Healthy eyesight is crucial to children's growth and development, but health experts note that more and more children are likely to need glasses earlier in life. Research shows a high prevalence of pediatric myopia, an eye condition where the light that enters the eye focuses in front of the retina instead of directly on it. As a result, children can see things close up but struggle with focusing on objects at a distance, thus needing eyeglasses to correct their vision.