Does bad eyesight run in families?

[danno]

I'm the only one in my family who doesn't wear spectacles and my 2 year old niece was recently diagnosed with long sightedness. They said it was genetic so surely that means that I should have some problems?

 

[Luis84]

My wife and I have been wearing glasses all our lives. I am concern about my boy having eye sight problems since our problems started when we were quite young.

 

[danno]

Well, my son is only eight and has been wearing glasses for two years already. My mother and sister wear them too so I think it's about time I had my eyes tested!

 

[WillyWonka]

Yeah, it's genetic. My family has extremely small eyes and I started wearing glasses when I was three years old-they aren't quite as thick now but I still wear them. My mother is blind now and my older sister is going that way. The whole family has trouble with their eyes.