BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac6510018eaf DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261001T110000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261001T120000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-eye-institute-vision-science-consortium/e vents/seminar-biology-nicole-noel LOCATION:B1 - Biology 1 room 370 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Seminar in Biology by Nicole Noel CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION: INVESTIGATING PHOTORECEPTOR SPECIALISATIONS AND BREAKDOWN THR OUGH\nFISH MODELS\n\nAbstract: Vision is dependent on the appropriate deve lopment\,\narrangement\, and maintenance of the light-detecting photorecep tor\ncells. Despite decades of study\, it is still unclear how distinct\np hotoreceptor organisations (termed mosaics) impact vision in diverse\nfish species. Photoreceptor proportion and mosaic organisation\ninfluences dis ease manifestation\, but the mechanisms that underlie the\nassociation bet ween photoreceptor mosaic structure and age-related\ndegradation are ambig uous. The turquoise killifish (N. furzeri) is an\nemerging model of accele rated ageing which can be utilised to\ninvestigate how photoreceptor speci alisations contribute to visual\nfunction across species and also assess a ge-related deterioration. I\ndetermined that the turquoise killifish has p hotoreceptor proportions\nakin to the human central retina\, and distinct photoreceptor topology\ncompared to the commonly used zebrafish model. I a lso observed that\nturquoise killifish develop many of the hallmark age-re lated retinal\npresentations seen in humans\; thus\, they serve as a natur ally\noccurring model of ageing retinal disease that can be used to\ndeter mine why photoreceptors break down over time. My work will\ninvestigate ho w vision differs between fish species as a consequence\nof their respectiv e photoreceptor mosaics\, as well as identify\npathomechanisms underlying age-related photoreceptor deterioration.  DTSTAMP:20261007T140240Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac651002753e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270325T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270325T173000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-eye-institute-vision-science-consortium/e vents/vsrss-seminar-sarah-f-hamm-alvarez-phd LOCATION:OPT - Optometry Building 200 Columbia Street West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:VSRSS Seminar by Sarah F. Hamm-Alvarez PhD CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Sarah Hamm-Alvarez\n[https://keck.usc.edu/faculty-search/sarah- hamm-alvarez/]\, PhD\n\nProfessor of Ophthalmology and Pharmacology and Ph armaceutical\nSciences\n\nAssociate Dean for Basic and Translational Resea rch\n\nKeck School of Medicine\, University of Southern California  DTSTAMP:20261007T140240Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac6510028acc DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270225T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270225T173000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-eye-institute-vision-science-consortium/e vents/vsrss-seminar-caroline-boudoux-phd LOCATION:OPT - Optometry Building 200 Columbia Street West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:VSRSS Seminar by Caroline Boudoux\, PhD CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Caroline Boudoux [https://www.polymtl.ca/phys/en/caroline-boudo ux]\,\nPhD\n\nDirector\, Laboratory of Optical Diagnoses and Imagery\, Pol ytechnique\nMontréal \n\npersonal page [https://www.profboudoux.com/newb ook] DTSTAMP:20261007T140240Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac6510029d06 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270128T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270128T173000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-eye-institute-vision-science-consortium/e vents/vsrss-seminar-greg-sawyer-phd SUMMARY:VSRSS Seminar by Greg Sawyer PhD CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Greg Sawyer\,\n[https://www.moffitt.org/research-science/resear chers/greg-sawyer/]\nPhD\n\nMoffit Cancer Center\n\nResearch Department Ch air\, BioEngineering\n\nChair\, Department of BioEngineering DTSTAMP:20261007T140240Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac651002abb4 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261027T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261027T173000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-eye-institute-vision-science-consortium/e vents/vsrss-seminar-alexandra-bonavente-perez LOCATION:OPT - Optometry Building 200 Columbia Street West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:VSRSS Seminar by Alexandra Bonavente-Perez CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Alexandra Bonavente-Perez\n[https://www.sunyopt.edu/faculty-mem bers/alexandra-benavente-perez/]\,\nPhD\n\nResearch Professor\n\nSUNY Coll ege of Optometry\, New York\, New York\, United States 10036 DTSTAMP:20261007T140240Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac651002bda5 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260924T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260924T173000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-eye-institute-vision-science-consortium/e vents/vsrss-seminar-lotfi-merabet-assessing-functional-vision LOCATION:OPT - Optometry Building rm 341 200 Columbia Street West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:VSRSS Seminar by Lotfi Merabet: Assessing functional vision in\nchi ldren with early brain-based visual impairment CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Lotfi Merabet [https://eye.hms.harvard.edu/lotfimerabet] OD\, PhD\, MPH\n\nProfessor of Ophthalmology\n\nCo-Director\, Mobility Enhancem ent and Vision Rehabilitation Center of\nExcellence\n\nTitle & Abstract\n[ https://uwaterloo.ca/optometry-vision-science/events/vision-science-resear ch-seminar-series-lecture-assessing] DTSTAMP:20261007T140240Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac651002ceeb DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-eye-institute-vision-science-consortium/e vents/waterloo-eye-institute-annual-fall-conference-and-trade-show SUMMARY:Waterloo Eye Institute Annual Fall Conference and Trade Show CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us in MARKHAM\, ONTARIO on NOVEMBER 6–8\, 2026 for t hree days\nof high-quality continuing education designed for optometrists and\ntheir teams\, with this year’s program focusing on TPA IN ACTION:\ nMODERN APPROACHES TO PRIMARY EYE CARE.\n\nHosted by the University of Wat erloo School of Optometry and Vision\nScience\, our Waterloo Eye Institute (WEI) Fall Conference & Trade Show\nconference offers a translational\, e vidence-informed approach that\nconnects the latest research with practica l\, real-world application to\nsupport clinical decision-making and patien t care.\n\nWaterloo Eye Institute (WEI) Fall Conference & Trade Show websi te\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-eye-institute-conference/] X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20261007T140240Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR