5X Full Page Magnifying Glass for Reading, Lightweight Rectangular Magnifier Provides Large Book Page Viewing Area, Upgraded Handheld Magnifier for Reading Small Prints for Seniors, Low Vision

Over 40 and love reading? This is a Must-Have!
I love this handy, light weight, reading aide. It has allowed me to return to my enjoyment of reading books. I no longer have to strain my eyes or squint with lesser magnifications. I can freely see and read a whole or half page at a time for a comfortable, more natural reading experience. Its functionality in that regard is far superior to other similar products I have tried. Surprisingly, it was the most inexpensive option at the time I ordered it.It comes with a satin sleeve to keep it dust-free. It’s the perfect size to keep on my bookshelf with my books.

Good magnifier—not good for book reading though
First, this handy vision tool was less than 8 bucks—and these days there’s pretty much nothing under 10 dollars that is useful or of any real value. Second, it is a very good magnifier. It provides a very clear (but relatively small) field of magnified vision; and is superior (with 5X magnification-wise and clarity-wise) compared to the other plastic flexible magnifying sheets (3X power) out there.However, the total field of view is smaller; at 5 inches by 7 inches…and you’ve got to be prepared for only that much operating room.But here’s the rub: it’s not good for reading books or any other type of extended-period text reading. Why? It is basically a square handheld magnifying glass, with a definite “sweet spot” of undistorted view area in the very center of the screen—BUT unfortunately (just like a handheld magnifying glass) there is curvy-wavy distortion all around the periphery that surrounds the sweet spot…which becomes visually dizzying when you try to actually read a book with this magnifier. This makes it a deal-breaker if you’re looking for something that will magnify the whole page you are reading without any wavy distortion. In other words, this is probably not good to read more than 1 or 2 pages of text. Also, there are always one or two distracting ambient “reflected” random images (of any nearby light sources) that reflect in the lens that can annoyingly obscure your field of view.That said, this magnifier is however great for zooming in on specific areas of small print for shorter periods of time. It has the 5X power and clarity and relatively large area of view to do a bang-up job reading a page of fine-print instructions, in depth labeling, or lengthy medicine directions or pill-bottles! This type of use is definitely in its wheelhouse of strength.The lens itself is well made, convex clear hard plastic, and sits immovable (unbending) in the frame. When you lay the frame down flat on another flat surface, the lens is recessed a few millimeters within the frame itself to protect the lens surface somewhat from scratching—however, I can see right away that you better be careful how you handle and store this magnifier because you definitely do not want to permanently mar or scratch your viewing area (and remember it’s only made of plastic after all).In the end, for the price, you are getting a big bang for your buck here…assuming you just want a handy dandy, clear-focus, square-shaped, lightweight handheld magnifier for excellent magnified “short-term use”—and not looking for something for any type of extended book reading purposes.

Not as useful as I thought it would be
I should have returned it! Doesn’t work for me because one arm is broken ! Also for use while typing doesn’t work either!

Makes things easy to read!
This handheld magnifying glass is of good quality, it is not too large, but not too small either. The size is good for a senior or someone who needs to hold it with one hand and position an object with their other hand, Very light-weight and easy to use. The price is very affordable.

It’s misleading, the reading area is actually very small, unlike shown in the representing picture.