discussion Magnifying spectacles

[Gern]

Hi guys. Went to my opticians today to find I needed new specs. Nothing too serious, he thinks my eyesight is pretty good for an old guy.

While there, I asked him about magnifying specs - the sort you can wear over your existing glasses - for close up work. He has recommended I try a set with 3X magnification. There are loads about apparently with even the local poundshops selling them but I'd like something a little better quality-wise. Can anyone recommend any?

 

[boatman]

Hi guys. Went to my opticians today to find I needed new specs. Nothing too serious, he thinks my eyesight is pretty good for an old guy.

While there, I asked him about magnifying specs - the sort you can wear over your existing glasses - for close up work. He has recommended I try a set with 3X magnification. There are loads about apparently with even the local poundshops selling them but I'd like something a little better quality-wise. Can anyone recommend any?

HI Dave this is what i use not great qaulity but it does the job for me
chrisb

 

[Andy the Sheep]

Dave, I have an Optivisor and it works fine. However, it's a bit heavy if you have neck problems; if I use it continuously for more than an hour I can expect some neck stiffness in the evening.
Here's the link to the company official site Donegal Optical

Andrea

 

[Andy T]

I follow the lead of the guys on Repair Shop and wear double specs.

I use my prescription readers, then have different strengths of pound shop glasses to wear over the top if needed. I can always find a combination to suit whatever distance & magnification I need, and it's cheap :nerd:

 

[Lee W]

Dave, I acquired these a couple of years ago, good enough for my needs and they come with 4 or 5 different lense strengths!



 

[Gern]

I tried one of those headband magnifiers and wasn't happy with it. That's why I'm looking for a set of spectacles I can wear over the top of my normal reading glasses as Andy T suggests. I just want something that's likely to be better quality than poundland stuff.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Donegan optivisor are the best I’ve used. Superdrug ready reader specs are decent quality, but may be awkward over other glasses. I also have a cheaper set of magnifiers that go over my glasses, but I find they slide down quite easily, and are heavy on the nose.

 

[Jim R]

Have you considered these, Dave ...

If you Google Mighty Sight loads come up. I bought mine from eBay for about £12. I haven't used them much and they are not up to Optivisor standard but they are better than the price would suggest.