Contacts

WEI VSC Pillars:

Fundamental Sciences

• Tear film and ocular surface
• Biomaterials research

Applied Studies

• Contact lens

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)

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

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

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:

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

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)