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Sponsored articleOptiswiss seeks distribution and franchise partners as consolidation reshapes lens manufacturing
As lens production keeps gathering under a few global owners, Basel’s Optiswiss is going the other way: the independent Swiss manufacturer is looking for experienced distributors and franchise laboratories to carry its lenses into new markets, starting at Silmo 2026.
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SILMO launches SILMO Riyadh
SILMO has announced the launch of SILMO Riyadh, a new addition to its portfolio of international eyewear trade shows that already includes annual events in Paris and Istanbul. SILMO has partnered with the Saudi Society of Optometry (SSO) for the new trade fair, whose first edition will take place from ...
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The Most Influential Women in Optical program launches a European edition
Jobson Optical Group, publisher of Vision Monday and 20/20, is joining forces with 20/20 Europe to launch a European edition of its Most Influential Women in Optical program, which was launched in the US in 2003. The initiative is aimed at recognizing and celebrating the impact of women in the ...
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Silmo Academy heads to Bali
SILMO has announced the program of its SILMO Academy congress taking place in Bali, Indonesia, from next April 6 to 8. The sessions will cover a wide range of topics, including evolving professional practices, clinical innovation, light management and myopia, presbyopia, and the increasing role of AI, smart eyewear and ...
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ArticleEye care and telemedicine in France: a case study
We took the opportunity of SILMO 2025 to take a look at the deployment of eye health telemedicine in France by visiting the booths of six companies supplying either teleconsultation or tele-expertise services. Both specialties are aimed at improving access to eye care, particularly in the so-called medical desert areas. ...
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Silmo Paris attendance up 7%
SILMO Paris organizers have announced that 33,358 eyewear industry professionals visited the 2025 edition of the show, which took place from Sept. 26 to 29, representing a 6.5 percent year-on-year increase. Sligthly more than half (52 percent) of visitors came from outside France, meeting over 900 companies at the 75,000 ...
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ArticleA look at tele-medicine services, new lenses and measurement tools presented at Silmo 2024
The increasing footprint of tele-medicine in our sector was reflected in the growing number of suppliers showcasing their equipment and services at the Silmo Paris show, whose 2024 edition took place at the end of September. We report in this article on the main players present, mostly French companies: - ...
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ArticleSilmo reports slight attendance increase, celebrates Silmo d’Or 30th anniversary
Organizers of SILMO Paris have announced that 32,125 visitors took part in the 2024 edition of the show that took place from Sept. 20 to 23, improving from the 31,337 who came last year and inching up closer to the pre-COVID levels (approximately 35,000). A little over half (52 percent) ...
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ArticleSILMO Paris back to cruising speed with an increased focus on new tech
Aiming to raise awareness of new technologies among optical retailers, SILMO Paris 2024 will put an increased focus on its Fururology space.
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ArticleMaterialise to 3D-print new translucent material
Right across from the Futurology space at this year’s Silmo was a booth for Materialise, the company that supplies frames for the Futurology companies Skugga and Lexilens, not to mention Morrow Eyewear, winner of one of this year’s Silmo d’Or awards. Founded 30-odd years ago, Materialise is headquartered in Leuven, ...
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ArticleA tour of Silmo’s Futurology
This year’s Silmo show took place over the weekend of Sept 29 to Oct. 2. In Hall 6 was the Futurology space, a showcase for the new and the innovative, curated by designer, optician and artist Sébastien Brusset. Join us for a tour of its companies and products. Laclarée The ...
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ArticleSilmo Paris adds CSR prize to events portfolio
The organizers of the Silmo trade show have announced the launch of a Responsible Company Prize, that will take place for the first time at the next edition of the show slated to take place at the usual fairgrounds in the north of Paris from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. ...
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News briefsSilmo meets Singapore, IOA gets new president
The International Opticians Association (IOA) held its Silmo Academy on April 12-14 in Singapore. There it transferred its presidency from Fiona Anderson to Donald Crichton, a dispensing optician who began his career in Scotland before moving to New Zealand. He is now a supervisor to final-year students at the University ...
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SILMO Paris details last edition’s international attendance
Organizers of SILMO PARIS have shared mode details on the number of visitors for the last edition of the show that was held at the end of last September. The 66 percent year-on-year increase in attendance to a total of 36,964 participants was driven by the doubling in the number ...
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ArticleGood momentum at Silmo Paris
Silmo Paris closed its doors on Monday afternoon after a well-attended and lively edition that confirmed the post-pandemic rebound of the trade show. Although attendance and exhibiting surface remained lower than in the 2019 edition, with travel restrictions still in place in some regions, they were significantly higher than in ...
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Jason Kirk hosts a series of podcasts for Silmo
Jason Kirk, Kirk & Kirk co-founder, is hosting a series of podcast interviews, with eyewear industry and outsiders, for Silmo. Named The Right Optics by Silmo, the podcasts will be broadcast this week at https://shows.acast.com/the-right-opti.Interviewees are Nada Vuksic of Bruce Eyewear, a Vancouver-based optical retailer, Daniel Feldman, executive editor of ...
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Silmo announces 750 exhibitors for its next edition
The organizers of Silmo have announced that 750 companies, including 70 percent from outside France, have confirmed their participation to the next edition of the show from Sept. 23 to 26 in Paris. This represents a significant uptick from the first post-pandemic show last year that had gathered 450 exhibitors ...
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Bertrand Roy has passed away
Bertrand Roy, a key figure of the Essilor group and the French optical sector for several decades, passed away just a few days ago at the age of 67, Acuité and other French websites report. After an initial 10-year stint at Renault, Roy joined the Essilor Group in 1987 where ...
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Silmo to open its design competition
Silmo will soon be releasing its application package for the 2022 edition of its Optical and Eyewear Design Competition, so as “to stimulate creation and innovation, and to reveal the future talents set to design tomorrow’s eyewear.” The competition is open to students who are at least 18 years of ...
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Silmo and Copenhagen Specs go to Barcelona
Silmo and its Copenhagen Specs partner have announced that they would extend the Specs eyewear fair concept to Barcelona in 2022. The format of the new show will be focusing on the eyewear designer segment and based on the same mix of business, networking and partying as the Copenhagen event. ...
