Magnifier Pendant 6x/20D

MAG54

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Contents

Importanceofalowvisionassessment

Choosingamagnifier

Warning!Importantinformation

Generaldescription

Orientation

Aftercare

Effectivelighting

TermsandConditionsofsale

Importance of a low vision assessment

RNIBandActionforBlindPeoplestronglyadviseanyonewithvisualimpairmenttohavealowvisionassessment.ThisisanNHSfundedserviceusuallyaccessedatyourlocalhospitaleyeclinicorrunbyalocalorganisation.ReferraltotheclinicisusuallybyyourGeneralPractitioner(Doctor),OptometristorOphthalmologist.Theassessmentisfreeofchargeandavailabletoanyonewithlowvision.Youdonothavetoberegisteredassightimpairedtoaccessthisservice.

Lowvisionmeansthatyouwillbefindingithardtoseethingsasclearlyasyouwouldliketo,evenafteryouhavehadyoureyestestedandarewearingthecorrectspectaclesorcontactlenses.

Attheassessmentaqualifiedlowvisionpractitionerwillcheckyourvisionandassessyoursuitabilityforlowvisionaidssuchasmagnifiers.Theseclinicsareusuallyabletoprovideatleastonemagnifiertoyou,freeofcharge.Asmagnifierscanbedifficulttouseinitially,thepractitionerwillhelpyoutogetthebestoutoftheequipmenttheyprescribe.Ifyouhavebeendischargedbyyoureyespecialist,youcanaskyourGPorOptometristtoreferyoutothenearestclinic.

Choosing a magnifier

RNIB'sbooklet'Choosingyourmagnifier'isdesignedtohelppeoplewithavisualimpairmentunderstandthevarioustypesofmagnifierthatcanbeusedforspecifictasks.ThisbookletisavailablefromRNIB'sHelplineinlargeprint,audioorbraille,ordownloadfromrnib.org.uk/magnifier

Warning! Important information

Donotleaveyourmagnifierindirectsunlightwhenitisnotbeingused.Theintensifyingeffectofthelenscouldbecomeafirehazardindirectsunlight.Useyourprotectivecover(ifprovided)andalwaysstoreinasafeplace.

Neverlookatthesundirectlythroughamagnifyinglensasitcoulddamageyoureyes.

DonotlookdirectlyatthelightsourceinilluminatedmagnifiersasLEDsareverybright.

Avoidimpacting,bangingordroppingyourmagnifier,aswellasmoistureandhightemperatureswhichmaycausedamage.

Avoidputtingyourhandsorfingersonthelensofyourmagnifier-alwaysusetheframeorhandle.

General description

Goldeffect,giltchainnecklacewitha6xpendantmagnifierattached.Pendantmagnifiersare'handheld'andshouldbeusedinthesamewayasstandardhandheldmagnifiers.Theyareattachedtoacordtohangaroundyourneckforquickeasyaccesswhendoingvariousactivities,indoorsandoutdoors.Idealfor‘spot’readingsuchasinshopsforseeingprices,theycanbeverydiscreetinpublic.

Magnification:6x/20dpt

CircularLenssize:40mmdiameter

Orientation

Thismagnifiercomessuppliedwithablackleatheretteprotectivecaseandsmallsoftcleaningcloth.Toprotectthelensreturntothestoragebagwhennotinuse.Thechainhasasmallclasp,butthechainislargeenoughtoplaceitoveryourhead.Themagnifiercanbeviewedfromeitherside,bothfrontandback.Youwillneedtodrawitclosetoyoureyetogetthebestviewingarea.

Aftercare

Propercareofyourmagnifiermeansitwillprovideyouwithmanyyearsofuntroubledreading.Cleanthelenswithadampcloth(ideallyadampmicro-fibrecloth).Neverusesolventssuchasalcohol,benzeneorothercleaningagentsasthesecandamagethelens.

Youmayfindsmalllinesthatlooklikehairlinecracksattheedgeoflightweightlensesorintheplasticframe.Theseareflowlinesthatoccurduringtheproductionprocess,buttheydonotaffectthefunctionordurabilityinanyway.

Effective lighting

RNIBandThomasPocklington'sbooklet'Makethemostofyoursight,improvethelightinginyourhome'demonstratesgoodpracticebygivingideas,hintsandtips.Itexplainshowtolightyourhomemoreeffectively,aswellasexplainingdifferenttypesoflightingandtheirbenefits.Itisavailableinlargeprint,audioandbraillefromRNIB'sHelplineoryoucandownloaditfromourwebsite.

Terms and Conditions of sale

IfyouhavenotpurchasedthependantmagnifierdirectlyfromRNIB,pleasecontactyourretailerinthefirstinstance.

Thisproductisguaranteedfrommanufacturingfaultsfor12monthsfromthedateofpurchase.

YoucanrequestourfulltermsandconditionsfromRNIBHelplineon03031239999.Theyarealsoavailableatrnib.org.uk/shop

Helpline,RNIB,POBox173,PeterboroughPE26WS,U.K.

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WrittenMay2011

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