Best Cataract doctors in Thailand: TOP 6 doctors

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Fahad Mawlood

Pichit Naripthaphan

  • New
  • 28 years of experience
  • Thailand, Bangkok, TRSC International Eye and Vision Center
  • Expertise

    • Super ReLEx (SMILE Pro),
      ReLEx SMILE, 
      FemtoLASIK, LASIK, PRK 
    • ​Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL)
    • Phacoemulsification

     

    Education

    • Medical Degree, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
    • Residency in Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Rajvithi Hospital Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
    • Research Fellowship in Retina and Vitreous, Estelle Doheny Eye Foundation, USC Medical School, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Automated Lamella Keratoplasty Course, Atlanta Georgia, USA (Under Casebeer, J.C., M.D. and Slade S.G., M.D.)

     

    Work Experience

    • 2015 - Present :
    • Refractive Surgery Specialist, TRSC International Eye and Vision Center, Thailand
    • Anterior Segment Specialist Surgeon, Bumrungrad Hospital, Thailand
    • Senior Consultant Cornea, Refractive Surgery and Cataract lens Unit, Rajavithi Hospital Ministry of Public Health, Thailand          
    • 1997 - 2015 : 
    • Chief of the Refractive Surgeries and Contact Lens Unit, Rajvithi Hospital Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
    • Chief of the LASIK Center, Rajvithi Hospital Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
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Cataract surgery (one eye)
$2,632 - $4,490
Cataract surgery (both eyes)
$5,264 - $8,980
Cataract surgery with IOL replacement
$2,632 - $4,490
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Ponpawee Jindarak

  • 4 Good 1 review
  • 18 years of experience
  • Thailand, Bangkok, Intrarat Hospital
  • Ponpawee Jindarak, M.D.

     

    Ophthalmologist

     

    Graduated (M.D. From)

    Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

    An eye care specialist. Unlike optometrists and opticians, I am a doctors of medicine (MD) or doctors of osteopathy (DO). I have specialized training and experience in diagnosing and treating eye and vision conditions.

    Certificates

    Certificate of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

    International Clinical Fellowship in Glaucoma at Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

     

    Current Positions

    Ophthalmologist at Intrarat Hospital

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Theppachai Thammikasakul

  • 4 Good 1 review
  • 25 years of experience
  • Thailand, Bangkok, Intrarat Hospital
  • Theppachai Thammikasakul, M.D. Ophthalmologist

     

    Work and Educational Experiences 

     

    Graduated (M.D. From)

    Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

     

    Certificates

    Ophthalmology Certificate, Phramongkutklao Hospital

    Sub-board / Fellowship in Corneal and Refractive Surgery at Khonkaen University

     

    Current Position

    Theppachai Thammikasakul is currently working as Ophthalmologist at Intrarat Hospital

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Sumet Supalaset

  • 4 Good 1 review
  • 22 years of experience
  • Thailand, Bangkok, Intrarat Hospital
  • Dr.Sumet Supalaset,MD.

    educational record

    -Certificate of Refractive Surgery: LASIK, Presbyopia Correction & SMILE, London.

    -Certificate of cornea and Refractive Surgery, Kyoto, Japan.

    -Cornea and refractive Observership at UCLA, USA, 2016.

    -Certificate of specialization in ophthalmology in cornea and refractive surgery from the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

    -Bachelor's degree in Ophthalmology from Phramongkutklao Hospital

    - Chulalongkorn University (Honors) 1997

    Work History

    -Former lecturer at Chulabhorn Hospital, Chulabhorn Royal Academy

    Examples of research works on LASIK and corneal diseases abroad (Publications)

    1.Two step Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy with WaveLight EX500 Platform for Adolescents and Adults with Low to Moderate Myopia: A 12-month Comparative Evaluation.Clinical Ophthalmology 2021.

    2.Incidence and Predisposing Factors of Anterior Chamber Gas Bubbles During Femtosecond Laser Flap Creation.International Journal of Ophthalmology 2020.

    3.A Randomized Controlled Double-Masked Study of Transdermal Androgen in Dry Eye Patients Associated with Androgen Deficiency.Am J Ophthalmol 2019.

    4.Ocular Basidiobolomycosis: A Case Report.Case Rep Ophthalmol 2018.

    5.Pseudomonas Scleritis following Pterygium Excision. Case Rep Ophthalmol 2017.

    6.Corneal Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis.Case Rep Ophthalmol 2016.

    7.Corneal Ring Infiltrates Caused by Serratia marcescens in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.Case Rep Ophthalmol 2016.

    8.Photorefractive Keratectomy: A review.Chiang Mai Medical Journal 2016.

    Surgical capabilities

    1.Refractive surgery
    - LASIK
    - ReLEx SMILE
    - PRK
    - Intraocular Lens (ICL), Refractive Lens Exchange

    2. Eye surgery
    - Small incision cataract surgery (Phacoemulsification), insertion of monofocal IOL, multifocal IOL, trifocal IOL, Toric IOL, Eyhance IOL, EDOF IOL, etc.
    - Large incision cataract surgery (Extracapsular Cataract Extraction, Intracapsular Cararact Extraction, Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery)
    - Scleral fixation IOL
    - Corneal transplantation (Penetrating Keratopathy, Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratopathy, Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratopathy, Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratopathy)
    - Tumor removal and cancer of the conjunctiva (Tumor removal or Wide excision with Cryotherapy)
    - Corneal stem cell transplantation (Simple Limbal Epithelial Transplantation)
    - Conjunctivoplasty - Pterygium
    excision

    Language skills

    -Thai, English, Chinese, Japanese

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Patchima Chantaren

  • New
  • 14 years of experience
  • Thailand, Bangkok, TRSC International Eye and Vision Center
  • Expertise

    • Super ReLEx (SMILE Pro),
      ReLEx SMILE,
      FemtoLASIK, PRK
    • ​Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL)
    • Phacoemulsification

     

    Education

    • Medical Degree (1st degree Honors), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
    • Residency in Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Rajvithi Hospital Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
    • Clinical Fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
    • Asia Cornea Society-Santen Educational grant, Observational Training Program of Ocular Surface Transplantation and Dry Eye, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (KPUM), Kyoto, Japan
    • Forefront Refractive Surgery : LASIK, Presbyond & SMILE Course, London Vision Clinic, London, United Kingdom

     

    Work Experience

    • Present : Refractive Surgery Specialist, TRSC International LASIK Center, Thailand
    • 2015 - 2019 : Instructor in Ophthalmology Department at Center of Excellence for Cornea and Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand
    • 2011 - 2012 : Ophthalmologist, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, Thailand
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Cataract surgery (one eye)
$2,632 - $4,490
Cataract surgery (both eyes)
$5,264 - $8,980
Cataract surgery with IOL replacement
$2,632 - $4,490
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Manchima Makornwattana

  • 4.5 Good 127 reviews
  • Thailand, Bangkok, Bumrungrad International Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist

Cataract surgery with IOL replacement
$2,650 - $5,160
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