SIST EN ISO 8596:2009

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 8596:2009
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Ophthalmic optics - Visual acuity testing - Standard optotype and its presentation (ISO
8596:2009)
Augenoptik - Sehschärfeprüfung - Das Normsehzeichen und seine Darbietung (ISO
8596:2009)
Optique ophtalmique - Essai d'acuité visuelle - Optotype normalisé et sa présentation
(ISO 8596:2009)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 8596:2009
ICS:
11.040.70 Oftalmološka oprema Ophthalmic equipment
SIST EN ISO 8596:2009
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN ISO 8596:2009
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 8596
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2009
ICS 11.040.70 Supersedes EN ISO 8596:1996
English Version
Ophthalmic optics - Visual acuity testing - Standard optotype
and its presentation (ISO 8596:2009)
Optique ophtalmique - Essai d'acuité visuelle - Optotype Augenoptik - Sehschärfeprüfung - Das Normsehzeichen
normalisé et sa présentation (ISO 8596:2009) und seine Darbietung (ISO 8596:2009)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 June 2009.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
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EN ISO 8596:2009 (E)
Contents Page
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EN ISO 8596:2009 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 8596:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 172 "Optics and
optical instruments" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 170 "Ophthalmic optics", the
secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2010, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by January 2010.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 8596:1996.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 8596:2009 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 8596:2009 without any modification.

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SIST EN ISO 8596:2009

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 8596
Second edition
2009-07-01


Ophthalmic optics — Visual acuity
testing — Standard optotype and its
presentation
Optique ophtalmique — Essai d'acuité visuelle — Optotype normalisé et
sa présentation




Reference number
ISO 8596:2009(E)
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Foreword
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ISO 8596 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 172, Optics and photonics, Subcommittee SC 7,
Ophthalmic optics and instruments.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 8596:1994), which has undergone minor
revision to take into account the withdrawal without replacement of ISO 8597:1994, Optics and optical
instruments — Visual acuity testing — Method of correlating optotypes.


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