Myopia on the Rise: What’s Fueling the Myopia Boom in Children Over the past decade, myopia — also referred to as nearsightedness — 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. The https://medium.com/@linda.wockhardthospitals/myopia-on-the-rise-understanding-the-nearsightedness-epidemic-in-young-people-453eb568220b