The Congrès d’Optométrie et de Contactologie (COC) is joining forces with SILMO Academy to offer a dedicated space covering every aspect of contact lens practice throughout the four days of SILMO Paris.

From real-life cases to precise practice

The programme includes conferences and small-group workshops focusing on subjects directly connected to professional practice: contact lenses, orthokeratology, dry eye, toric lenses, handling and care, and slit-lamp observation. Formats designed to refine techniques, compare approaches and provide useful takeaways for day-to-day practice.

Your questions have their place too

Sometimes, a particular case benefits from a fresh perspective. Contact lens specialists will be on hand throughout the show. Have a case to discuss, a technical question or need some advice? Bring your questions and professional challenges to the specialists and benefit from a personalised exchange.

An asset for your practice

Developing greater expertise in contact lenses can help you provide better support to your clients, enhance your team’s skills and create new opportunities for your business. It can also strengthen collaboration with ophthalmologists and other eye care professionals.

Precise techniques, real-life situations, practical answers: join us at the Contact Lens Workshops.

  • Friday 25 sept.
  • Saturday 26 sept.
  • Sunday 27 sept.
  • Monday 28 sept.
  • 10:30 AM – 11:25 AM: Practical Workshop – Toric Contact Lenses: Getting Hands-On
  • 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM: Talk – Dry Eye: Meeting a Need and Developing Expertise
  • 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM: Practical Workshop – Everyday Contact Lenses: Handling, Care and Best Practice
  • 2:00 PM – 2:55 PM: Talk – Management of Red Eye in CL Wear (talk in English, subtitled in French)
  • 3:00 PM – 3:55 PM: Talk – Orthokeratology: Key Points for Understanding and Advising
  • 3:00 PM – 3:55 PM: Practical Workshop – Slit Lamp: Observe, Handle, Understand
  • 4:00 PM – 4:55 PM: Practical Workshop – Contact Lens Check-Up: What to Look For and How to Interpret It
  • 4:30 PM – 5:25 PM: Talk – Opticians and Ophthalmologists: Building Mutual Understanding for Better Collaboration
  • 9:30 AM – 10:25 AM: Practical Workshop – Toric Contact Lenses: Getting Hands-On
  • 10:30 AM – 11:25 AM: Talk – The Latest in Dry Eye: The Developments that will change dry eye in 2026 (talk in English, subtitled in French)
  • 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM: Talk – Orthokeratology: Key Points for Understanding and Advising
  • 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM: Practical Workshop – Everyday Contact Lenses: Handling, Care and Best Practice
  • 2:00 PM – 2:55 PM: Talk – Everything the Optician Should Know About Myopia Management
  • 3:00 PM – 3:55 PM: Talk – Contact Lenses for Children
  • 3:00 PM – 3:55 PM: Practical Workshop – Contact Lens Check-Up: What to Look For and How to Interpret It
  • 4:00 PM – 4:55 PM: Talk – Contact Lens Practice: A Driver to Boost Your Business
  • 9:30 AM – 10:25 AM: Practical Workshop – Contact Lens Check-Up: What to Look For and How to Interpret It
  • 10:30 AM – 11:25 AM: Talk – Management of Red Eye in Contact Lens Wear (talk in English, subtitled in French)
  • 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM: Talk – Everything the Optician Should Know About Myopia Management
  • 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM: Practical Workshop – Everyday Contact Lenses: Handling, Care and Best Practice
  • 3:00 PM – 3:55 PM: Talk – Contact Lenses for Children
  • 3:00 PM – 3:55 PM: Practical Workshop – Toric Contact Lenses: Getting Hands-On
  • 4:00 PM – 4:55 PM: Talk – Presentation of the COC
  • 9h30-10h25 : Atelier pratique - Lampe à fente : observez, manipulez, comprenez
  • 10h30-11h25 : Conférence - L'orthokératologie : les clés pour comprendre et conseiller
  • 10h30-11h25 : Atelier pratique - Lentilles au quotidien : manipulation, entretien et bons réflexes
  • 11h30-12h25 : Atelier pratique - Contrôle en lentilles : que regarder et comment l'interpréter ?