(PRESS RELEASE) The largest research centre of the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science is expanding its scope. The Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) will continue to carry out its world-leading front-of-eye research while applying its nearly 40 years of research experience to a broader range of fields.
CORE’s leadership will change as part of this shift, though research partners will notice no difference as a steering committee takes over the strategic planning decisions of CORE from Dr. Lyndon Jones, who is stepping aside at the end of June after 15 years as CORE director.
“Lyndon has been instrumental in shaping CORE into an internationally renowned research entity. He has done so much to position the centre at the forefront of anterior segment ocular research,” said Dr. Jill Woods, CORE’s longtime head of clinical research, who will chair the new steering committee. “To expand CORE’s scope, we need a broader leadership team with additional expertise. The new steering committee has the varied skill set necessary.”
CORE will integrate into the Waterloo Eye Institute (WEI), which is being built both physically and as a group of people aiming to create Canada’s premier centre for optometric research, patient care and education. A once-in-a-generation renovation, expansion and reorganization, the WEI will feature a modernized clinic, more space for clinical research and new integrative research centres.
“The Waterloo Eye Institute will help shape the future of optometry, so it’s a fitting home for CORE, which has been on the cutting edge of ocular research for nearly four decades,” said Dr. Stanley Woo, director of the School. “I can’t wait to see what we accomplish when we collaborate more closely with research groups and companies within the WEI, across campus and around the world.”
To learn more, see: https://uwaterloo.ca/optometry-vision-science/news/expanding-cores-horizons
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