WATERLOO, Ontario—In mid-October, hundreds of eyecare professionals, researchers, students and industry executives helped to create a mural at the American Academy of Optometry meeting in Chicago as part of a celebration of the launch of the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE). Formerly known as the Centre for Contact Lens Research (CCLR), CORE selected a new name in an effort to better reflect the organization’s evolved focus on advanced biosciences, clinical research and education, according to an announcement.

At a celebration earlier this month, the massive mural was unveiled and permanently installed at the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science. Titled Collected Insight, the 12-foot x 8-foot acrylic mural depicts the complexity and wonder of the eye and vision. For more about the mural and to view a slideshow, click here.