Very fun read. But as much as everyone loves to speculate (myself included), if you're seriously going to let your genetic nearsightedness, however severe, stop you from having a family, well... I'd urge you, strongly, to consider otherwise.
Speculation is just that. Speculation. Do you think that, 20 years, 10 years, 5 years, even 1 year before electricity was discovered, someone, literally anyone, actually, could predict the advent of such a profound, life-changing discovery? I know we didn't invent the pacemaker the same day the first light bulb turned on, but the point is that life was drastically, and, in the grand scheme of things, quite suddenly altered by this single event. It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if a discovery on a similar scale occurs in the near future, particularly considering the acceleration of our technology development.
There are much more pressing genetic developments, anyway. You're bound to have some sort of heritable "disadvantage" or another (see: peanut and gluten allergies, diabetes risks, cancer risks, heart disease risks, farsightedness, etc., the list is infinite). I will admit that, at times, I have similar thoughts. There are cases, however, where I think having a child would just be... a really bad idea. There are heritable diseases out there that make procreating for certain individuals, in my opinion, near murder. But nearsightedness is not one of them.
All in all, I think you're merely detracting from your happiness if you let this hold you back from starting a family.
IIN, that I've chosen not to marry /havekids because I am nearsighted?
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Very fun read. But as much as everyone loves to speculate (myself included), if you're seriously going to let your genetic nearsightedness, however severe, stop you from having a family, well... I'd urge you, strongly, to consider otherwise.
Speculation is just that. Speculation. Do you think that, 20 years, 10 years, 5 years, even 1 year before electricity was discovered, someone, literally anyone, actually, could predict the advent of such a profound, life-changing discovery? I know we didn't invent the pacemaker the same day the first light bulb turned on, but the point is that life was drastically, and, in the grand scheme of things, quite suddenly altered by this single event. It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if a discovery on a similar scale occurs in the near future, particularly considering the acceleration of our technology development.
There are much more pressing genetic developments, anyway. You're bound to have some sort of heritable "disadvantage" or another (see: peanut and gluten allergies, diabetes risks, cancer risks, heart disease risks, farsightedness, etc., the list is infinite). I will admit that, at times, I have similar thoughts. There are cases, however, where I think having a child would just be... a really bad idea. There are heritable diseases out there that make procreating for certain individuals, in my opinion, near murder. But nearsightedness is not one of them.
All in all, I think you're merely detracting from your happiness if you let this hold you back from starting a family.