The Surge in Nearsightedness: Why More Kids Are Becoming Nearsighted Over the past decade, nearsightedness (myopia), is becoming increasingly common in children and teenagers. Myopia results in poor distance vision but clear near vision, is on a sharp rise across the globe. This surge is alarming experts such as Dr. https://medium.com/@maheshnadgir820/myopia-on-the-rise-understanding-the-nearsightedness-epidemic-in-young-people-a92c0bac95ed