I have recently had cataract surgery. All went well but when I tried to identify amber under my UV light to see if it was copal or phenolic resin I could not distinguish the green color it is supposed to have if it is real amber. I then read online that the UV protection in contact lenses interferes with gem identification under UV light, I had my husband check the color and he could see the green which indicates authentic amber. I could not see what he was seeing. He had cataract surgery but many, many years ago. I talked with my surgeon about this and he said all the new lenses have UV protection and I asked him what people who are gemologists would do in this situation. He said if I get an answer he would like to know. So, I am putting the issue out there for the group. Any input? Thanks.
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The same thing happened to my GG friend; she thought we were pulling her leg when we were talking about a stone being fluorescent under lw black light. She found that she could see the color in a photograph on her Droid phone, but not with her eyes. I think it’s horrible that the makers of these lenses with their infinite wisdom have taken away what for some is a really important aspect of vision.