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ISO 8596:2017 — Ophthalmic optics — Visual acuity testing — Standard and clinical optotypes and their presentation

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ISO 8596:2017

Ophthalmic optics — Visual acuity testing — Standard and clinical optotypes and their presentation

Published Nov 28, 2017

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Standard details

Reference: ISO 8596:2017
Edition: 3
Committee: ISO/TC 172/SC 7
ICS: 11.040.70
Status: Published
Published: Nov 28, 2017
Languages: EN, FR
Source

ISO

Scope

ISO 8596:2017 specifies a range of Landolt ring optotypes and describes a method for measuring distance visual acuity under photopic conditions for the purposes of certification or licensing. ISO 8596:2017 is neither intended as a standard for clinical measurements nor for the certification of blindness or partial sight. Other optotypes used for clinical investigations are described in Annex A for information.

Contains information from ISO Open Data (https://www.iso.org/open-data.html), made available under the ODC Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0.

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History & related editions

ReplacesISO 8596:2009
Withdrawn · Jun 24, 2009
AmendmentISO 8596:2017/Amd 1:2019
Published · Dec 2, 2019