On March 21, Waterloo Optometry’s first-year students participated in the seventh annual Interprofessional Education (IPE) Day – a day that brings together health-care students from across Ontario to learn about how they can work together to improve health outcomes for patients.
Low blood sugar in infancy is serious, but treatment can ward off long-term brain damage in infants, a new study has found.
The study from the University of Waterloo's School of Optometry & Vision Science and the University of Auckland's Liggins Institute is the first research of its kind to declare stabilizing blood sugar levels in newborns with hypoglycemia prevents brain damage.
The University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science is pleased to announce generous gifts from the Alberta Association of Optometrists ($200,000), Manitoba Association of Optometrists ($50,000) and the Saskatchewan Assocation of Optometrists ($50,000) in support of the Waterloo Eye Institute.
Finding efficient and comfortable methods for the delivery of drugs to the eye remains a significant challenge for vision scientists — and one that the University of Waterloo's School of Optometry & Vision Science researchers at the Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR) are undertaking in real time.
As Para athletes descend on Beijing for the Paralympic Games, researchers at the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science are developing two of the first evidence-based sport-specific vision impairment classification systems for potential inclusion in Paralympic competition in Para Alpine and Para Nordic skiing.
Making time for regular exercise can make your eyes feel better.
A team led by researchers from the University of Waterloo's School of Optometry & Vision Science discovered that a significant increase in tear secretion and tear film stability after participating in aerobic exercise can be another remedy for relieving dry, itchy eyes.
Waterloo’s Dr. Debbie Jones a key figure in Canada’s support for resolution
That morning coffee might be even more helpful than you think.
In the first study of its kind to explore caffeine’s effects on dynamic visual skills, researchers from Waterloo's School of Optometry & Vision Science and the University of Granada have concluded that caffeine increases alertness and detection accuracy for moving targets. Caffeine also improved participants’ reaction times.
The University of Waterloo’s global hub for eye and vision research is taking on some of vision science’s most pressing challenges through five strategic research programs aimed to generate technologies to prevent vision loss and preserve healthy vision.
The University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science (UWOVS) is announcing that The Right Honourable David Johnston, the 28th Governor General of Canada and former UWaterloo president, will serve as Honorary Chair for the School’s $35-million campaign.