Dr. Ralph Chou, OD, MSc, Professor Emeritus of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science
Editor in Chief
Dr. B. Ralph Chou is Professor Emeritus of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His research interests are industrial and environmental eye protection, particularly from impact and optical radiation hazards. He has been a consultant to industry and the Government of Canada on eye protection against ultraviolet radiation. From 1994 to 2014, he served in various capacities with Canadian Examiners in Optometry, including founding Secretary of its Board. He continues to work on evaluation of clinical competencies. He serves on several standards technical committees of the Canadian Standards Association and the International Organization for Standardisation, and as a member of the Eclipse Information Committee of IAU Commission 46. He was a contributor to the NASA solar eclipse bulletins from 1997 to 2010. Following his second 4-year term as President of the Toronto Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Ralph is now the Co-Chair of its David Dunlap Observatory Management Committee, conducting public outreach programmes with Canada’s largest optical telescope.
Dr. Kristine Dalton, OD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor – University of Waterloo (sports vision, contact lenses)
Kristine Dalton is interested in the clinical aspects of optometric practice, particularly those relative to athletic performance, including contact lenses, refractive surgery, ocular health, injury prevention and vision training. She looks at eye movements and vision strategies used by athletes to collect information while playing sports; particularly how their vision strategies relate to information collection, balance and other biomechanical aspects of performance. Vision training, particularly vision strategy training to enhance athletic performance. Gross anatomy, structure, function and pathology of the human eye, particularly the anterior segment of the eye, including the tear film and cornea are also areas of interest. Dr. Dalton looks at interactions between the structure and composition of the tear film and corneal health. Contact lenses use for correction of pathology including Keratoconus, Pellucid Marginal Degeneration, and Dry Eye Disease
Dr. Sara MacIver, BSc, OD, FAAO Clinical Lecturer – University of Waterloo (ocular disease)
Sara MacIver is a clinical supervisor in the Ocular Health Clinic at the School of Optometry and Vision Science and at the Health Science Optometry clinic which is the School’s satellite clinic. She maintains a patient population of glaucoma, Diabetes, Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), uveitis, and other ocular diseases. The school’s satellite campus adjoins the family medicine practice associated with McMaster Medical School. Sarah has been involved in inter-professional collaboration with the family medicine practice and optometry. A part of this has been integrating Optometry learners and McMaster residents to help teach the benefits of inter professional relationships.
Dr. Daphne McCulloch, OD, PhD, Professor - University of Waterloo
Daphne McCulloch's formal education includes a Doctor of Optometry degree (Waterloo), Fellowship in Primary Care (Pennsylvania), and PhD degree (Indiana). She has held positions at the School of Optometry (Indiana), the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto), and the Children's Hospital (Los Angeles). For the past 12 years, Dr. McCulloch has been a professor of visual neurophysiology at Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University where she has been the Associate Dean for Research, Knowledge Transfer and Commercial Development. Dr. McCulloch's professional service also includes being the past Secretary of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV).
Dr. Benoit Tousignant, OD, MPH, Clinical Faculty, School of Optometry - Université de Montréal (public health, clinical optometry)
Benoit Tousignant is an Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal (UM). He obtained his OD degree in 2000 (UM), followed by a residency in Primary eye care from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (2001), a Master of Science in Visual Science (MSc, 2005) and a Master in Public Health from Harvard University (MPH, 2008). He has an active clinical profile in eye care with marginalized populations. He is the Director of Regard collectif, UM’s mobile community eye clinic which delivers much needed eye care to the homeless in Montreal, while also educating optometry students and conducting epidemiological and public health research on this population. He also has an interest in human resources development for eye health in developing countries. His interests also include eye care for remote and Indigenous communities.