Lighted Large Magnifying Glass

Large Lighted Magnifying Glass

Magnifier Information 

 After the age of about forty you will experience a problem viewing small print and tasks involving close detail work. This eye condition is called presbyopia and magnification is the answer.

What type magnifier is best? 

A hand held large magnifying glass is best for short duration use and hands free large magnifier is best for long duration use. 

How does a magnifying glass work?

A magnifying glass is a lens through which can be used to make things appear bigger, so you can see them better. It is used in many applications and manual operations.

The magnifying glass consists of a piece of convex^[ shaped glass or plastic. It has to be held at the right distance between the eye and the object for the object to be in focus. Wikipedia

Power and work distance: 

Buy a large magnifier with a power that will allow you to perform your task at a comfortable distance.

The higher the power of the big magnifying glass the shorter the work distance and the smaller the field of view. The high power magnifying glass may not be the best magnifier for you.

Large magnifying glass with light.

A large lighted magnifying glass will provide better magnification as they provide a sharper and clearer image.  

Fresnel Magnifier:

A flat magnifier consisting of concentric circles that can be a full page reading magnifier.

Visual impairment

(or vision impairment) is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses or medication. Our low vision large magnifier models can be of help. 

Rules Of Magnification.   

• The higher the power of the large magnifier lens, the closer you must get to the object being viewed and the smaller the field of view.
• As the power of a lens increases the diameter of the lens decreases.
• Diopter is a term used to determine the power(magnification}of a lens. The terms are sometimes confused.