determine magnification of reading glasses

Mar 18, 2013 20 Replies

Use the lens to project a distant scene on a sheet of paper. Then measure the distance between lens and paper to determine the lens focal length. The shorter the focal length, the higher the power.

Lens power is often expressed in diopters. A diopter is the reciprocal of the lens focal length expressed in meters. A +1 lens has a focal length of one meter.

Fred

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