eye movements and active vision
• Binocular vision
• Spatial vision
• Visual-motor integration
• Visual guided actions
• Biomechanics and movement in response to visual information

Applied Studies

• Vision enhancement and rehabilitation
• Augmented and virtual reality
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)
• Subjective clinical vision test development (e.g. pediatric vision, at-home test, dynamic acuity tests)
• Low vision

Societal Impact

• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA)

Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences:

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Eye movements and active vision
• Spatial vision

Applied Studies:

• Mental model updating

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Systems Design Engineering

Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Cheriton School of Computer Science

Lab:

Social and Intelligent Robotics Research Laboratory (SIRRL)

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences:

• Exploring social robotics in vision science

Applied Studies

• Amblyopia

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Biology

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Genetics
• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Drug development
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)
• Aging
• Nutraceuticals
• Bioactive lipids
• Cannabinoids

Applied Studies

• Collaborations on genetics with vision researchers

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Tear film and ocular surface
• Biomaterials research

Applied Studies

• Contact lens

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)
• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)

Applied Studies

• Artificial intelligence for disease detection
• Knowledge translation, data science
• Digital health
• Health informatics

Societal Impact

• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

WEI VSC Pillars

Fundamental Sciences

• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc.)
• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)

Applied Studies

• Artificial intelligence for disease detection
• Myopia

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilization (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

School of Optometry and Vision Science

Biology

Biomedical Engineering Graduate program faculty

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Tear film and ocular surface
• Drug delivery
• Biomaterials research
• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)

Applied Studies

• Contact lens
• Dry eye

Societal Impact

• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)

Lab:

PhotoMedicine Labs

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)
• Stem cells
• Drug delivery
• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)
• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)

Lab:

Hart Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Genetics

Applied Studies

• Knowledge translation, data science
• Reading development

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Centre for Eye and Vision Research

Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

Biomedical Engineering

Lab:

Ho Research Group

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)
• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Drug delivery
• Biomaterials research
• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)

Applied Studies

• Dry eye
• Myopia
• Artificial intelligence for disease detection

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Tear film and ocular surface
• Disease detection, e.g. new devices, diagnostics

Applied Studies

• Contact lens
• Dry eye
• Artificial intelligence for disease detection

Societal Impact

• Quality of life, e.g. clinical care, service provision
   

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Education

Applied Studies

• Education

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Physics and Astronomy

Lab:

Advanced Ophthalmoscopy at Waterloo Labs

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)
• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)
• Aging

Applied Studies

• Objective clinical vision test development (e.g. VEP, ERG, MRI)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience

Lab:

Face Processing & Social Cognition Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Eye movements and active vision
• Binocular vision
• Computational Vision/Neuroscience
• Visual development

Applied Studies

• Artificial intelligence for disease detection

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Visual development
• Plasticity

Applied Studies

• Myopia
• Pediatric vision
• Amblyopia
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)
• Subjective clinical vision test development (e.g. pediatric vision, at-home test, dynamic acuity tests)

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional) 
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Chemical Engineering

Biology

Chemistry

Physics and Astronomy

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Tear film and ocular surface
• Drug delivery
• Biomaterials research
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)

Applied Studies

• Contact lens
• Dry eye
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)
• Ophthalmic optics (e.g. contact lens, intraocular lens, spectacles, ocular aberration correction)

Societal Impact

• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

School of Psychology

Lab:

Vision and Neurodevelopment Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Visual development
• Eye movements and active vision
• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Plasticity
• Applied Studies

Pediatric vision

• Pediatric vision
• Amblyopia

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Vision rehabilitation
• Genetics
• Aging
• Plasticity

Applied Studies

• Low vision
• Vision enhancement and rehabilitation
• Subjective clinical vision test development (e.g. pediatric vision, at-home test, dynamic acuity tests)
• Knowledge translation, data science
• Augmented and virtual reality

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilization (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

School of Pharmacy

WEI VSC Pillars

Fundamental Sciences

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Aging

Applied Studies

• Low vision
• Vision enhancement and rehabilitation
• Human clinical trials, e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction
• Augmented and virtual reality

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation, e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional
• Quality of life, e.g. clinical care, service provision
• Equitable access to care, e.g. government policy, public health systems
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)
• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Tear film and ocular surface
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)
• Aging

Applied Studies

• Dry eye
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)

Societal Impact

• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Drug delivery
• Biomaterials research
• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)

Applied Studies

• Dry eye

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR)

WEI VSC Pillars: 

Fundamental Sciences

• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)
• Visual development

Applied Studies

• Pediatric vision
• Subjective clinical vision test development (e.g. pediatric vision, at-home test, dynamic acuity tests)
• Objective clinical vision test development (e.g. VEP, ERG, MRI)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), Core Member

Chemical Engineering

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Physics & Astronomy

Chemistry

Lab:

Micro Nano-Scale Transport Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Tear film and ocular surface
• Drug delivery
• Biomaterials research
• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)

Applied Studies

• Contact lens

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE)

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences:

• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)
• Tear film and ocular surface
• Stem cells
• Spatial vision
• Computational Vision/Neuroscience
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)

Applied Studies:

