British Standards Institution

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Medical equipment | Health care technology | Medical equipment. Ophthalmic

Overview: Under the direction of CH/172 is responsible for appointing members to ISO/TC 172/SC 7/WG 7 and relevant 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.

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In Progress (6)

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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 22979	Ophthalmic implants — Intraocular lenses — Guidance on assessment of the need for clinical investigation of intraocular lens design modifications Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
PD ISO/TR 20651	Ophthalmic implants – Wavefront sensor test methods for IOL dioptric power and image quality measurement Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN ISO 11979-6	Ophthalmic implants — Intraocular lenses. Part 6: Shelf-life and transport stability testing Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN ISO 11979-4	Ophthalmic implants — Intraocular lenses —. Part 4: Labelling and information Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Approval begins : 2026-02-03	Approval
BS EN ISO 11979-3	Ophthalmic implants — Intraocular lenses — Part 3: Mechanical properties and test methods Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2026-02-20	Drafting
BS EN ISO 11979-1	Ophthalmic implants — Intraocular lenses —. Part 1: Vocabulary Categories: Health care technology \| Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Comment resolution begins : 2026-01-20	Comment resolution

Published (13)

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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 22979:2017	Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Guidance on assessment of the need for clinical investigation of intraocular lens design modifications Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Published standard begins : 2017-09-21	Published standard
BS EN ISO 16672:2021	Ophthalmic implants. Ocular endotamponades Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Published standard begins : 2021-10-14	Published standard
BS EN ISO 16671:2025	Ophthalmic implants. Irrigating solutions for ophthalmic surgery Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Published standard begins : 2025-06-20	Published standard
BS EN ISO 15798:2022	Ophthalmic implants. Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Published standard begins : 2022-07-19	Published standard
BS EN ISO 11979-7:2024	Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Clinical investigations of intraocular lenses for the correction of aphakia Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Published standard begins : 2024-01-25	Published standard
BS EN ISO 11979-6:2014	Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Shelf-life and transport stability testing Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Published standard begins : 2014-10-17	Published standard
BS EN ISO 11979-5:2020	Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Biocompatibility Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Published standard begins : 2020-10-12	Published standard
BS EN ISO 11979-4:2008+A1:2012	Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Labelling and information Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Published standard begins : 2012-11-13	Published standard
BS EN ISO 11979-3:2012	Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Mechanical properties and test methods Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Published standard begins : 2012-12-18	Published standard
BS EN ISO 11979-2:2024	Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Optical properties and test methods Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Published standard begins : 2024-11-14	Published standard

Withdrawn (35)

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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 22979:2006	Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Guidance on assessment of the need for clinical investigation of intraocular lens design modifications Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Withdrawn begins : 2017-09-21	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 16672:2015	Ophthalmic implants. Ocular endotamponades Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Withdrawn begins : 2017-07-07	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 16671:2015+A1:2017	Ophthalmic implants. Irrigating solutions for ophthalmic surgery Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Withdrawn begins : 2025-06-20	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 16671:2015	Ophthalmic implants. Irrigating solutions for ophthalmic surgery Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Withdrawn begins : 2018-01-12	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 16671:2003	Ophthalmic implants. Irrigating solutions for ophthalmic surgery Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Withdrawn begins : 2015-08-28	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 15798:2013+A1:2017	Ophthalmic implants. Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Withdrawn begins : 2022-07-19	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 15798:2013	Ophthalmic implants. Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Withdrawn begins : 2022-07-19	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 15798:2010	Ophthalmic implants. Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Withdrawn begins : 2013-09-20	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 15798:2001	Ophthalmic implants. Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Withdrawn begins : 2007-04-23	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 11979-9:2006+A1:2014	Ophthalmic implants. Intraocular lenses. Multifocal intraocular lenses Categories: Medical equipment. Ophthalmic Withdrawn begins : 2018-06-05	Withdrawn

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CH/172/7 - Eye implants

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