<story><title>Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before diagnosis</title><url>https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/news/eye-scans-detect-signs-parkinson-s-disease-seven-years-diagnosis</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>TheBlight</author><text>The idea of knowing you&amp;#x27;re going to get dementia sometime in the next decade is interesting. But I don&amp;#x27;t think it&amp;#x27;s straight-forward as to whether or not knowing is a good idea.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s also a little amusing to take the idea to its logical extreme: What if it becomes a societal norm to know? Would public venues allow soon-to-be dementia patients line cutting priority etc? Think amusement parks, transit reservations, hotel booking, bars, movie theaters -- all of it. There could be a whole industry built overnight of catering to this specific demographic.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Aurornis</author><text>&amp;gt; The idea of knowing you&amp;#x27;re going to get dementia sometime in the next decade is interesting. But I don&amp;#x27;t think it&amp;#x27;s straight-forward as to whether or not knowing is a good idea.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s not fun, but being able to do long-term planning around challenging medical conditions is without a doubt better than not knowing. This includes everything from financial planning to finding a house that is ideal for your condition (no stairs, single level, etc.)&lt;p&gt;Ideally we&amp;#x27;ll have a better understanding of disease-modifying drugs in the near future that can slow progression of Parkinson&amp;#x27;s. If we get confirmation that drugs like Exenatide actually do slow the progression of Parkinson&amp;#x27;s (trials ongoing) then you&amp;#x27;d definitely want to know as early as possible.</text></comment>
<story><title>Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before diagnosis</title><url>https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/news/eye-scans-detect-signs-parkinson-s-disease-seven-years-diagnosis</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>TheBlight</author><text>The idea of knowing you&amp;#x27;re going to get dementia sometime in the next decade is interesting. But I don&amp;#x27;t think it&amp;#x27;s straight-forward as to whether or not knowing is a good idea.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s also a little amusing to take the idea to its logical extreme: What if it becomes a societal norm to know? Would public venues allow soon-to-be dementia patients line cutting priority etc? Think amusement parks, transit reservations, hotel booking, bars, movie theaters -- all of it. There could be a whole industry built overnight of catering to this specific demographic.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ekianjo</author><text>Knowing you will have something incurable has only downsides. You will dread the time ahead of you instead of enjoying your present time.</text></comment>