Using the eye as a window to the brain, the School will leverage its expertise in biomedical sciences, artificial intelligence and imaging to study and create treatments for vision, diabetes, macular degeneration, glaucoma, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Although diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening is recommended for all diabetic patients, less than half get screened annually, 1 even in the developed world. The Waterloo Eye Institute will foster an environment where research that extends from cell to society will inform treatments and technologies can be immediately applied to advance health and vision care for patients – globally and right here in Canada. This inter-professional learning environment will give graduating students the skills that they need to lead their own collaborative and integrated practices as active professionals. With a new, modernized clinic, students will gain rich experiences by working together with other health professionals committed to integrated patient care. As well as providing exceptional care to patients, it will leverage the expertise of the School’s faculty, its infrastructure, and the power of Canada’s most innovative university to address the global vision crisis. Seeing Beyond 2020 is a $35 million campaign that will support the creation of the Waterloo Eye Institute, Canada’s leading eye and vision care center of excellence. SEEING BEYOND 2020 - Waterloo Eye Institute (WEI)Īt the University of Waterloo's School of Optometry and Vision Science, our mission is to help people see. Of specialty eye procedures are currently performed outside our Region because we don't have a retina specialist.

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