A Closer Look at Myopia: Why More Kids Are Becoming Nearsighted Over the past decade, nearsightedness (myopia), is spreading rapidly among the youth. 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. Ruchika https://www.zupyak.com/p/4541615/t/myopia-on-the-rise-understanding-the-nearsightedness-epidemic-in-young-people