# ISO 14997:2003 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 14997:2003, item title is Optics and optical instruments — Test methods for surface imperfections of optical elements; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 14997:2011; withdrawn / published date is 2003-04-28, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 14997:2003 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Optics and optical instruments — Test methods for surface imperfections of optical elements _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 14997:2011
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2003-04-28 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 25611,IS,,ISO 14997:2003,Optics and optical instruments — Test methods for surface imperfections of optical elements,Optique et instruments d'optique — Méthodes d'essai applicables aux imperfections de surface des éléments optiques,2003-04-28,1,['37.020'],ISO/TC 172/SC 1,9599,,[55747],"['en','fr']",20,"<p>ISO 14997:2003 establishes the physical principles and practical means for the implementation of two methods, specified in ISO 10110-7, for measuring surface imperfections. These methods are: Method l, the surface area obscured or affected by the defects, and, Method ll, the visibility of the imperfections.</p><p>Both methods are suitable for prototype, small scale or large scale production

## Source

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Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).