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visitors at 13,462 was an increase of 21 per cent and autonomy, and the role of visuo-podal
compared to 2021, while foreign visitors from integration in spatial orientation and
146 countries reached 13,444, up by 107 per cent mobility during ageing.
from 2021.
Each year, representatives of the École
‘How can technology revolutionise the optical des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Lunetiers,
and eyewear sector by 180°, from bricks to clicks, a teaching institution in Morez, are there
from smart glasses to the Metaverse?’ was the to support a national competition in their
theme of the Silmo Next forum. Its discussions institute’s name, promote awareness about
on the future of the industry were through a their craftsmen, and offer sessions taught by
Digital Village, a new feature that presented masters of the craft.
connected products, solutions and/or systems The first Silmo Optical Design Contest,
relating to new technologies by welcoming conceptualised to stimulate creation and
corporations and start-ups, including from
other sectors. A workshop on a topical subject,
‘The emergence of the Metaverse in the optical
world’, complemented the talks.

The Trends Forum at Silmo Next presented
a selection of 120 glasses selected from the
exhibitors’ collections. Four trends of 2023 can
be seen in issue 31 of the digital magazine
Trends by SILMO, available on the Silmo
website. These include Combination (unlimited
designs), Big Brown (is the new black), Bulky
and Enlightened Classic.

Silmo Academy, the noted scientific
symposium, looks at societal questions to
guide and train opticians in knowledge and
the progress being made in the optical and
ophthalmologic spheres.

The 11 edition addressed two current
th
issues: myopia, and the importance of good
vision in an ageing population. Professors,
doctors, scientists and lecturers shared their
research work, including the latest news
about managing myopia, evaluation of the
risk factors in its progression, case studies
from the ophthalmologist’s point of view,
facial anthropometry: glasses for children and
positioning of lenses, and a presentation on
refractive error and visual development in the
Born-in-Bradford (BiB) children cohort.

The importance of good vision in an
ageing population covered visual and ocular
manifestations of neuro-degenerative dementia;
patient-centric dementia care in ophthalmic
practices; the evolution of the world of low
vision; and visual ageing, spatial cognition

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