Aiden Cheng overcomes vision loss to become WYHK top scorer

Hong Kong Standard

15th July 2026

Aiden Cheng overcomes vision loss to become WYHK top scorer

Despite having less than 10 percent vision because of a progressive eye condition, Aiden Cheng Tsz-in of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong has been named one of the 24 top scorers in this year’s Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination.

Cheng attained the top grade of 5** in six subjects, including his electives in history, geography and economics, while living with a worsening congenital eye disease that carries the risk of complete blindness.

He was diagnosed with a congenital eye disease shortly after birth. He now has myopia of more than 2,000 degrees and nystagmus, with less than 10 percent of his vision remaining. 

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