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Centre for Ocular Research & Education
BUILDING ON
30 YEARS
OF OCULAR RESEARCH
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    • Biochemistry

      Protein and lipid quantification, determining protein activity and oxidized lipids, inflammatory marker analyses.

    • Biomaterials

      Development and characterization of biomaterials for a wide variety of anterior ocular applications.

    • Contact Lens Materials and Solutions

      Connecting the dots between the day-to-day wearing experience, clinical signs and the characteristics of contemporary and future lens materials and solutions.

    • Corneal & Conjunctival Physiology

      Investigating the anterior eye’s response to a range of conditions, in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro.

    • Drug Delivery

      Developing novel lens materials capable of delivering topical ophthalmic drugs to the eye.

    • Refractive Error Correction & Control

      Myopia prevalence, correction and control.

    • Toxicology

      The cellular response to adverse conditions, including contact lens solutions and dry eye

    • Microbiology

      Bacterial binding and biofilm formation on contact lenses and other biomaterials.

    • Tear Film & Dry Eye

      Dry eye disease, tear film characterization and tissue assessment.

    • Visual Performance

      Contact lenses, spectacles and the use of objective vision assessments to predict subjective satisfaction.

    • CORE Innovation

      Novel technology, methods and models

  • Collaborators
    • UW School of Optometry & Vision Science
    • Canada-wide
    • International
  • COVID-19

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Centre for Ocular Research & Education

School of Optometry & Vision Science

University of Waterloo

200 University Avenue West

Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1

 

P:  +1-519-888-4742

P: +1-519-888-4303

core@uwaterloo.ca

Participating in a Study

Interested in joining our team of research participants?

  • All ages welcome

  • $20/hr for your time commitment

  • No contact lens experience necessary!

Research Inquiries

Lyndon Jones | Director

 

Jill Woods | Head of Clinical Research

 

Alex Hui | Head of Biosciences

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