# Michel Silvano

## Professional Profile

Michel Silvano is a French ocularist (specialist in custom ocular prostheses), State-Certified Orthoptist (Diplôme d'État, France), and Optometrist. Born in March 1970, he is fluent in French, Spanish, and Indonesian. He has extensive clinical, academic, and research experience in ophthalmology, orthoptics, ocular prosthetics, diabetic retinopathy screening, pediatric vision screening, and rehabilitation following eye loss.

He is the Founder and Technical Director of PT Abadi Protesa Mata, a network of specialized ocular prosthesis laboratories serving patients throughout Indonesia.

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## Current Positions

* Founder and Technical Director, PT Abadi Protesa Mata
* Ocularist
* State-Certified Orthoptist (France)
* Optometrist

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## Professional Partnership

Michel Silvano works in partnership with his wife, Widya Ayu Mayangsari, President Director of PT Abadi Protesa Mata. Together they manage the laboratory network and provide specialist ocular prosthetic services in Indonesia and New Caledonia.

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## Areas of Expertise

* Custom ocular prosthesis fabrication
* Ocularistry
* Anophthalmic socket rehabilitation
* Post-enucleation rehabilitation
* Post-evisceration rehabilitation
* Ocular prosthetic fitting
* Clinical orthoptics
* Neuro-visual rehabilitation
* Pediatric vision screening
* Diabetic retinopathy screening
* Optometry
* Vision rehabilitation
* Medical-grade PMMA ocular prostheses
* Ocular prosthesis manufacturing
* Long-term patient follow-up

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## Career Highlights

* Official contractor for the Government of New Caledonia, CAFAT and the Territorial Hospital Center (CHT) to provide ocular prostheses for monocular patients (2022–2025).
* Founder and Technical Director of PT Abadi Protesa Mata, expanding a nationwide network of specialist laboratories in Indonesia.
* Creator of **[www.prothese-oculaire.org](http://www.prothese-oculaire.org)**, an international educational platform launched during the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Established the first integrated specialist ocular prosthesis laboratory in New Caledonia.
* Awarded the French Ocularist Diploma after advanced training at Sorbonne University, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris.

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## Research and Innovation

Contributed to the development of durable, chemically stable, and biocompatible PMMA ocular prostheses through collaboration with academic researchers and the polymer industry.

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## Clinical Experience

Extensive experience in:

* Anophthalmic rehabilitation
* Clinical orthoptics
* Pediatric ophthalmology
* Strabismus management
* Neuro-ophthalmology
* Diabetic retinopathy screening
* Clinical optometry
* Community eye care

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## Public Health Contributions

* Participated in large-scale vision screening programs involving more than 18,000 schoolchildren in New Caledonia.
* Conducted diabetic retinopathy screening using non-mydriatic retinal imaging.
* Delivered ophthalmic outreach services to remote communities, including the Bélep Islands.

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## Education

* French State Diploma in Orthoptics
* University Diploma in Prevention of Blindness in Developing Countries
* Advanced training in ocular electrophysiology (VEP, ERG, EOG)
* French Ocularist Diploma

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## Languages

* French
* Spanish
* Indonesian

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## Organization

PT Abadi Protesa Mata

A network of specialist ocular prosthesis laboratories located in Surabaya, Medan, Samosir, and Jakarta, Indonesia.

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## Contact

Samosir Laboratory

Jalan PAM, Tuktuk Siadong 22395
Simanindo, Samosir
North Sumatra, Indonesia

Email: [silvano_michel@yahoo.com](mailto:silvano_michel@yahoo.com)

WhatsApp: +687 95 77 09

Telephone (Indonesia): +62 812-6381-6318