Folding Pocket Readers – a spare pair small enough to keep on you

A metal frame that folds at the bridge and again at the temples, down to about the size of a key fob. Under 20 grams, so a long stretch of reading stays easy. Strengths run from +1 to +4 in half steps and a hard cover is in the box.

Why choose these folding readers?

The pair on the side table is never in the room you happen to be in. A frame that folds this small rides in a shirt pocket, a bag or a car door bin. That gives you a second pair exactly where the small print turns up.

Under 20 grams: Light enough that the frame does not press on the bridge.
Double fold: Bridge and temples fold down to pocket size.
Hard-coated lenses: Stay clear after weeks loose in a bag.
Springy frame: Flexes rather than snapping when it gets sat on.
Seven strengths: +1 through +4 in half-step increments.

One in the car, one in the coat, and the hunt is over.

Fold the bridge first and the temples after, so the lenses end up facing each other inside the cover. Clean them with a microfiber cloth; a shirt tail is what puts fine scratches into any lens. Two pairs in two places beats carrying one around.