LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- With kids returning to the classroom, back-to-school time is when many students discover their vision may be different than it was last year.

Cases of nearsightedness are skyrocketing. Could screen time have something to do with it? Eye doctors show us the simple things parents can do to make sure their kids are ready to learn.

When 16-year-old Amielle Niere was in second grade, she had a hard time figuring out the lesson plan.

"It was just difficult to see from afar, like I couldn't see what the teacher was writing on the board," she said.

Like many kids, her vision would change from one year to the next.

"It used to get worse like drastically because I had really bad habits like reading in the dark," Amielle said.

That can strain your eyes, but so does spen

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