Followup: Ultraviolet Vision After Cataract Surgery

xmas2003 writes "Several months ago, I posted to Slashdot about being able to see ultraviolet light after cataract surgery. While a lot of the discussion whimsically discussed the best way for 'Captain UV' or 'UltraMan' to use this 'super-power,' there were some people who were skeptical or (incorrectly) said this is Tetrachromatic vision. I've subsequently done more testing using an Oriel Instruments MS257 Monochromator and was able to see color down to 350nm — below the usual ~400nm limit of the visual spectrum. It's also easily demonstrable with a pair of 400nm and 365nm UV flashlights. Some readers who also have UV vision commented this can be quite annoying at black-lit Disney Rides, Halloween Haunted Houses, etc. Fortunately for me, it's just an interesting oddity so far. Along those lines, some interesting related stories about using UV vision during World War II and Star Gazing. Finally, many/most people end up getting vision debilitating cataracts, so my experience having a Crystalens implanted after cataract surgery may be informative."

Comments

Cool

[Anonymous Coward]

Can you see through clothes?

Re:Cool

[quarterbuck]

That's because it relected all the Blue colors and let the red colors through

Re:Cool

[treeves]

Silly argument. If there is a crayon with the word printed on it, then it's a color.
I like "burnt sienna".

Can you read this?

[Pirulo]

If you can't read the line above. Then you don't have UV vision.

Re:Can you read this?

[AioKits]

If you can't read the line above. Then you don't have UV vision.

Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.
Ovaltine? A crummy commercial? Son of a bitch!

Re:Can you read this?

[jank1887]

rickrolled again. well played sir.

Re:Can you read this?

[jones_supa]

Let me test: *******.

Hmmm. It seems I still see my password after clicking Preview.

Only applies for you. As you can see from the quote above, it's not shown to others.

Curses!

[flyingsquid]

WHAT???? A man has come forward who can see into the ultraviolet?!!??? This cannot be!!!

I, the evil mutant Darklight, am the only one with power over the ultraviolet spectrum. If another emerged with such powers, it would threaten my Ultimate Ultraviolet plot for world domination. I must alert my co-conspirators Nucleon and Cheetahface and see if they can learn more about this "xmas2003". A curious choice for a superhero name... the "x" suggests some affiliation with the X-men and yet when I sucked out Xavier's brain he revealed nothing of this mutant to me. It also implies some sort of holiday theme, which is simply baffling. Perhaps he wears an elf costume?

Very well, xmas2003. I will play your game. We will find you, and then we shall see if your powers are real. If I find that you have been toying with me with false claims, then I will kill you quickly. And if I find that you have been telling the truth, then I will kill you... slowly.

After taking out those precious, precious eyes of yours, of course. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAH!!!!

-Darklight, Evil Mutant Overlord

Quite the write-up

[Lev13than]

That was an amazingly detailed and quite interesting write up - I found the numerous close-up photos and descriptions quite informative. Based on your proclivity for detail I am very glad that you suffered from cataracts and not colorectal polyips.

Re:Come back...

[gknoy]

You can tell when a car engine is running???