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24 avril 2025
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  Le vieillissement de la population est l’un des phénomènes démographiques majeurs du XXIe siècle. En France comme dans de nombreux pays industrialisés, la proportion de personnes âgées de plus de 60 ans augmente fortement, avec des projections qui annoncent une véritable révolution grise. Ce basculement a des répercussions sur de nombreux secteurs, et l’optique […]

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Beyond the Optician: Lesser-known Optical Professions

6 avril 2025
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When we talk about the field of optics, images of the in-store optician or the ophthalmologist naturally come to mind. However, a multitude of technical, scientific, and creative professions work to ensure the quality of optical frames and sunglasses, as well as the performance of lenses, or even to advance knowledge about our visual system. […]

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Overrepresentation of opticians in France: The Challenges to Address

31 mars 2025
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France is one of the countries with the highest number of optical stores per capita. With approximately 12,000 points of sale for 67 million inhabitants, the sector is characterized by an exceptional density, far higher than that observed in our European neighbors. While this profusion of opticians guarantees widespread access to vision correction equipment, it […]

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Light pollution: what impact on health and the environment?

17 mars 2025
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The omnipresence of artificial light is well established. Street lighting, screens, illuminated signs: our nights are far from truly dark. While this light is essential to our daily lives, its excess poses a growing problem: this is what we call light pollution . Long overlooked, this form of pollution affects both biodiversity and our health. […]

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DOSSIER Geopolitical Issues of Optics: A Strategic Industry

10 mars 2025
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Optics, in the broad sense, is a technical and scientific field, which implies that it is a sector with major geopolitical stakes. From the manufacture of corrective lenses to the design of cutting-edge equipment for aerospace and defense, it relies on rare materials, advanced technological know-how and complex supply chains. At a time of trade […]

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