prEN 16917-1
(Main)Ophthalmic optics - Instruments and test methods for assessing drivers' vision - Part 1: Visual acuity
Ophthalmic optics - Instruments and test methods for assessing drivers' vision - Part 1: Visual acuity
This European standard applies to the minimum requirements and test methods for instruments used for assessing driver’s visual acuity in the context of the European driving licence requirements.
This standard does not apply to decision or recommendation to grant a driving licence according to the vision test results, that shall be the responsibility of a medical authority.
Augenoptik - Geräte und Prüfverfahren zur Beurteilung des Sehvermögens von Kraftffahrern - Teil 1: Sehschärfe
Diese Europäische Norm legt die Mindestanforderungen an und Prüfverfahren für Geräte fest, die zur Bestimmung der Sehschärfe von Kraftfahrern entsprechend den europäischen Führerscheinanforderungen eingesetzt werden.
Diese Norm betrifft nicht die Entscheidung oder Empfehlung über die Ausstellung eines Führerscheins aufgrund der Ergebnisse der Sehprüfung; dies muss durch eine medizinische Behörde erfolgen.
Optique ophtalmique - Instruments et méthodes d'essai pour évaluer la vision des conducteurs - Partie 1: Acuité visuelle
La présente Norme européenne s'applique aux exigences minimales et méthodes d'essai pour les instruments utilisés pour évaluer l'acuité visuelle des conducteurs dans le cadre des exigences relatives au permis de conduire européen.
Elle ne s'applique pas à la décision ou à la recommandation de délivrer un permis de conduire en fonction des résultats de l'examen de la vision, qui doit relever d'une autorité médicale.
Očesna optika - Instrumenti in preskusne metode za ocenjevanje vida voznikov - 1. del: Ostrina vida
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2015
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Ophthalmic optics - Instruments and test methods for assessing drivers' vision - Part 1:
Visual acuity
Augenoptik - Geräte und Prüfverfahren zur Beurteilung des Sehvermögens von
Kraftffahrern - Teil 1: Sehschärfe
Optique ophtalmique - Instruments et méthodes d'essai pour évaluer la vision des
conducteurs - Partie 1: Acuité visuelle
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16917-1
ICS:
11.040.70 Oftalmološka oprema Ophthalmic equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2015
ICS 11.040.70
English Version
Ophthalmic optics - Instruments and test methods for
assessing drivers' vision - Part 1: Visual acuity
Optique ophtalmique - Instruments et méthodes Augenoptik - Geräte und Prüfverfahren zur Beurteilung
d'essai pour évaluer la vision des conducteurs - Partie des Sehvermögens von Kraftffahrern - Teil 1:
1: Acuité visuelle Sehschärfe
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 170.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Visual acuity test requirements . 5
4.1 General . 5
4.2 Sub-set of letter size to be used for screening purpose . 6
4.3 Number of sets . 6
4.4 Number of optotype . 6
4.5 Test field and distance . 6
5 Test methods . 6
6 Information to be supplied by the manufacturer . 6
7 Marking . 7
Annex A (normative) Pass/fail criteria . 8
Annex B (informative) Recommendation for conducting the test . 9
Bibliography . 10
European foreword
This document (prEN 16917-1:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 170
“Ophthalmic optics”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
Introduction
Driver safety is an important concern, and one of the priority of the European community is to reduce
the number of fatal accident and more generally, to improve safety for drivers. Recently published new
European Directives about driving licence have proposed new requirements and particularly new visual
requirements for drivers to help improve safety. This European Standard will help the application of
these Directives, and more particularly proposes standard specification and test methods to control that
visual acuity of the driver reaches the minimum requirement of the Directives.
1 Scope
This European Standard applies to the minimum requirements and test methods for instruments used
for assessing driver’s visual acuity in the co
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