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CH/172 - Ophthalmic optics

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Water. Examination. Chemical substances | Optical equipment | Internal combustion engines | Optoelectronics. Laser equipment | Cables | Medical equipment.Therapy | Diagnostic, maintenance and test equipment | Noise. Machines and equipment | Graphical symbols. Specific equipment | Medical equipment | Fire protection equipment | Aids. Disabled persons | Workplace atmospheres | Information coding. Character sets | Soils. Physical properties | Medical equipment. Radiographic | Health care technology | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Rotating machinery | Soil quality | Medical equipment. Ophthalmic | Fluid storage devices | Gas supply | Electronic components. General | Aids. Blind or partially sighted people | Installations in buildings | Vocabularies | Soil quality. General | Furniture | Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment | Screw threads. Metric | Ambient atmospheres

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee is responsible for appointing members to ISO/TC 172/SC 7 and CEN/TC 170 working groups; briefing UK delegates ahead of European and international meetings and to determine the UK response to documents that are being developed.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (8)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 24348 Ophthalmic optics - Spectacle frames - Method for the simulation of wear and detection of nickel release from metal and combination spectacle frames

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2023-06-30 		Drafting
BS ISO 12870 Ophthalmic optics -- Spectacle frames -- Requirements and test methods

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Drafting begins : 2018-07-14 		Drafting
BS ENISO 8624:2011/Amd 2 BS ISO 8624:2011/Amd 2 Ophthalmic optics - Spectacle frames - Measuring system and terminology - Amendment 2

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2018-04-11 		Drafting
BS ENISO 10685-3 Ophthalmic optics -- Spectacle frames and sunglasses electronic catalogue and identification. Part 3: Technical information

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Drafting begins : 2018-04-24 		Drafting
BS ENISO 10685-1 Ophthalmic optics -- Spectacle frames and sunglasses electronic catalogue and identification. Part 1: Product identification and electronic catalogue product hierarchy

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Drafting begins : 2018-04-24 		Drafting
BS EN ISO 16284 Ophthalmic optics -- Information interchange for ophthalmic optical equipment

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
BS EN ISO 12870:2024 Ophthalmic optics. Spectacle frames. Requirements and test methods

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Approval begins : 2024-11-25 		Approval
BS EN 16917-1 BS EN 16917-1 methods for assessing drivers’ vision. Part 1 : Visual acuity

Categories: Unclassified documents

Public comment begins : 2015-09-11 		Public comment
Published (17)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 18476:2017 Ophthalmic optics and instruments. Free form technology. Spectacle lenses and measurement

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Published standard begins : 2017-08-04 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 8624:2020 Ophthalmic optics. Spectacle frames. Measuring system and vocabulary

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Published standard begins : 2020-07-13 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 8320-1:2003 BSENISO8320-1 : 2003 Contact lenses and contact lens products- Vocabulary. Part 1: Contact lenses

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Published standard begins : 2003-07-08 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 19979:2023 Ophthalmic optics. Contact lenses. Hygienic management of multipatient use trial contact lenses (ISO 19979:2018)

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Published standard begins : 2023-06-13 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 15254:2002 Ophthalmic optics and instruments. Electro-optical devices for enhancing low vision

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Published standard begins : 2002-09-27 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 14889:2003 Ophthalmic optics. Spectacle lenses. Fundamental requirements for uncut finished lenses

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Published standard begins : 2003-06-10 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 11381:2016 Ophthalmic optics. Spectacle frames. Screw threads

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Published standard begins : 2016-10-25 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 10943:2023 Ophthalmic instruments. Indirect ophthalmoscopes

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Published standard begins : 2023-01-26 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 10939:2017 Ophthalmic instruments. Slit-lamp microscopes

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Published standard begins : 2017-08-08 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 10938:2016 Ophthalmic optics. Chart displays for visual acuity measurement. Printed, projected and electronic

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Published standard begins : 2016-10-24 		Published standard
Withdrawn (9)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN ISO 9342-2:2005 Optics and optical instruments. Test lenses for calibration of focimeters. Test lenses for focimeters used for measuring contact lenses

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Withdrawn begins : 2010-04-16 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 8321-1:2002 Optics and optical instruments. Contact lenses. Rigid corneal and scleral contact lenses

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Withdrawn begins : 2006-10-31 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 14534:2002 Ophthalmic optics. Contact lenses and contact lens care products. Fundamental requirements

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Withdrawn begins : 2009-07-10 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 12870:2018 Ophthalmic optics. Spectacle frames. Requirements and test methods

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Withdrawn begins : 2020-03-30 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 11979-8:2015 Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Fundamental requirements

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Withdrawn begins : 2015-12-11 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 10685-2:2016 Ophthalmic optics. Spectacle frames and sunglasses electronic catalogue and identification. Commercial information

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Withdrawn begins : 2017-03-17 		Withdrawn
BS EN 13503-6:2002 Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Shelf-life and transport stability

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Withdrawn begins : 2007-09-04 		Withdrawn
AMD 14782 BSENISO10342 : 2003 Ophthalmic instruments - Eye refractometers

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Withdrawn begins : 2010-06-21 		Withdrawn
AMD 14036 BSENISO14534 : 2002 CORR1 Ophthalmic optics-Contact lenses and contact lens care products-Fundamental requirements

Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Withdrawn begins : 2009-07-10 		Withdrawn