Dr. Susan Leat, BSc, PhD, FCOptom, FAAO
University of Waterloo, Canada

Dr. Susan Leat graduated with 1st class Honours in Optometry from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (now The Manchester University), England. She obtained her PhD from the University of Wales College of Cardiff (UWCC), Great Britain, where she also completed her post-doctoral studies. She was founder and director of the UWCC Low Vision Clinic, the first university-based low vision clinic of its kind in Britain, which sparked the formation of other University–based clinics in the UK. She was also instrumental in establishing the Special Assessment Clinic in UWCC. She moved to Canada in 1991 to take up a Faculty position in the University of Waterloo where she is currently an Associate Professor. She is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists (UK) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. She has co-authored a book on Paediatric Optometry entitled “Assessing Children’s Vision – A Handbook” Publ. Butterworth-Heinemann 1999.