Adjustable magnifying apparatus and method for viewing video or computer screens

A method of magnifying a visual display on a screen of a monitor, the method comprising:

• a) supporting a non-Fresnel lens at one end of an adjustable arm,
• b) attaching the other end of the adjustable arm to a blade support under the monitor, the base support having a flat surface on which the weight of the computer directly or indirectly rests, and
• c) viewing the visual display on the screen through the non-Fresnel magnifying lens while adjusting the position of the lens relative to the screen in order to obtain a desired magnification and clarity of the visual display, wherein the adjustable arm provides for movement of the lens (I) vertically in a direction perpendicular to the base support, (ii) axially towards or away from the screen along, or substantially parallel to, a central axis perpendicularly extending from the center of the screen, (iii) horizontally sideways from either side of a vertical plane that bisects the plane of the screen, and (iv) angularly with respect to the plane of the screen, wherein the movements (I),(ii),(iii), and (iv) are each independently adjustable in a continuous range of movement.

An optical device for magnifying visual displays on a screen of a monitor, the optical device comprising:

• a) a first non-Fresnel magnifying lens for providing a magnified view of the visual display on the screen of the monitor, and
• b) a second non-Fresnel magnifying lens for providing a magnified view of a document, wherein one side of a relatively small lens frame holding the second non-Fresnel lens is attached to one side of a relatively large lens frame holding the first non-Fresnel lens, and wherein the second non-Fresnel lens can rotate angularly with respect to the first non-Fresnel lens about at least one axis,
• c) an adjustable arm for supporting the first and second non-Fresnel magnifying lenses, which adjustable arm is continuously movable in front of the screen in a vertical, horizontal and axial direction with respect to the screen, so that the first non-Fresnel magnifying lenses can be adjustably positioned to a desired position relative to said screen, the adjustable arm being capable of moving the lens (i) vertically in a direction perpendicular to the base, (ii) axially towards or away from the screen along an axis along or substantially parallel to the a central axis perpendicularly extending from the center of the screen, and (iii) horizontally sideways from a vertical plane bisecting the screen.