Thank you everyone, very helpful.
Phil, I'm still learning to work with this glass, so I'm not sure what it is capable of in the right hands, didn't know if I could work toward a certain goal
The silver glass just really shines with bright light, but that bead the one whole end looks pretty dark if it isn't getting good lighting.
Oh, and they keep telling me cataracts aren't ready to do surgery, but I'm kind of looking forward to that day in case I'm one of the cases where it improves my eyesight!