Cataracts and Color balance
Sep 17, 2019 11:07:33 #
After having my first eye done yesterday I noticed a distinct shift in color balance towards the blue end of the spectrum. I never even thought about color balance as most talk concerning cataracts always focused on clarity and haziness... Before freaking out I did a little research and discovered that a cataract has a yellow brownish look; Gee, walking around with a warming filter. My next thoughts were how much this has affected post processing in the past and how things will be diff. in the future. I know we all see color and brightness differently and it will be interesting to go back and examine some post images and SEE how they now appear through a clear lens... Prob. only interesting to those who have had a lens replacement but I thought I would comment on it. Bob
Sep 17, 2019 11:11:39 #
Had both eyes done. Never noticed any difference on my screen. Maybe I'm not critical enough.
Sep 17, 2019 11:14:54 #
Yes, that was amazing to me. I'd look at a scene with the eye that was just done and then with the one that was waiting. Big difference. In the doctor's office are side-by-side paintings done before and after surgery. You can see a definite difference in the coloring.
Sep 17, 2019 11:18:45 #
Huey Driver wrote:
One factor could be there are different degrees of severity. I had two optometrists urge me to have the surgeries several years before I decided to visit an ophthalmologist because I wasn't noticing any problem. Had both eyes done. Never noticed any difference on my screen. Maybe I'm not critical enough.
He said Nope, not bad enough (even with the minimal risk, he wouldn't perform surgery with my degree of 1+. Needed to be 2+). The two earlier optometrists were affiliated with a cataract surgery center that I later learned is pretty much a mill: lay out eight patients at a time and go at 'em
Sep 17, 2019 11:21:20 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
The plastic lens implants allow more light at the blue (and UV) end of the spectrum to enter the eye than the natural lens did. Absorption of UV energy by the lens is one of the big contributing factors to the formation of cataracts. This is why the color shift is visible. It's also why it is important that we wear good sunglasses after the surgery to protect the interior of our eyes from the increased UV radiation allowed into them. I've found that it is mandatory for me...I really can't handle the increased brightness outside. It's like my eyes have at least one and maybe two stops of additional exposure sensitivity.
Sep 17, 2019 11:21:41 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, that was amazing to me. I'd look at a scene with the eye that was just done and then with the one that was waiting. Big difference. In the doctor's office are side-by-side paintings done before and after surgery. You can see a definite difference in the coloring.
Yes Jerry, I guess a lens does make a difference; wonder how many presets will need changing ? Just saying. Ha Ha.
Sep 17, 2019 11:30:10 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
They have a TV documentary that show 2 Doctors that go to Africa every year to do cataract operations for free. They set to do one every 5 minus and the lenses cost about $2.50@.
They had a double long surgical bed and one was operated on and another person sat up on the other side of the bed. As one got up the other laid back and the doctor was able to do the next one.
My doctor said I must be a photographer or artist as i noticed the color change after he did one eye.
They had a double long surgical bed and one was operated on and another person sat up on the other side of the bed. As one got up the other laid back and the doctor was able to do the next one.
My doctor said I must be a photographer or artist as i noticed the color change after he did one eye.
Sep 17, 2019 11:30:15 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
I am having treatment to my left eye for Macular Degeneration (Wet)
Monthly injection into the white of the eye. I notice the lack of Yellow(Yellow colours look greyer with just the left eye) Colours still look normal with the right eye alone, although , Cataracts seem to come up in conversation when I have the eye scans done.
Monthly injection into the white of the eye. I notice the lack of Yellow(Yellow colours look greyer with just the left eye) Colours still look normal with the right eye alone, although , Cataracts seem to come up in conversation when I have the eye scans done.
Sep 17, 2019 11:32:20 #
MrBob wrote:
After having my first eye done yesterday I noticed... (show quote)
Fortunately, color perception seems to be relative. I worked in critical areas of a photo lab, both before and after cataract surgery. Lens replacement dramatically improved my personal enjoyment of color, but didn’t really affect my ability to balance color of images. I made a point to do before and after color correction comparison of ten images, as well as taking the Munsell Hue Test:
https://www.colormunki.com/game/huetest_kiosk
My before and after scores were within one point. My second set of color adjustments showed no significant change in print color beyond what we saw normally during the week among our nine color correctors.
Proper monitor calibration and profiling improve color adjustment far more than cataract surgery.
Sep 17, 2019 11:42:47 #
Thanks folks for the interesting comments... I will SEE how things look after the less affected eye is done Monday. Its a whole new world out there. Bob
Sep 17, 2019 11:44:51 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
One factor could be there are different degrees of... (show quote)
LASIK is a similar scam in some areas.
You were right to go to an ophthalmologist for another evaluation. My optometrist sent me to one, because she didn’t like what she saw during an exam.
In 2008, I did need it. I’m very glad I had it done. I have 20/25 in both eyes, and there’s almost no astigmatism (I was very nearsighted and had significant astigmatism before surgery). Now, I just need cheap reading glasses at the computer and when reading.
Sep 17, 2019 11:47:14 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
It's in and out, no big deal. I went in when I cold not see the chart. I went to the Henry Ford Hospital at 6:30AM was 3rd in line and was out eating breakfast at 11:00Am and could see.
Sep 17, 2019 12:07:32 #
Anhanga Brasil
Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil
Yes ! That blue hue really bothered me. I had both eyes done many years ago.
Bright sunlight is my current problem.
As for monitors (and alike) my old Panasonic Black Combo (TV/VCR)
died and I bought a new HDTV (2011). When I got my first eye done,
I told my son: now I will enjoy it. When I had the second done it was
way much better. The blue hue is gone now.
Bright sunlight is my current problem.
As for monitors (and alike) my old Panasonic Black Combo (TV/VCR)
died and I bought a new HDTV (2011). When I got my first eye done,
I told my son: now I will enjoy it. When I had the second done it was
way much better. The blue hue is gone now.
Sep 17, 2019 12:32:10 #
I also had both eyes done and it was necessary as night driving became difficult, I did one eye at the time. I noticed the color shift when the first one was done. Covered my right eye and the sky had a yellowish tint to it, Covered my left eye and the sky became the blue as it should have been, after the second eye was done I had 20/20 vision for quite a while. Its been ten years and I still have 20/20 in one eye and 20/30 in the other. I am pleased that it has improved my post processing skills, lol. But as others have said I am sensitive to bright sunlight. Small price to pay for good vision.
Bob
Bob
Sep 17, 2019 12:42:07 #
I had forgotten about the color shift, my surgery was a number of years ago. I didn't worry about how it affected my post processing, I assumed I made the photos appear as life did to me with cataracts. Unlike Linda, I didn't even ask about it until it was really needed. I was amazed at the clarity.
I needed glasses as the implants weren't exactly what I needed. Since I needed reading glasses and I hated bifocals, I was fitted for progressive eyeglasses immediately.
I needed glasses as the implants weren't exactly what I needed. Since I needed reading glasses and I hated bifocals, I was fitted for progressive eyeglasses immediately.
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