Aiden Cheng overcomes vision loss to become WYHK top scorer
- Chris McMillan
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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.