Augmented reality near-eye display devices have attracted significant attention in the information display technology field. To address the bottleneck in the structure of traditional near-eye display systems, which cannot balance the field of view and volume, metasurface optical elements have provided a new concept for developing a large field of view, thin, and compact near-eye displays due to their ability to modulate the multidimensional physical quantities of the optical field and the benefits of planar integration. This paper introduces the principle of metasurface optical field modulation and then focuses on the design of various optical systems for augmented reality near-eye displays based on the metasurface concept, including the design of optical systems based on the metasurface and a freeform surface, the design of a retinal projection display based on the metasurface concept, the design of an optical waveguide based on the metasurface concept, and the design of a holographic display device. The challenges faced by metasurfaces in terms of augmented reality near-eye displays are discussed, and relevant future prospects are presented.