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Serious Readers’ Alex Light Review

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Monday, 06 May 2019 / Published in Health & Wellbeing, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News

Serious Readers’ Alex Light Review

I can see clearly now….

I am actually talking about my vision, but it is also a bit of a ‘light-bulb’ moment.

You see, I took delivery a few weeks ago of my Serious Readers’ lamp. And wow has it changed how I see things. Let me explain.

MY EYESIGHT HISTORY

30 years ago, I had laser surgery (for short-sightedness) on one eye. It was very painful. Have you ever had a hot poker in your eye? Well, it felt like that and it lasted 24 hours. No painkillers worked. I never had the other eye lasered.

Thank goodness laser surgery now is a walk in the park, in contrast to what I suffered.

But back to my vision. I wear a lens in one eye and I see long distance with that one and my lasered eye is used for reading. There is a name for it. I think it is called mono-vision.

MY PROBLEM

Reading is one of my passions but I tend to read in the evening. I am too busy walking, playing golf, minding my grandson, shopping, having coffee with friends etc. during the day. I enjoy writing book reviews too; you might like to check out ‘It’s Who We Are’  ‘The Middle Page’ ‘The Secret Lives of Adults’

Anyway, in the last few years I have been finding it increasingly difficult to indulge in one of my favourite hobbies.

Why?

My eyes get very tired and I  find it increasingly difficult to see the text. We had a light with the brightest of bulbs, in my reading corner, but it was still not effective.

THE SOLUTION

Enter Serious Readers.  And their lovely Alex Light.

Hallelujah. The strain has gone.

The difference is the TECHNOLOGY.

A Serious Readers’ Light employs Daylight Wavelength TechnologyTM to project a natural balanced bright light beam close to the daylight our eyes are built to use.

This means you can see detail and colour indoors as if you were sitting by a window on a lovely day.

I can read comfortably for much longer periods of time, because the page is lit so clearly. Graham has also been using it for his crosswords.

An added bonus is that the light does not impose on others in the room, while my lamp also incorporates a dimmer switch which allows adjustment of the light intensity to suit individual needs.

I don’t do much sewing, but now and again a button might need to be re-attached and I actually found the light proved invaluable in helping me thread a needle. I imagine that any of you who do close needlework would love it.

WHY WE MUST LOOK AFTER OUR EYES

The latest research shows that concentrating in poor light can:

  1. cause eye strain
  2. risk damage to our eyes
  3. affect sleeping patterns
  4. damage the retina due to too much short-wavelength blue light

The Serious Readers design, with a stay-put flexible arm and rotating swivel joint, means you can set the light up just for you, so it takes the strain, not your eyes.

THE ALEX LIGHT

Let me tell you a little more about the Serious Readers’ Alex Light:

  • It’s available as a floor-mounted or table-top model
  • It comes with a 5-year warranty and a 30-day risk-free trial
  • Its optimised 4,000K light beam offers 6-times more light on the page than the traditional 60W filament bulb
  • It’s certainly high performance but energy efficient, so will hardly contribute to your energy bills
  • Its intense beam does not decay with age, offering more light but less heat
  • Used by Heathrow Airport Air Traffic Controllers
  • Recommended by 500 opticians
  • 250,000 Serious lights are now used in 63 countries

I generally dislike talking about age and age-related problems, but it’s a fact of life that our eyesight deteriorates as we grow older, so one way to help this is to invest in better lighting. That’s why I am delighted to recommend Serious Readers’ Alex Light. It is not inexpensive at £299 (yes, I know that is a double negative) but it does make a huge difference.

It’s a British company and I can’t find any Irish company offering a similar light. Shipping costs worldwide are just £9.95.

Check out the Serious Readers’ website for more details and to see their entire range.

In collaboration with Serious Readers, but as always I give an honest review

 

 

Tagged under: Alexa Light, eye strain, floor lamps, Lamps, reading lamps, review of Alexa Light, Serious Readers

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7 Comments to “ Serious Readers’ Alex Light Review”

  1. Noel Dorr says :Reply
    May 7, 2019 at 1:07 am

    Definitely a light I can use. I wear my glasses 75% of the time now. My daughter had lasik recently; it did not go well. Thus, that option is out for me. Thanks for the informative post.

    1. Hilda says :Reply
      May 7, 2019 at 4:19 pm

      So sorry to hear that your daughter’s lasik did not go well. The light is truly excellent.

  2. Lisa says :Reply
    May 7, 2019 at 2:31 am

    It’s so good to know that there are things like this available for us as our eyesight or eyes in general weaken over time. I love brightness and am always trying to brighten things to see better. Thanks so much for the info and for the overall explanation of your own situation.

    1. Hilda says :Reply
      May 7, 2019 at 4:18 pm

      Thanks Lisa for reading.

  3. Jessica A Jannenga says :Reply
    May 8, 2019 at 8:35 pm

    This is interesting Hilda! I feel like I am nearly blind without my glasses, so I wear these strong prescription glasses all of the time. I have had glasses since I was 9. I got progressive lenses about 5 yrs ago and I find it easier to read sometimes just taking my glasses off and putting the book closer. This light sounds good though, thanks for the info!
    jess x
    http://www.elegantlydressedandstylish.com

  4. Anna Parkes says :Reply
    May 16, 2019 at 8:32 am

    The light has changed my reading habits too Hilda and I’d be lost without it. Sounds like you’ve had serious eye problems in the past so thank goodness for your Serious Readers light! (sorry, I couldn’t resist that!)
    Have a great week sweetie x

    1. Hilda says :Reply
      May 18, 2019 at 6:16 am

      Thanks Anna…from one serious reader to another!

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