Book Reading Magnifier

He wants something flat and rectangular to read books with. Something with really high magnifying power.
He has dozen eye doctors, ophthalmologists and optometrists. What disconcerts me is that he still wants to read after all those diagnoses and surgeries, meaning they didn't work. He is not interested in a magnifying glass, our living room is littered with them. Not Wal-Mart, because other than being the money sucking hell-pavilion of a flawed capitalism, I doubt its variety is better than those websites I've gone through. Thank you all the same though. You see, we've had a lot of trouble and I want to find him just what he wants: a flat, powerful, rectangular magnifier, with which he won't have to strain or fumble with or hold while reading. Thanks, thank you!, for your suggestions. They are still very welcome, just under these provisions.

A magnifying glass just screws up your eyes even more! he should go get a check up at an ophtalmologist (an eye doctor) and (s)he'll prescribe the right glasses for your grandfather to read with. Also, he should try to read for as much as possible during the day because electric light (especially neon light!) is very harmful for your eyes. If he uses the computer, the doctor will prescribe special lenses with a radiation filter to preotect the sight.

2006-07-25 03:13:24 by bordello

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unable to read small print in books & magazines need something to lay onto page of magazine or book to enjoy reading again

if you go to your local office supply store they have them there! (I HAD TO GET ONE FOR MYSELF) I couldn't read the phone numbers in the phone book also try a crafting store

2006-09-12 12:33:21 by becca lou

Made of durable, yet flexible plastic, with the ease to be tucked into a book or tote bag for traveling
Magnify an entire page at one time and perfect for reading books, looking up telephone numbers, scanning maps
2x magnification, flat sheet full page magnifier

I've always been very near sighted and have a considerable stigmatism in both eyes. My first bifocals were at 25, but switched back since they no longer work as well for me. New dr. says it's nearsighted but also because the receptor cells (we all have rods and cones in our eyes to distinguish light/dark/color shapes) are spread too far apart. I'm corrected at 20/40, but closer to 20/50 now. Bye bye night driving!

He wasn't terribly helpful in what to do, other than get a hand held magnifier, so that I can keep up with my course work. Any tips/tricks or things to ask for so I can keep up with all this college work?? Reading a couple of hundred pages each night and working on this computer was a challenge last term; it's getting harder and harder to do this. So, what's a book loving girl to do??

I'm not sure you're looking at this 'right'. I may not be either as there are so many ways to work through this.

Basically, the way the lens thing works is, the more powerful the lens, the more it bends light. The formula where the Power of the lens or P is equal to 1/d where d is in meters helps.

If a lens is focused at a meter away, +1
half meter, +2
third of a meter, +3
quarter of a meter, +4
fifth of a meter, +5

bonk.... sorry, hit my head on the computer....



If you are "near sighted" then you are already focused closer than infinity or far away. If you are focused at a meter away, you are +1 too powerful and need to use a -1.00 to neutralize that power or move the focal point out to distance.

If you are a -2.00 myope you are focused +2.00 too powerful or a half meter away... etc etc etc.

When 'reading', one should try and get a lens that allows you to see at the distance you are doing the work. But if you are already near sighted, then you may not 'need' a lens. Just take off your glasses. But if you use your distance glasses, then read, you'll need to move that distance focal point up to reading distance.

Most of us read at a little further away than a third of a meter. So the +2.50 or +2.75 lens or add to our distance lens works great. One MIGHT want a little depth of focus, so optometrists will measure your ability to focus close,.... for instance if you move your finger closer and closer till you can't see the fingerprint anymore, that's your "near point". If that is for instance a quarter of a meter, then the optometrist will recommend that you get an add of about +2.00 which is half the +4.00 of your ability. That's how the thinking goes.

A computer is about maybe a +2.00 distance or half meter away, or thereabouts. figure it out for yourself, and try the plus lenses at the drug store for testing which reading Rx is good for you. You can figure it out so you don't get fatigued.

Now the real problem is that if you have astigmatism, you should use your distance Rx which corrects for that, then move that distance focal point closer to the distance you want to read. That way you won't be fighting the astigmatism distances or circle of least confusion blur, etc.

If you really have problems, go to a good Optometrist. This is what they are trained to DO, figure out these optical problems so that you can see well, without fatigue or other asthenopic symptoms. It's worth the $ to get the right Rx.

2008-12-29 19:33:51 by Teresa

Price: $9.99 $4.89

Slide-open illumination and 3X magnification in a generous frame
Measures approximately 4-1/2 by 1/2 by 2 inches; fun color options
Up to 20 hours of light from 2 CR1130 batteries, included

My Grandmother can not see very well at all. We have bought her all the strongest magnifiers that we could find in the stores and they do not help.But she can see writing on the TV because it is lighted. I was wondering if there was a product out there that can project your book on to the TV in large print? She is desperate to read her Bible so please any ideas or suggestions as to where I can find something like this would be greatly appreciated!

They do have bibles in audio books.

Libraries have machines that do that and they are very expensive.

2009-11-05 20:40:35 by Daze