About
Pediatric ophthalmology is a subspecialty of ophthalmology that focuses on childhood eye conditions that affect visual development and eye health. Our researchers, and projects, span the range from basic science to clinical research so that we can take the information we learn about the fundamentals of vision function and development and apply it to providing better care to children at the IWK and around the world.
Outstanding Team of Experts
The Pediatric Vision Science Research Group (PVSRG) collectively has expertise in:
- genetic disorders affecting vision
- cutting edge diagnostic techniques to detect deficiencies in vision function
- the treatment and effects of common pediatric vision problems like disorders of eye movement and alignment and amblyopia (lazy eye).
Our team believes in the benefits of collaborative and interdisciplinary research and has formed collaborative links, both locally and internationally, with eye care professionals as well as experts in fields such as:
- Kinesiology
- Psychology & Neuroscience
- Genetics
- Virtual Reality
The PVSRG employs research staff who support PVSRG and student projects in such areas as: project design, research ethics, participant recruitment and consenting, funding applications and project management.
PVSRG Facilities
The IWK Health Centre Eye Care Clinic is a world-class facility that contains 11 fully equipped ophthalmic examining lanes and an electrodiagnostic laboratory in addition to extensive ocular imaging, visual field, binocular function, color vision testing facilities, and more. The PVSRG also has a research laboratory located two floors from the Eye Clinic at the IWK Health Centre. It provides a dedicated work space and area for research participant assessment and testing. The latest addition is a Virtual Reality Development Lab within the clinic footprint.