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得獎者
AWARD WINNER

杜嗣河教授 香港眼科視光學權威杜嗣河教授肩負守護眼睛健康重任， Professor To Chi-ho, an authority on optometry in Hong As of September 2021, more than 200,000 boxes of
DISC have been sold since its launch in mainland
Kong, is committed to safeguarding people’s eye health.
先後研發「光學離焦」軟性隱形眼鏡（DISC）、「多區正向
Professor TO Chi-ho 光學離焦」（DIMS）眼鏡片，有效減緩學童近視加深速度 He invented the Defocus Incorporated Soft Contact market. Professor To and his team further developed the
DIMS spectacle lenses in collaboration with HOYA Vison
(DISC) and the Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segment
達六成，榮獲國際發明大獎。
(DIMS) spectacle lens, which earned him international Care and have introduced the lens to over 20 regions
香港理工大學科研眼科視光學講座教授、
二十年磨一劍 畢生守護眼睛健康 awards for effectively slowing down the progression rate in Europe and North America. The DIMS serves as an
梁顯利長者健康視覺教授及眼科視光學院學院主任；
杜教 授 是 香港 理 工 大學（ 前 香港 理 工學 院 ）視 光學文 憑 of myopia among school children by 60%. alternative solution to address myopia.
視覺科技有限公司創辦人及董事
Chair Professor of Experimental Optometry, 課 程 首屆學生，深 造後回母校 擔 任 講 師並 展開 近視研究
Henry G. Leong Professor in Elderly Vision Health and 工作。杜教授憶述，2002年一場講座中，一群家長急切地 20 Years of Dedicated Work and a Lifelong Discovering Unforeseen Opportunities and
Head, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 向他求助，子女近視嚴重卻苦無對策，這是他首次深刻感受 Commitment to Protecting Eye Health Innovating for the Benefit of Humankind
Founder and Director, 近視患者及家長的痛處。講座後的午膳時間，他在「點心 Professor To was one of the first cohort of students Having dedicated his life to research on protecting the eyes
Vision Science and Technology Company Limited
紙」上寫下未來研究方向，力求將「光學離焦」技術應用於 graduated in Optometry at The Hong Kong Polytechnic for countless myopia patients, Professor To believes that
控制近視。 University (formerly known as The Hong Kong “those who love to see shall see where love is”. He leads
Polytechnic). After completing further studies, he the PolyU team in launching a service-learning subject
縱然有扎實的學術研究基礎，但將研究成果商品化是香港 returned to his alma mater as a lecturer and began his called “Learning Through Providing Eye Care and Vision
一直面對的難題。杜教授坦言，多年來曾向多間廠商洽談，每 research on myopia. He recalled being asked by a group Health to the Community”, through which they provide
每被拒諸門外，令他甚為氣餒。直至2016年與同窗好友創立 of anxious parents for help during a seminar in 2002. eye screening and seminars to patients in Hong Kong,
公司，進一步將科研成果量產化，DISC成功於2018年面世。 The parents were worried because they did not have any mainland China, Cambodia, and Vietnam. As many as
solutions to their children’s serious myopia. This was the 36,000 patients have benefited from these programmes.
截至2021年9月，DISC打入内地市場，銷量高達20萬盒。 first time that he deeply felt the pain of myopia patients
杜教授團隊再接再厲，成功與豪雅光學研發DIMS框架眼鏡 and their families. While having lunch after the seminar, “Every scientist must first forge a way through darkness
片，進軍歐、美洲等20多個地區，為解決近視提供多一種 he wrote down his research directions on a copy of the and get over what seems to be impossible to pass, before
選擇。 menu, and decided to dedicate himself to applying the they succeed in any innovative research,” said Professor
myopic defocus technology for controlling myopia. To. He firmly believes that, as long as his research
掘頭路中拓新機 創新為改善人類福祉 produces new knowledge that improves the well-being
畢生研究為無數近視患者擦亮靈魂之窗，杜教授相信「凡是 Despite solid academic and research work, the of humankind, he will carry on regardless of opposing
愛看見的人，都 看見愛 」，領導理 大團隊 推出「眼睛護 理 commercialisation of research outcome is always a voices. Looking forward to the future, he will conduct
及視覺健康在社區」服務學習科目，為本港、內地、柬埔寨 difficult problem in Hong Kong. Professor To admitted further research to achieve his dream of curing myopia.
及越南患者提供視覺篩查及眼睛健康講座，受惠人次高達 that he felt discouraged when manufacturers rejected
36,000。 his ideas over the years. In 2016, he finally founded
a company with his classmate to put their scientific
「每個科學家在 成 功 創新研究 之前，先要面對黑暗，走 過 research into mass production. This led to the birth of
凡是愛看見的人，都看見愛。 看 似不能繼續前行的掘頭路。」杜教授堅信，只要從事的 DISC in 2018.
Those who love to see 研究能創造新知識，改善人類福祉，無論身邊有幾多反對 關於得獎者
聲音，都不要輕易放棄。展望未來，杜教授將進一步研究
shall see where love is. 助患者實現逆轉近視的宏大理想。 About The Winner

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