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Blind Influencer Faces Heartfelt IVF Dilemma: Screen for Blindness?

4/23/2025

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Blind influencer Lucy Edwards, 29, is thrilled to embark on her IVF journey to motherhood. However, she grapples with a heart-wrenching choice: whether to screen out the gene responsible for her blindness. Married for two years, she and her husband Ollie are exploring pre-implantation genetic testing to navigate the complexities of her condition, Incontinentia Pigmenti.

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Story summary

Blind influencer Lucy Edwards, 29, is thrilled to embark on her IVF journey to motherhood. However, she grapples with a heart-wrenching choice: whether to screen out the gene responsible for her blindness. Married for two years, she and her husband Ollie are exploring pre-implantation genetic testing to navigate the complexities of her condition, Incontinentia Pigmenti.