About a month ago i had a cataract operation in one eye and was comparing my eyes by closing one and looking with the other and the colors were different. I was wondering which is correct and colors as seen by different people and did a Google Search and came up with these interesting facts.
Color perception is an exception. Women and men generally perceive colors differently. Women experience the world in warmer colors,for eg and can usually distinguish shades of red better than men. Men on the other hand are better able to perceive poor contrast and rapid movement. It is assumed that this has an evolutionary background. In primeval times women had to able to see red berries on a green bush for eg and men had to hunt wild animals.
In an experiment women were more adept at distinguishing between subtle gradations than were men. This sensitivity was most evident in the middle of the color spectrum with hues that were mainly yellow or green women were able to distinguish tiny differences.
Do people see different colors differently ?
We sometimes think of colors as objective properties of objects much like shape or volume. But research has found that we experience colors differently depending on gender, national origin, ethnicity, geographical location and what language we speak. There is nothing objective about colors.
Do different lenses have different colors?
Yes the lens design and construction can and does influence color reproduction. Different glass formulas and different coatings transmit frequencies of light differently and lens defects such as flare will likely affect the color reproduction.
There are small differences in our perception of color. I found this interesting and wanted to share .
Peter

I am pretty sure most of the difference in perception of colors between people is due to how the brain or "mind" interpret what we see. And not so much the mechanical or optical system of the eye. Why your two eyes now see differently is yes, because the two lenses are different from one another, one natural, one synthetic. If you later have the other eye operated on they might then give you the same view of colors and other characteristics. And of course the vision between different species is different. Birds, Dogs, Apes, Insects all see the world very differently. None is more correct than another for each. We humans can create machines such as cameras that are more objective but it is to our human standards. Yes, camera lenses can transmit color and contrast differently. I find my vintage film lenses give a different look than my modern digital lenses on the same camera. And I find my oldest ones from the seventies or before approximate what I like best and so I do not have to fuss as much using Ps for their Raw images. Your post was interesting, though you can see I have thought about this before. And I suspect Men and Women hear differently too. It seems like there is a lot of differences in my house. Take care.