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How could a single gene-editing injection treat inherited eye diseases?

Fiona Sun · South China Morning Post
Published 1 Nov 2026, 10:00 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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In the third of a four-part Health Matters wellness series on frontier medicine in Hong Kong, Fiona Sun examines how a local start-up is testing a gene-editing therapy that could tackle a group of inherited eye diseases at their genetic source and what it will take to turn it into a treatment patients can access. For 15 years, Professor Zheng Zongli has worked to make gene-editing therapies safe enough to treat diseases with limited treatment options. His path has taken him from a PhD in medical...

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