Our À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Optometry Clinic has moved to the nearby location of 419 Phillip St., Unit C, as of October 21, 2024. This location will be open until late 2026 while the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Eye Institute is under construction. Our downtown Kitchener location (Health Sciences Optometry Clinic) remains open with no change to service.
Drug treatments only slow down the progression of the disease, but À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ scientists discovered they could train the brain to use the information it receives more efficiently.
The School of Optometry & Vision Science (UWOVS) is partnering with and the to develop a coordinated vision plan for the Region of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Public Health to screen every child in senior kindergarten (SK). This plan is to meet the 2018 Ontario Public Health Standards set by the Ministry of Health.
The School of Optometry and Vision Science is celebrating a commitment of $1 million from , Canada’s most established network of optometrists, opticians and ophthalmologists. Â
We are excited to announce that from now until October 15, 2023, Dr. Marta Witer and the Ihnatowycz Family Foundation are making a pledge to match across Canada and the US, dollar for dollar - up to $1 million! These gifts will go towards the School of Optometry and Vision Science’s Seeing Beyond 2020 campaign to help fund the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Eye Institute (WEI).