21 CFR 886.1150
§ 886.1150 Visual acuity chart.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 886.1150, § 886.1150 Visual acuity chart, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/90897
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(a) Identification. A visual acuity chart is a device that is a chart, such as a Snellen chart with block letters or other symbols in graduated sizes, intended to test visual acuity.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 886.9. The device is also exempt from the current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality management system regulation in part 820 of this chapter, except for requirements concerning records and complaint files under § 820.35 of this chapter.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.