Ask Slashdot: How to Exploit Post-Cataract Ultraviolet Vision? 350
xmas2003 writes "I recently had cataract surgery with a Crystalens implant. With my cloudy yellowing (UV-filtering) natural lens removed, I see the world in a new light (more on that in a moment) as everything is brighter and colors are more vivid ... plus in focus.
As a typical Slashdot reader, I've been myopic since childhood, so it's wonderful not to have to wear glasses/contacts for distance. One interesting oddity is that I can now see ultraviolet light — it seems that there are a few people who have photoreceptors sensitive below 400nm into the UV spectrum. I've done some testing with a Black Light and UV filter to confirm this but would love to do more conclusive testing such as using a Monochromator — anyone in the Boulder, Colorado area have access to one? And any suggestions from Slashdot readers on how I can further explore this phenomenon? While I can't see dead people, I guess I have a 'superpower' ... although I'm not sure a middle-aged suburbanite dad should don purple tights and cape to become a crime-fighter!"
Dangerous (Score:4, Insightful)
Don't go out of your way to expose your eyes to UV!
Re:List of ideas. (Score:2, Insightful)
3. Use this ability for a stealth motion detector. If a robber can't see in the dark, but you can, this would be a advantage.
That would be infra-red, not UV...
Re:First step (or post) (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Dangerous (Score:4, Insightful)
Then again, remember that sunlight contains lots of UV light, so those levels are fine (except if you're a basement dweller)
Except that the filter that prevents the UV reaching the back of his eyeball is now gone... There is probably a good reason why you have that filter there in the first place!
Re:First step (or post) (Score:4, Insightful)