Reading Magnifier Guide

POSTAGE SPECIAL:  Pay $8.00 postage for first item ordered. Free postage on all your next items. You may mix and match.  Your postage will always be $8.00 per order(Domestic orders only).   PAYPAL SECURE ORDERING We are verified PayPal sellers. When you place a order via PayPal Shopping Cart, we receive your order, shipping address and Email address. All your financial information stays with PayPal and never enters our website.       Magnifier Information    Types Of Hands Free Reading Magnifiers Binocular Headband Magnifiers Full Page Magnifiers  Telesight Magnifiers Desktop Magnifiers Magnifying Lamps Clip on Magnifiers Dome Magnifiers Neck Magnifier     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.      Hand Held Reading Magnifier  Select a reading with a power that will allow you to perform your task at a comfortable distance.  The high power magnifier may not be the best magnifier for you.  The hand held reading magnifier should be comfortable to hold.  The lens should be distortion free.   Hands Free Reading Magnifier     Not portable. Usually more expensive then a hand reading magnifying glass. Larger viewing area.  Allows use of both hands for reading, Cord/Cordless or both. Lighted or unlighted magnification.    Power Selection. The higher the power of reading magnifying glass the shorter the focal range and the smaller the field of view. Magnification powers can range from 1.75X up to 8X.  A reading magnifying glass with very high power may not be your best choice.   Large selection of hands free reading magnifier for books and news papers The high power magnifier may not be the best magnifying glass for reading for you.         Our large magnifier selection can help those with presbyopia  and macular degeneration   . Field Of View: The size of the area being magnified when viewing through a magnifying lens. The higher the power of the magnifier the smaller the field of view.   Diopter: Diopter is a measurement that is used to calculate the power of a magnifying lens. The higher diopter will provide higher magnification. Diopter is expressed as "D"   Power: Power is how large an object or print increases as you look through a lens. Magnifying power is expressed as "X"   Focal Length:   Measurement from the center of the lens to to the object and be in focus.    Focal Range: The distance from the magnifying lens to the object being viewed.    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 magnifiers can be of help.    Rules Of Magnification.    The higher the power of the 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.