The Right Optics by Silmo

Adrien Kauffman est opticien indépendant à Paris depuis plus de vingt ans. Passionné de sciences et de nouvelles technologies, il explore depuis longtemps les liens entre innovation et optique, jusqu’à développer et breveter des solutions permettant de créer des lunettes entièrement sur mesure grâce au scan 3D.Dans cet épisode de The Right Optics, il revient sur son parcours, son choix de rester avant tout opticien et sur l’importance de la relation humaine avec ses clients. Une philosophie qui peut sembler traditionnelle, mais qui nourrit aussi sa vision de l’avenir.Lunettes connectées, intelligence artificielle, personnalisation, données, nouvelles compétences : Adrien est convaincu que la technologie ne fera pas disparaître l’opticien. Elle pourrait au contraire lui donner un rôle encore plus important, celui d’un intermédiaire de confiance entre la technologie, la santé visuelle et le client.Membre du comité des experts SILMO Next, Adrien explique également pourquoi la formation des futurs opticiens doit évoluer dès aujourd’hui pour les préparer à une transformation du métier qu’il considère comme une véritable révolution.Plus d'infos: www.silmoparis.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In April 2027, SILMO arrives in Riyadh for the first time, bringing together the international optical industry, the Saudi optometry community and the World Congress of Optometry.Dr Waleed Al Ghamdi, President of the Saudi Society of Optometry, joins Nick Coffer to explore the much bigger story behind the event: the rapid development of optometry in Saudi Arabia and the ambition for the profession to play a greater role in primary eye care.Waleed reflects on his own journey from studying optometry in Saudi Arabia to six years in Sydney, and explains how his experience in Australia helped shape his thinking about what optometry could become back home.The conversation explores access to eye care, avoidable sight loss, diabetes and diabetic retinopathy, childhood vision, dry eye and the particular challenges of the Saudi environment. Waleed also discusses the work of Sight for All Saudi Arabia and why education and training remain central to expanding the profession.Finally, Nick and Waleed look ahead to SILMO Riyadh and the opportunity created by bringing clinical practice, research, education, fashion, technology and the optical industry together under one roof — not simply to bring international expertise into Saudi Arabia, but to show what Saudi optometry can contribute to the wider world.The Right Optics by SILMO is hosted by broadcaster turned optical enthusiast Nick Coffer.https://www.silmoparis.com/en/silmo-family/silmo-riyadhhttps://optivision.sa/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick Coffer meets the remaining three finalists for the 2026 International Optician of the Year Award.Karen Michaelson discusses the deeply personal story behind her work exploring vision and cognitive change; Martyn Howlett shares how SeeAbility is transforming eye care for children with learning disabilities; and Canada's Janine Santiago-Nagi explains how she's making professional eye care more accessible to the multicultural communities she serves.Together, they complete our introduction to the six opticians hoping to be named as International Optician of the Year at Silmo Paris.A conversation about dementia, learning disabilities, accessible eye care – and the many different ways great opticianry can change lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of two special episodes, Nick Coffer meets three of the six finalists for the 2026 International Optician of the Year Award.Jessica Gowing shares her remarkable work in specialist paediatric dispensing at Great Ormond Street Hospital; New Zealand's Steve Stenersen reflects on more than three decades of craftsmanship, teaching and patient care; and American Master Optician Cira Collins explains why she calls herself an “optical futurist”.Plus, Elaine Grisdale from the International Opticians Association talks about this year's shortlist and the remarkable diversity, passion and soul of all the nominees.A conversation about extraordinary dispensing, the craft and future of opticianry, and three very different careers united by a determination to make a difference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Right Optics by SILMO, Nick Coffer meets André Leal, the second generation behind André Opticas, one of Portugal’s best-known independent optical businesses.André’s parents were just 19 and 20 when they took the extraordinary gamble of buying their first store in 1981 - only four months after André himself was born. What followed was 15 years without a holiday and a determination to seek out eyewear and ideas from across Europe that simply weren’t available in Portugal.André literally grew up in the business, eventually working his way through every department before taking on its leadership. Today, André Opticas has six stores and around 70 people, combining optometry with independent eyewear, restoration, bespoke frame-making and remarkable retail design.Nick and André talk about family, craftsmanship, the award-winning Chiado store, why eyewear can be a “functional sculpture”, and why André believes the future of independent optics lies not in competing with AI and automation, but in doubling down on expertise, experience and human connection.A warm and inspiring chat about family, ambition, beautiful eyewear, extraordinary spaces and the enduring power of human connection in optics.https://www.silmoparis.com/enSilmo Paris - 25th - 28th September, Paris Villepinte Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.