Kristel Jefferies

Visual rehabilitation and vision therapy have been Dr. Jefferies’ passion since her second year of schooling when she became fascinated by the neurology behind the visual process. She has focused her practice on behavioural and neuro-visual optometry and the treatment of binocular vision disorders since began her career in 2013.

Dr. Jefferies obtained a baccalaureate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Guelph in 2008. In 2013, she graduated with her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Waterloo, School of Optometry and Vision Science. During her training, Dr. Jefferies was the recipient of several awards including the W. Ross Andrews Prize for Clinical Optometry, the Essilor Low Vision Award, and the Reginald Williams Memorial Scholarship for Academic Excellence.

In April 2020, Dr. Jefferies obtained her Fellowship with the Optometric Vision Development & Rehabilitation Association (OVDRA). She is the current Vice President of Vision Therapy Canada. Dr. Jefferies also provides independent medical opinions and expert medical testimony in litigious cases related to traumatic brain injuries.