ORILAO 2.5X Magnifier 420mm Portable Loupe Surgical Binocular Loupes Magnifying Glasses (Silver)

Very useful for fiddly jobs. The LED light is easily adjustable.

- Works - Colleagues who bought 3.5 magnification regularly feel nauseous using their set. - No problem with 2.5

I knew these would not be particularly robust, but I wanted them for occasional intricate work where I struggle now with just reading glasses. I followed the instructions to try and get them adjusted. You basically ajust the gap between the two lenses so that you have a sigle image (like binoculars). The working in focus range is meant to be roughly 50cm out (wit a wider range around that). I found things were only in focus farther out (~80cm). The focal range seemed much narrower also. The lenses are poor quality, however, so only the very centre of the image has a chance of being in focus and even then, it's not super clear. Away from that there's blur and chromatic aberration. Completely useless in my opinion. If you see a dentist about to work on your teeth wearing these.......RUN!

After 3 months of once weekly use, the frame snapped as I was repositioning the lens. They did a decent job before they broke, but I’d probably avoid and spend slightly more for something more sturdy.

Does the job