[2025.11.30] CARLOS CHAN SECRETLY STOPS WORKING FOR 5 MONTHS DUE TO EYE AILMENT

Carlos Chan reveals that when he was a newlywed, he almost went blind from eye ailments

Carlos Chan recalls the worries and the hopelessness during his illness.
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Artist Carlos Chan Ka Lok once fell into a trough in his life journey, his eyes suddenly became severe painful and congested without warning, and his vision was blurred. The doctor stated that the condition should not be ignored as he had to chance of losing his sight. Ka Lok then stopped working for 5 months, focusing on treatment and hoping to recover as soon as possible! Because he had to take the medicine for 3 months, he suffered from rapid heartbeat, insomnia, and anxiety. Fortunately his wife Shiga Lin and the team gave him infinite encouragement and rekindled his hope!

The Emperor male god Carlos Chan Ka Lok married artist Shiga Lin Sze Nga in mid-2023. At that time he was lucky in love and career, but he never expected that bad luck was coming! Now that he has overcome the disease, he said in an interview, "One day I changed my clothes and wanted to drive to walk the dog, but suddenly my eye hurt drastically. It was really rough, and it hurt so much that I vomited. Hating to go to the doctor to begin with, I had to submit and go to the hospital. I was pushed into the emergency room on a wheelchair. Originally the doctor said I was fine, prescribed me some medication and eye drop and told me to go home and observe." Unexpectedly, two hours later the medicine dissipated, and Ka Lok's condition was more serious than before. The whites of his eyes were all red, and he scared his wife when he opened them. At the time he realized that he was in trouble.

Eventually he found an authoritative ophthalmologist, and after the consultation he realized that it was not a trivial matter. "Ordinary eye redness may just be a ruptured microfialicular blood vessel in the cornea, but it turned out that there was a problem with the part connecting the cranial nerves at the back of the eyeball, so the intraocular pressure was very high. However if I underwent surgery at that time, the risk was very high. The doctor and the team had several meetings and decided to use a vaccine to see if it could stop the bleeding first. I started to think at the time, what would I do if I went blind? I had to take care of my parents and my newly married wife, I felt really bad, and didn't dare to talk to anyone!"

While at the hospital, Ka Lok could only wait quietly. As hopelessness filled his entire body, Shiga, who was busy with work, had to go to the hospital every day and take care of him meticulously. F Fortunately, about 5 days later Ka Lok finally showed signs of stopping the bleeding, and the couple finally were able to let go temporarily. Ka Lok said, "After being discharged from the hospital I had to take medicine for 3 months. Even now I have to go back for a follow-up appointment every year now. The most bizarre thing is that no one knows what happened to make me sick. (Did you give up a lot of jobs at that time?) I stopped working for at least 5 months, and I had side effects after taking medication. I often suffered from insomnia and rapid heartbeat. At that time I tried wearing sunglasses to work. Whenever people asked me, I said that I was hurt from playing soccer in an attempt to downplay the matter. I didn't want anyone to know at all."

Actually before the "incident", Ka Lok learned that director Stanley Kwan Kam Peng would produce the Emperor Motion Picture SOMEONE LIKE ME (JEUNG NGOR JEH YEUNG DIK OI CHING). In view of his interest in the script and role, he recommended himself in hopes of getting an audition opportunity. "Who knew that the answer would be that they wanted to confirm the lead actress first, and they felt that my sunny image was in contrast to the role, so they said they had to consider it. I didn't expect to be sick right after I started waiting!" However fate would always arrange the "most suitable" to appear. During the recuperation, Ka Lok suddenly received an invitation from the team. "I was in a bad shape at the time, but I felt that I had to go to the meeting; no matter what, I had to explain to them. They comforted me after they learned about my incident, and they were willing to listen to my thoughts. Finally they felt that my character was suitable for the needs of the role at that moment, and we clicked right away!"

After experiencing this nightmare in life, Ka Lok gained an unprecedented understanding. The filming of "SOMEONE" made him completely let go of himself, and together with the team he created the sex volunteer "Ah Kin" (character name). "I feel that someone has accompanied me on this path, and I was much more at ease. I also told myself that I can't let myself go when acting in the future. I would have to have a very firm grip for the audience to be able to see me! The most talked about daring performance was filmed in the middle and late stages, and I didn't think about anything because this time the emphasis was on the nakedness of the mind rather than the body. (Can Chan Ka Lok in real life be like the sex volunteer, and keep sex and love separate?) No, sex and love are one. You have to have the feel before you can take the next step."