Mission
To promote Canadian excellence in all facets of low vision rehabilitation.
Our Objective
The aim of the Low Vision Clinic is to improve your visual function through the effective use of assessment, training, counselling, and assistive devices in accordance with evidence-informed standards and protocols that are routinely articulated during a meticulous self-study process and explicitly by an on-site peer review process.
"Low vision" is the term used to describe the condition where a person has vision loss and is unable to perform age-appropriate visual tasks even with medical or surgical treatment and/or using conventional spectacles or contact lenses.
Who we are
Established in 1984, the Centre for Sight Enhancement (CSE) is Canada's first and only vision rehabilitation service to be accredited by the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER). CSE is a clinical, teaching (undergraduate and graduate), and research unit within the School of Optometry & Vision Science at the University of Waterloo. Specific initiatives within the Centre include the Low Vision Clinic and the Sight Enhancement Equipment Pool and Assessment Centre (SEEPAC).
We can help
To learn more about what we can do to help you. Watch or listen to the introductory video below.