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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