# ISO 8596:2009 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 8596:2009, item title is Ophthalmic optics — Visual acuity testing — Standard optotype and its presentation; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 8596:2017; withdrawn / published date is 2009-06-24, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 8596:2009 _(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 8596:2017
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2009-06-24 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 52487,IS,,ISO 8596:2009,Ophthalmic optics — Visual acuity testing — Standard optotype and its presentation,Optique ophtalmique — Essai d'acuité visuelle — Optotype normalisé et sa présentation,2009-06-24,2,['11.040.70'],ISO/TC 172/SC 7,9599,[15898],[69042],"['en','fr']",5,<p>ISO 8596:2009 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><p>It is neither intended as a standard for clinical measurements nor for the certification of blindness or partial sight.</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.
Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).