# ISO 8596:1994 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 8596:1994, item title is Ophthalmic optics — Visual acuity testing — Standard optotype and its presentation; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 8596:2009; withdrawn / published date is 1994-02-10, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 8596:1994 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Ophthalmic optics — Visual acuity testing — Standard optotype and its presentation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 8596:2009
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1994-02-10 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 15898,IS,,ISO 8596:1994,Ophthalmic optics — Visual acuity testing — Standard optotype and its presentation,Optique ophtalmique — Mesure de l'acuité visuelle — Optotype normalisé et sa présentation,1994-02-10,1,['11.040.70'],ISO/TC 172/SC 7,9599,,[52487],"['en','fr']",4,<p>Specifies a range of Landolt ring optotypes and describes a method for measuring distance visual acuity under daylight conditions for the purposes of certification or licensing.</p>

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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