Most of us struggle with vision as we get older. We buy eyeglasses and magnifying glasses just to read the mail. I spent hours going over the magnifying devices in this list to find the highest quality and easiest to use devices.
Best Floor Stand Magnifier and Light
Floor lamp magnifier for sewing
My favorite magnifier floor lamp is the Brightech Lightview Pro. This is the magnifier that rolls on a wheel stand, has LED lights that don’t get hot, and a magnification factor of 1.75x or 2.25x.
Brightech Lightview Pro with wheels, bright light, and a 4.5 in. diameter viewport
The 1.75x magnification translates to a 13 in. range. The 2.25x magnfication translates to a 15 in. range.
White Brightech Lightview Pro Magnifier Light
Where to Use the Britech Lightview
The Brightech is a hugely popular portable lamp and magnifier useful for seeing:
sewing
books
newspapers
magazines
crafting
desk work
puzzles
cookbooks
maps
knitting
coins
stamps
letters
makeup
Why a Floor Lamp is the Best Design
Floor lamp magnifier for applying nail polish
This magnifying floor lamp is hands-free. When you’re reading, you can hold the book. When you’re knitting, you can hold the needles. You don’t have to hold the magnifier and the thing it’s magnifying at the same time.
This lamp is portable. It sits on a heavy base with casters allowing you to easily push it where it needs to go. You can share the lamp among a few chairs, or both at a library table and a reading area. The lamp has a ridiculously nice six-wheel base.
How the Brightech Pro is Better
Lamp settings increase contrast
The Brightech has a 4.5 in. wide diameter viewport, which is larger than most other floor lamp choices out there. With smaller viewports, you have to move the glass around to see all parts of the page, craft, or whatever object you’re magnifying.
While many magnifying lamps use plastic for the viewport, the Brightech uses genuine scratch-guarded diopter glass. Plastic loses its usefulness, but glass magnifies properly for years. This Brightech Pro LED model has a 20 year warranty. If Brightech can’t help you fix your lamp, they’ll send you a new one for free.
The LED light is bright and yet stays cool to the touch no matter how long you leave it on.
How to Buy the Brightech Lightview Pro
Floor lamp magnifier for viewing coins
The Brigtech Lightview Pro is an amazing floor lamp magnifier with features you can’t find in more expensive lamps.
Amazing quality with 20 year warranty.
You have both hands free to work using this light
This is a portable lamp with 6 wheels
You can use it to see sewing, detail work, and books
The magnification is large enough for lower vision people
The light is bright and can be adjusted downward
The LED lights stay cool
The glass is guaranteed and does not scratch
The gooseneck arm puts the magnifier where you need it
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