Dr. Tammy Labreche

Associate Professor

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Biography

Tammy Labreche is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Waterloo's School of Optometry and Vision Science. Having graduated with a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Waterloo in 1999, she completed a residency diploma in Low Vision Geriatrics in 2000. Since joining the faculty in 2004, she has focused on combining patient care with student education, primarily in the areas of low vision, geriatrics, and outreach, working within the George & Judy Woo Centre for Sight Enhancement. Her clinical expertise and scholarship are directed toward low vision rehabilitation and geriatric vision outreach. Labreche's teaching activities include courses like OPTOM 255L, OPTOM 262, and OPTOM 387, which cover topics like eye diseases, clinical techniques, and low vision geriatrics, taught over the past few years. Her research interests include visual fitness, driving post-stroke rehabilitation, vision fall prevention, low vision telehealth service delivery, and eye care in long-term care facilities.

Research Interests

Courses

OPTOM 255L - Diseases of the Eye 2 Laboratory OPTOM 262 - Clinical Techniques 3 OPTOM 387 - Low Vision Geriatrics

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.