How do I Choose the Right Macular Degeneration Magnifier?

In order to select the best type of magnifier to meet your individual magnification one needs to consider:

The Lens Size

The lens size needs to be large enough to see as much as possible and/or small enough to carry in your pocket or purse.

The Magnification

Magnification is the ratio between the apparent size and the true size of the viewed object behind the lens. If an object behind the lens appears ten times larger than its true size, and the object is in focus, the magnification is 10X.

Focal length

Focal Length has do to with how far the magnifier needs to be from your eyes and from the object.

The stronger the magnification, the shorter the distance between the magnifier and the object.

However, if you are able to read a book with a 2x hand-held magnifier, the magnifier can be several inches away from the book and your eyes can be several inches away from the 2x hand-held magnifier.

There are two types of lenses:

Glass lenses

Glass lenses allow more light to be transmitted through the lens and usually have very clear optical qualities. It is hard, but not impossible, to scratch a glass lens.

Acrylic lenses

Acrylic lenses are very lightweight compared to glass lenses. They normally don't break or shatter and are scratch resistant. Many of today's magnifiers are acrylic and have exceptional optical qualities. There are a variety of styles of macular degeneration magnifiers for different tasks - reading magnifiers, lighted magnifiers, computer screen magnifiers, and dome magnifiers to name a few.

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