Carson SureGrip 2x Acrylic Soft Grip Magnifier with 11.5x Spot Lens (SG-14)

Makes reading easy for the elderly

This Carson magnifying glass is the third of its brand that I have had in my possession. It has a very nice handle, made of some type of Non-slip and soft-feeling material. The color palette of this magnifying glass is in an easy to take subdued gray, with touches of black, a classically elegant color choice.The shape, and the size of the handgrip are ideally suited for those with arthritis, or with limitations upon the use of their hands. In spite of the very large size of this glass, it is not nearly as heavy as it looks to be, another bonus for those that are ill, of have limited-mobility issues.The quality of this brand is superb, and the other two of this make, are precisely the same, except for the mirror portion being quite a bit larger, The product quality has held true during the time that I have owned all of these devices. Ass with the other magnifying glasses of this type,this is exceedingly sturdy, ergonomic, and well-designed for daily use.This size is quite convenient for those with limited vision due to a variety of reasons. In my case, I became ill and the accompanying medications caused my vision to worsen during the period of time that the medications were in use. I was quite depressed to begin with, illness is never much fun, but the fact of the illness having required the use of medications which almost completely ruined my vision was nearly a bridge too far for me to cross.Although knowing that the medications would eventually be discontinued, with the accompanying return of my normally perfect vision, that thought did not improve my attitude as my attempts to read practically anything were thwarted by the medication. As a last attempt to locate some form of something which would allow me to read, and to exist in a more comfortable atmosphere, I purchased this very large version of the same style of magnifying glasses which were already in my possession.I achieved truly magnificent results with the use of this much larger-sized glass. I was able to most conveniently, and yet at the same time comfortably move the glass far less frequently, as the glass was large enough to allow one to read nearly the entire page get of a book, and very large sections of a newspaper. The handle is well-designed, and has an easy-grip style making usage possible for even those with weak, or shaky hands.I was very glad when I was able to discontinue the medications causing the vision problems. However, I am carefully preserving these glasses for the future, knowing full-well that there will be a time my life when I will almost certainly need these magnifying glasses on a daily basis.Thes magnifying glasses are made of unusually high-quality materials, and will easily withstand a fall of several feet onto a rug, or hardwood floors. I can highly-recommend this CARSON magnifying glass. Not only in this size, but also in the various available sizes in which CARSON produces these excellent, and exceptionally resilient and useful magnifying glasses. Thank-you to CARSON for making my illness just a bit less onerous than was absolutely necessary. These products are excellent and high-quality magnifying glasses, with many possible applications, of which only a few were tested by me, but one could see that the possibilities were limitless.

I have been searching for a large well-made magnifier and finally found it with this Carlson product. It's perfect for helping me read books, periodicals and magazines as it is light weight and large in size -- perfect! As a bonus, it was delivered in one day personally by Office Depot -- great service.

I bought the 5” / 5.0 inch which came with a nylon drawstring pouch sufficient only for very light protection from scratches and the sun.The 5” lens itself is very good. The unit weighs 200g.I don’t need it for reading but if I did, this unit would be too heavy for prolonged use for me (50+ small woman).The handle has a good grip and curved shape with finger grooves, although it does look rather cheap.I also strongly suspect the rubber will eventually degrade, becoming sticky and unusable.So to sum up:1) don’t buy the 5” unless you specifically need the larger size.2) this is not a once in a lifetime purchase.

Like my large new magnifying glass with nice handle. Eyes are close to cataract surgery and I am having trouble with small print. This glass helps me a lot.

I can use it ok but I have no need for the spot lense which displays upside down image. I thought I ordered glass and the item appears to be glass optic lense but packaging and description now reads acrylic. I dare say the weight and feel of the lense indicates glass but time will tell. Made in Chinia which I did not read either... my bad. Don't expect much out of China

Excellent. This is my favorite magnifying glass of any kind. Has a big glass, and works great. Use it every day. Bought one 15 years ago and broke the handle by dropping it. Bought a new one. Buying this one as a Xmas gift for a friend.

Maybe I just got a bad one, but the optics are not even across the glass. There is a noticeable waviness to the magnification on one side of the glass. The image is not being magnified evenly across the entire diameter and I have an area of the glass where the magnification is wavy and limits the usable area of the glass itself as the image is distorted. This is not even across the the entire glass and only in one specific area which makes me point to a defect in the production. Will request a replacement and hopefully next one will be better, but for now this is a negative experience with this product. This should not have passed the QA.Update, received a replacement, optics are even worse on that one. Downgrading to a 1 star.