Discover SILMO Academy in Paris and its enriching conferences on the latest trends and innovations in the sector, dedicated to optics professionals and led by international experts.

The sciences of vision have progressed a lot in recent years thanks to the numerous research works and innovations made in the materials. This new knowledge has led to significant changes in the methods of correcting vision defects, prescriptions and the development of equipment.

To help all the professionals of the eye in the daily practice of their profession, to give them access to the latest research, the MONDIAL DE L'OPTIQUE welcomes since 2010, SILMO ACADEMY, a place of progress and exchanges, a meeting of reflection of high level for the optical sector-eyewear. This area of knowledge and training offers professionals who want it the information and experience they need today to understand the issues and changes in the sector.

Created in 2010 under the leadership of Guy CHARLOT, SILMO ACADEMY is composed of a Scientific Council, responsible for validating the relevance of the content of the symposia. He is the guarantor of the scientific scope of the conferences

Discover the latest SILMO Academy sessions

Global low vision care

Discover the SILMO Academy session where Professor Ahalya SUBRAMANIAN presents her winning project for the 2024 grant: the challenges and applications of low vision care in a post-pandemic world.

Dry eye

Discover the SILMO Academy session where Thibaud SYRE talks about dry eye.

SILMO Academy Program

    Friday 26 September
  • 10:00–11:00: Fiona ANDERSON – Digital eye strain and solutions for all patients
  • 11:00–12:00: Lana DELAMBRE – How to identify and better support neurodiverse patients?

    Saturday 27 September
  • 14:00–15:00: Gabrielle JANSSEN – Perspectives for AI in clinical practice
  • 15:00–16:00: BURSARY: Award winner lecture
    • Prof. Ahalya SUBRAMANIAN - Global Low Vision Care: Challenges and Apps in the Post-Pandemic Era.
  • 16:00–17:00: IOA International Optician of the Year 2025, in collaboration with SILMO – Introduction to the finalists

    Sunday 28 September
  • 13:00–14:00: Dr. Neema GHORBANI-MOJARRAD – What's New? The Latest Trends in Myopia Management
  • 14:00–15:00: Philippe MAJORCZYK & Serge BARIBEAUD – Binocular Vision in Myopia and Presbyopia Made Simple: Approach and Practical Cases.
  • 15:00–16:00: Thibaud SYRE – Dry eye: more than just a burning eye!

Podcast SILMO Academy

SILMO Academy brings together world experts in optics to speak at the various Silmo events throughout the year. Nick Coffer chats to one of the speakers of the sessions that took place in SILMO Singapore, Grant Hannaford.

In a fascinating and insightful interview, Grant talks about the journey which brought him into the optics world, his passion for research into lens design, his doctorate at Aston University, his desire to make optical knowledge accessible to all, his International Optician of the Year Award in 2022 and much more

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