Wang Y, et al. - Researchers conducted this investigation to explore the connection between age-standardized disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) rates and human development index (HDI), and to evaluate the trends of socio-economic disparity in the global burden of near vision loss from 1990 to 2017, the concentration index (CI) and the relative index of inequality (RII) were used. Data reported that the global burden of near vision loss rose from 5.3 million DALYs in 1990 to 9.8 million DALYs in 2017, corresponding to an increase of 82.4%. In the low-income country group, the highest rate of increase for 1990–2017 occurred. Age-standardized DALY rates were inversely linked to HDI. Lower HDI countries showed higher age-standardized DALY rates due to loss of near vision. Over the past few decades, the total global burden of near vision loss has increased sharply, with low-income countries showing the highest growth. In countries with lower socio-economic status, the age-standardized burden was higher. While a declining trend of socio-economic inequalities has been noted, the persistence of disparities still underlines the need for developing countries to provide more eye care services.