Graduate Student Recruitment
The Vision Science Program at the School of Optometry, University of
Waterloo offers a diverse background of vision science research such as
anatomy, physiology, neurophysiology, optics, visual psychophysics,
perception, ocular pathology, toxicology, epidemiology, development of
clinical methods for the assessment of vision, etc.
To determine your eligibility for the MSc/PhD degrees in Vision Science
please refer to the Graduate Program information page at
www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca
The following research faculty members are currently looking for graduate
students at the MSc or PhD level for research positions within their
laboratories
Dr. William Bobier
Dr. Bobier's research has considered the reciprocity between the optical
properties of the eye (refractive error), ocular focus (accommodation) and
alignment (vergence). Investigations have focussed on designs and
applications of instrumentaion for the measurement of refractive error;
studies pertaining to ocular alignment and ocular focus and studies dealing
with large population investigations of refractive error measurements in
infants and children.
Dr. Melanie Campbell
The research in my lab centres on the optical quality on the retina of the
eye. We investigate the fundamental factors limiting the quality of the
optical image, the effects of these limitations on vision and visual
development, optical quality during growth and following refractive
surgeries and the effect of the optics of the eye on diagnostic and
therapeutic instruments which image structures at the rear of the eye. We
are recruiting M.Sc. and Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows,
preferably with some training in visual optics, physics or engineering.
Experimental and theoretical projects are available, answering fubdamental
and applied questions.
Dr. Christopher Hudson
Dr. Hudson's research aims: (i) to increase our understanding of the
patho-physiological processes underlying the development of retinal
disease; and (ii) to improve the clinical monitoring of retinal disease.
Much of this work is centred on macular edema, a sight-threatening
complication of diabetes. Current work focuses: (i) on establishing the
natural history of diabetic macular edema using clinical techniques, laser
Doppler retinal capillary blood flow, psychophysical assessment of the
short-wavelength sensitive pathway and objective measurements of retinal
thickness; and (ii) on determining the impact of blood oxygenation, plasma
glucose and insulin levels upon retinal capillary blood flow, retinal
sensitivity and retinal thickness. The research is undertaken within the
Multi-Disciplinary Laboratory for the Research of Sight-Threatening
Diabetic Retinopathy based at the Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto and in
the School of Optometry, Waterloo. It is anticipated that the research will
lead to a new classification of early macular edema in people with diabetes.
Dr. Elizabeth Irving
Dr. Irving's research interests are in the natural development of the eye
and visual system and the capacity for adaptation of the eye and visual
system which may occur as a result of daily living, experimental
manipulation, disease or the treatment of disease. At present I have
investigations in two main areas, 1) refractive development and
experimental ametropia including sign detection, fluid dynamics, and
mechanism localization and 2) eye movement development in health and disease.
Dr. Jacob Sivak
Dr. Sivak's main research deals with i) comparative anatomy and physiology
of the vertebrate eye with emphasis on adaptations related to vision in air
and vision in water; ii) factors affecting pre and post-natal development
of the ocular lens; iii) biology of the ocular lens in terms of
understanding cataract development; iv) developmental biology of the eye
from a refractive point of view and finally v) development of in vitro eye
toxicity system.
If you are interested in obtaining an information/application package for
the above positions, please send your name and full mailing address to :
Sharon Dahmer
Vision Science Graduate Office
School of Optometry
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON CANADA N2L 3G1
sdahmer@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca
http://www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca
Sharon Dahmer
Coordinator for Graduate Studies
School of Optometry
(519) 888-4567 x5039 (t)
(519) 725-0784 (f)
http://www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca
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