Sarah MacIver
Associate Clinical Professor, Teaching Fellow
Email: smaciver@uwaterloo.ca
Location: OPT 337
Phone: 519-888-4567 x43186
Biography
Dr. Sarah MacIver is an associate clinical professor, director of continuing professional development and ocular disease residency supervisor at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ, School of Optometry and Vision Science. She completed her residency in ocular disease from the SUNY State College of Optometry. She is an optometrist with a special interest in the treatment and management of chronic ocular disease, specifically glaucoma, retina and dry eye. She has been invited to speak at various continuing education events internationally including interprofessional conferences and public education events to disseminate knowledge about eye health and vision care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, program chair of the Glaucoma Section the American Academy of Optometry and a member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society.
Research Interests
- Clinical utility of imaging instruments in posterior segment disease
- Autofluorescence imaging
- Interprofessional patient management
- Ocular inflammation
- Ocular surface disease
- Glaucoma
- Ocular manifestations of systemic disease
- Ocular disease
- Interprofessional care
Education
- BSc, OD, FAAO
Service
- Registered Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent (TPA) certified optometrist, OD
- Clinical supervisor
Professional Associations
- American Academy of Optometry, Fellow; Program Chair of Glaucoma Section
- Canadian Association of Optometrist (CAO), Member
- Ontario Association of Optometrist, Member
- College of Optometrists of Ontario, Member
- Optometric Glaucoma Society, Member
- Canadian College of Specialties, Fellow
Teaching*
- OPTOM 255 - Diseases of the Eye 2
- Taught in 2024, 2025
- OPTOM 375L - Diseases of the Eye 3 Laboratory
- Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- OPTOM 412 - Case Analysis 3
- Taught in 2020
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.