• Dry eye
• Contact lens
• Myopia
• Presbyopia
• Subjective clinical vision test development (e.g. pediatric vision, at-home test, dynamic acuity tests)
• Ophthalmic optics (e.g. contact lens, intraocular lens, spectacles, ocular aberration correction)
• Amblyopia
• Artificial intelligence for disease detection
• Objective clinical vision test development (e.g. VEP, ERG, MRI)

Societal Impact:

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Systems Design Engineering

Lab:

Ubiquitous Health Technology Lab (UbiLab)

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Aging
• Computational Vision/Neuroscience
• AI applications in health

Applied Studies

• Artificial intelligence for disease detection
• Machine vision
• Augmented and virtual reality
• Knowledge translation, data science

Societal Impact

• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Tear film and ocular surface
• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)

Applied Studies

• Contact lens
• Dry eye
• Artificial intelligence for disease detection
• Objective clinical vision test development (e.g. VEP, ERG, MRI)
• Machine vision

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Biology

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Genetics
• Tear film and ocular surface
• Drug development
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)
• Aging

Applied Studies

• Dry eye
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)

Societal Impact

• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)

Lab:

Visuomotor Development and Learning Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Eye movements and active vision
• Binocular vision
• Aging
• Visual development
• Plasticity
• Spatial vision

Applied Studies

• Pediatric vision
• Amblyopia

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Schlegel-UW Research Institute of Aging

Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation

Lab:

Patel Research Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Aging
• Pharmacotherapy
• Medications management
• Colour vision

Applied Studies

• Low vision
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)
• Medications management and technology

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional) 
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
   

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)
• Aging
• Colour vision
• Spatial vision

Applied Studies

• Myopia
• Low vision

Societal Impact

• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Biology

Chemistry

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Systems Design Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Lab:

Waterloo Microfluidics Laboratory

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Tear film and ocular surface
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)
• Eye movements and active vision
• Aging

Applied Studies

• Dry eye

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Eye movements and active vision

Applied Studies

• Augmented and virtual reality

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments

Physics and Astronomy

Lab

Roorda Lab

WEI VSC Pillars

Fundamental Sciences

• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc.)
• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Eye movements and active vision
• Binocular vision
• Plasticity
• Colour vision
• Spatial vision

Applied Studies

• Myopia
• Ophthalmic optics (e.g. contact lens, intraocular lens, spectacles, ocular aberration correction)
• Augmented and virtual reality
• Presbyopia
• Objective clinical vision test development (e.g. VEP, ERG, MRI)
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)
• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)
• Equitable access to care (e.g. government policy, public health systems)
• Tele-optometry / imaging / AI

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Tear film and ocular surface
• Aging
• Soft metrology

Applied Studies

• Ocular surface nociception

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences:

• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Tear film and ocular surface

Applied Studies:

• Contact lens
• Dry eye
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)

Societal Impact:

• Quality of life (e.g. clinical care, service provision)

Lab:

Sensorimotor Integration and Neuroadaptive Plasticity Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Plasticity

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences:

• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)

Lab:

Human Visual Neuroscience Laboratory

WEI-VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Eye movements and active vision
• Binocular vision
• Aging
• Visual development
• Plasticity
• Computational Vision/Neuroscience
• Spatial vision
• Colour vision

Applied Studies:

• Presbyopia
• Pediatric vision
• Vision enhancement and rehabilitation
• Amblyopia
• Augmented and virtual reality
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)
• Objective clinical vision test development (e.g. VEP, ERG, MRI)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Network for Aging Research (NAR)

Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB)

RoboHub

BME Graduate Program

Lab:

Neural and Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Neuroscience/Neurophysiology
• Eye movements and active vision
• Aging
• Binocular vision
• Visual development
• Plasticity
• Spatial vision
• Colour vision
• EEG

Applied Studies

• Machine vision
• Augmented and virtual reality

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE)

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences:

• Tear film and ocular surface
• Posterior segment (e.g. retina, vasculature, choroid etc)
• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Disease detection (e.g. new devices, diagnostics)

Applied Studies:

• Contact lens
• Dry eye
• Myopia
• Presbyopia
• Pediatric vision
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)
• Ophthalmic optics (e.g. contact lens, intraocular lens, spectacles, ocular aberration correction)

Societal Impact:

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Tear film and ocular surface
• Biomaterials research
• Optical system development (e.g. imaging, displays, diagnostics)
• Visual development
• Myopia management

Applied Studies

• Contact lens
• Dry eye
• Myopia
• Presbyopia
• Pediatric vision
• Knowledge translation, data science
• Human clinical trials (e.g. myopia control, vision rehabilitation, behavioural interventions, amblyopia correction)

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

Chemical Engineering, Adjunct Member

McMaster University

Lab:

Regenerative Nanomedicine Lab

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Anterior segment (e.g. cornea, lens, pupil, trabecular meshwork)
• Biomaterials research
• Drug delivery
• Stem cells
• Aging
• Disease model

Applied Studies

• Contact lens
• Dry eye
• Tissue engineering

Societal Impact

• Education / knowledge mobilisation (e.g. public, optometric, interprofessional)

Other Affiliations or Cross-Appointed Departments:

School of Optometry and Vision Science

Lab:

Vision and Image Processing (VIP) Research Group

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Computational Vision/Neuroscience

Applied Studies

• Artificial intelligence for disease detection
• Augmented and virtual reality
• Machine vision