Would you be willing to document everything you see, that others dont, in as much detail as you can? This blows my mind, and I'd love to try and learn what you experience, please.

This is easily the coolest thing I've ever read. Holy crap this is amazing!

I see near UV light. My cancer treatment as an infant led to a cataract in my only remaining eye and the lens was not replaced. Lightning is often purole to me and I usually notice minor flashes that others miss so I enjoy saying quietly "storm's comin'" in a conference room and then smiling when the thunder is heard by coworkers who think I'm nuts.

The condition is called tetrachromia because you are seeing a 4th wavelength beyond the red, green, blue mix of "normal" vision. The lense in the eye blocks the ultraviolet light, but the retina of many people have the ability to perceive that wavelength.

I have the same experience.

When you are in a car, notice how different the sky looks through the window when it is closed vs. Open, especially on very bright days. The windows are coated to prevent ultraviolet rays from penetrating.

Monet (the artist) had his cataracts removed, and he ended up seeing things bluer. It was likely he could see into the UV spectrum as well, as his art reflected that. He had a ""blue period".

https://www.zeiss.com/vision-care/us/better-vision/understanding-vision/the-vision-of-monet.html

I’m also aphak and although I don’t specifically recall seeing something particularly weird, I do get in arguments all the time about what colour things are. And I feel like my colour perception is pretty damn good, so it’s either other people being a pain in the ass, or aphak people having superpowers.

I used to experience it back when I had sight, not due to aphakia , but because there's a huge hole in the periphery of my iris resulting from a surgery I had shortly after being born. The hole in the iris caused me to have double vision with one of the images being out of focus due to not going through the lens, but since that image was very faint I didn't notice it in most situations unless I looked directly at light sources. However under ultra violet light like that produced by black lights the second blurry image would become much brighter than the normal image, causing me to clearly see the ultra violet light sources, and in addition I also noticed that the colors were slightly shifted towards brown when wearing supposedly gray-tinted sunglasses with ultra violet protection. I only realized that most people could only see a very dim violet glow when looking at black lights many years ago after reading a $1 regarding this subject on slashdot.

I'm also aphasic - congenital cataracts and no lens implants. For me, black lights are bright, fuzzy, and create a haze that really messes with my perception. To combat this, I normally throw on a pair of sunglasses. I don't think I notice it in many other situations, though.

I'm wondering if this is what I'm seeing. I don't have a natural lens in my left eye and have been legally blind in it. I've been trying to gain vision back in it via aphakic lens and possibly lens implant. Just going slow since its so permanent. I see colors out of my left eye WAY more vibrant. Its like contrast pumped up 40%

actually sounds pretty fascinating. For sure. My vision was never good enough for much but fascinating.

I am aphakic in one eye after a pretty bad injury. I read about it when my injury first happened, but I didn’t start seeing any new colors till a couple weeks ago. My corrected vision in that eye is 20/200, so if I have my contact in, I can usually pick up the color! Since I have one eye that is normal and healthy, I can compare the images and colors I’m seeing. Pretty wild!

I have no lens but the lens sack has pushed to the front of my eye so I basically see no colour. It’s cool to meet someone who’s also afakic, and I’d like to know more about what your vision is like. I’ve only heard about the ultraviolet light through a Tom Scott video, which was really cool.

Color vision testing with a Farnsworth-Munsell D-100, or an Anomaloscope, would be the only objective and definitive test to determine the validity of your observations. Who knows, you may have supervision.

I'm pretty sure that's bad for your retinas. You should talk to a doctor about it. UV light generally doesn't mix well with Human parts.