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===Is myopia genetic/hereditary?=== | ===Is myopia genetic/hereditary?=== | ||
{{also|Frequently Asked Questions/Myopia/Quotes#Hereditary factors of myopia}} | |||
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No, in the majority of cases. The majority of myopia is [[lens-induced]] in the world. Question why [[Wikipedia:natural selection]] has failed so terribly it's resulted in eye defects in huge swathes of the population, two billion in the world. | No, in the majority of cases. The majority of myopia is [[lens-induced]] in the world. Question why [[Wikipedia:natural selection]] has failed so terribly it's resulted in eye defects in huge swathes of the population, two billion in the world. | ||
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The Ministry of Healh in Singapore says: {{xt|"The prevalence of myopia in Singapore is among the highest in the world, with 65 percent of our children being myopic by Primary 6, and 83 percent of young adults being myopic."}}/ <ref>https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/speech-by-dr-lam-pin-min-senior-minister-of-state-for-health-at-the-opening-of-the-singapore-national-eye-centre-s-myopia-centre-16-august-2019#:~:text=2.,of%20young%20adults%20being%20myopic</ref> How did their ancestors survive to lead to the current generation if myopia is generally so disadvantageous to an organism's survival? | The Ministry of Healh in Singapore says: {{xt|"The prevalence of myopia in Singapore is among the highest in the world, with 65 percent of our children being myopic by Primary 6, and 83 percent of young adults being myopic."}}/ <ref>https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/speech-by-dr-lam-pin-min-senior-minister-of-state-for-health-at-the-opening-of-the-singapore-national-eye-centre-s-myopia-centre-16-august-2019#:~:text=2.,of%20young%20adults%20being%20myopic</ref> How did their ancestors survive to lead to the current generation if myopia is generally so disadvantageous to an organism's survival? | ||
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===Is infant myopia normal?=== | ===Is infant myopia normal?=== | ||
{{also|Frequently Asked Questions/Myopia/Quotes#Infant myopia}} | {{also|Frequently Asked Questions/Myopia/Quotes#Infant myopia}} | ||