My father is in his eighties and has difficulty reading anything. This didn't work any better than reader glasses which he already has. There is some image distortion around the edges. The 2x magnification just isn't enough for him.
The magnifier does magnify small print if you hold it several inches away from the print. It is far from perfect though. Depending on how you hold it and at what angle sometimes it seems to blur the print a little sometimes it seems warped and under a light it will reflect the light. I would only recommend this magnifier to those who only need it for occasional use. I hope there are better magnifiers out there.
This magnifier has helped quite a bit instead of having to use a small hand held magnifying glass I can just put this over the page and read. It took a while to get used to but it’s very helpful