Small molecule offers great therapeutic potential for restoring vision - CityU Scholars

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Researchers at CityU have identified and demonstrated for the first time a therapeutic small molecule, M1, that can restore the visual function in the mammalian central nervous system, offering hope for patients with optic nerve damage such as glaucoma-related vision loss.

Period	16 Jan 2023 → 17 Jan 2023

Media coverage

Title	城大研小分子M1療法助恢復視覺
Persons	Chi Him Eddie MA Department of Neuroscience Ngan Pan AU Department of Neuroscience Chi Chiu Vincent KO Department of Chemistry
Media name/outlet	大公報
Place	Hong Kong
Media type	Web
Date	17/01/23
Link	www.takungpao.com.hk/news/232109/2023/0117/809360.html

Title	小分子注射入眼助小鼠重見光明城大展示M1治療法有望令青光眼患者恢復視力
Persons	Chi Him Eddie MA Department of Neuroscience Ngan Pan AU Department of Neuroscience Chi Chiu Vincent KO Department of Chemistry
Media name/outlet	文匯報
Place	Hong Kong
Media type	Web
Date	17/01/23
Link	https://www.wenweipo.com/epaper/view/newsDetail/1615044948938330112.html

Title	城大揭小分子可修復視神經受損小鼠視覺　為治療青光眼燃希望
Persons	Chi Him Eddie MA Department of Neuroscience Ngan Pan AU Department of Neuroscience Chi Chiu Vincent KO Department of Chemistry
Media name/outlet	東方日報
Place	Hong Kong
Media type	Web
Date	17/01/23
Link	https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20230117/bkn-20230117020046767-0117_00822_001.html

Title	Small molecule offers great therapeutic potential for restoring vision
Persons	Chi Him Eddie MA Department of Neuroscience Ngan Pan AU Department of Neuroscience Chi Chiu Vincent KO Department of Chemistry
Media name/outlet	City University of Hong Kong - NewsCentre
Place	Hong Kong
Media type	Web
Producer/Author	LILIAN IP
Date	16/01/23
Link	https://www.cityu.edu.hk/media/news/2023/01/16/small-molecule-offers-great-therapeutic-potential-restoring-vision