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New School of Optometry & Vision Science research centre poised to make advancements in understanding diseases and conditions of the eye and beyond.

An estimated 90 per cent of concussion patients experience some visual symptoms in the early days following a concussion. Some patients continue to experience symptoms for months or years following concussion.

Macular degeneration is a common eye disease that affects the retina – the light-sensitive area at the back of the eye responsible for detailed vision. Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss, affecting some 2.5 million Canadians.

Monday, January 29, 2024

Eye research that’s far from lazy

Dr. Krista Kelly is working to better understand how amblyopia, or ‘lazy eye’, affects children’s everyday lives, with the goal of developing better treatments.

Saturday, January 13, 2024

What you should know about: Glaucoma

Glaucoma is called 'the silent thief of sight' because irreversible damage can occur before there are noticeable symptoms. It's one of the most common causes of blindness, but early detection can mean you never experience any symptoms.

The Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), a Hong Kong-based collaboration between the University of Waterloo and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, recently won gold medals for both the inventions it entered in the Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions Hong Kong. 

Monday, November 20, 2023

Driving toward the future

Waterloo Eye Institute Low Vision Clinic helps Syrian refugee get special glasses that will allow him to drive.

Monday, November 6, 2023

Helping refugees and newcomers see

Stories of just some of the approximately 200 refugee patients a year Dr. Lisa Woo remembers seeing at the Health Sciences Optometry Clinic (HSOC) in downtown Kitchener, run by the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science.

Friday, October 27, 2023

A model for northern eye care

It’s cold outside but the view of Hudson’s Bay is beautiful from the Churchill Health Centre (CHC), where dozens of patients got their eyes examined this week, some for the first time in years, thanks to state-of-the art equipment donated through the University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science.  

The eye clinic, which took place from October 23 to 25 in the northern Manitoba town of about 900 people, was the first to pilot an initiative co-led by the School, the Manitoba Association of Optometrists (MAO) and the CHC.