Magnifiers is a type of magnifying glass or lens.
It consists of high convex lens.
It is mounted on a frame with handle or without handle.
Magnifiers mostly used in low vision patients.
Magnifiers are of 5 types available;
1. Hand magnifiers
2. Spectacle magnifier
3. Stand magnifier
4. Telescopic ma...
Magnifiers is a type of magnifying glass or lens.
It consists of high convex lens.
It is mounted on a frame with handle or without handle.
Magnifiers mostly used in low vision patients.
Magnifiers are of 5 types available;
1. Hand magnifiers
2. Spectacle magnifier
3. Stand magnifier
4. Telescopic magnifier
5. CCTV
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MAGNIFIERS
MEGHNA VERMA
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•A magnifying glass is a convex lens that is used to produce a
magnified image of an object.
•The lens is usually mounted in a frame with a handle.
•A low vision refers to an optical device that improves or
enhances residual vision by magnifiers.
•A patient with a low vision is a person who because of an
irreversible disorder of the visual system can not perform
customary visual activities without the special vision
enhancing devices.
TYPES OF MAGNIFIERS -
•Magnifiers, currently available are of 5 types –
1.Magnifying spectacles / spectacle magnifiers
2.Hand magnifiers
3.Stand magnifiers
4.Telescopic magnifiers
5.Electronic magnifiers (CCTV)