HKU EYE CENTRE INAUGURAL REPORT

C. Research-related Awards 2021-2022 (1) Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award 2021 [Professor Christopher Leung] 2021 年亞太眼科學會高級成就獎 [Professor Christopher Leung] (2) The Japanese Ophthalmological Society International Young Investigator Award 2021 [Dr Kendrick Shih] 2021 日本眼科學會國際青年研究員獎 [Dr Kendrick Shih] Dr Shih received the award based on his 2020 publication “Lycium barbarum Polysaccharide Suppresses Expression of Fibrotic Proteins in Primary Human Corneal Fibroblasts” in Journal of Clinical Medicine, for which he served as corresponding author and principal investigator. The study was the first proof of concept that wolfberry extract; lycium barbarum polysaccharide, may serve as a potent anti-fibrotic agent a�er cornea epithelial-stromal injury. This publication has set the path for the group’s continued work in the field, with further publications in Experimental Eye Research in 2021 and 2022. Dr. Shih 因其 2020 年在 Journal of Clinical Medicine 上發表的論文“Lycium barbarum Polysaccharide Suppresses Expression of Fibrotic Proteins in Primary Human Corneal Fibroblasts”獲得該獎項,並擔任通訊作者和首席研究員。該研究首次證明了枸杞提取 物枸杞多醣,可作為角膜上皮基質損傷後的有效抗纖維化劑。該論文為研究小組的持續工作奠定了基礎,並於 2021 年和 2022 年 在Experimental Eye Research進一步發表了文章。 14 Research at HKU Ophthalmology 香港大學眼科學系——研究成果

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