An optical member for use in an image display device provided with the optical member, a transparent protective member, and an adhesive layer interposed therebetween, and further provided with an image display disposed on the side opposite from the adhesive layer on the optical member. The optical member satisfies condition (1); that is, an evaluative adhesive having an isoprene polymer as the principal component thereof and containing 14 wt% of dicyclopentenyloxyethyl methacrylate, 8 wt% of benzyl methacrylate, 2 wt% of methyl methacrylate, and 0.2 wt% of a photopolymerization initiator is dripped in an amount of 10 [mu]L onto the surface of the optical member and then allowed to stand for 5 minutes, whereupon the contact angle between the optical member and the evaluative adhesive is 55 DEG or less. The invention provides an optical member in which appearance defects due to bubbles forming between the optical member and the transparent protective member can be reduced, and further provides an image display device in which such appearance defects are reduced through the use of the optical member.