ISTA's Standards Council will act on all matters that are technical in nature including development of new protocols, review and maintenance of existing protocols and approval of technical changes to existing protocols.

Details on how the Standards Council shall function can be found in ISTA Technical Division Operational Guide: Technical Division Structure and Operation. Details on the process for development and maintenance of ISTA's protocols can be found in ISTA Technical Division Operating Guide: Policies Governing the Development and Maintenance of ISTA Protocols.