Eye "Doctor" (Ophthalmologists ) recommendation in Chiang Mai

[connda]

I'm looking for an Ophthalmologists who specializes in retinal and macular issues.  I'd appreciate any recommendation based on personal experience with a competent eye doctor.  This Is Not about cataracts.  Thanks.  @Sheryl if you have any recommendation either in Chiang Mai or Bangkok I'd appreciate your advice as well.

[Pink Mist]

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[connda]

3 hours ago, connda said:

I'm looking for an Ophthalmologists who specializes in retinal and macular issues. 

Let me clarify that I'm looking for a medical doctor who is a specialist in Ophthalmology.
I'm hoping that someone who has previously seen by a Ophthalmologist in Chiang Mai about issues regarding retinal and macular diseases, and who has a positive experience with their eye doctor, and could offer a referral or recommendation.  If the Ophthalmologist is a staff professor at CMU Medical School, even better.  I have problems that can eventually lead to loss of sight and I want to discuss treatment options and treatment prognosis with a doctor who has an excellent reputation and hopefully some people skills with their patients.  I've discussed this with a younger doctor in the recent past, but I'm looking for a second opinion by perhaps an older doctor with more experience.

People who do not have serious eye problems often go and see an Optometrist who prescribes glasses and lens and who are not medical doctors - and these people get Ophthalmologists and Optometrists confused.  My condition isn't something that can be addressed by staff at, say, Top Charoen or any place that sells glasses.  This is a hospital and doctor issue.

So if anyone has similar issues with eye disease as myself, and can recommend a Ophthalmologist at a local hospital - private or government - I'd appreciate it very much. 

[Sheryl]

Moved to the Health Forum. 

 

If you can come to Bangkok you will not find better in Thailand than

 https://rutnin.com/en/doctor/resume.36.1_Medical_history_0_0.html

 

In CM I would suggest https://www.bangkokhospital-chiangmai.com/en/doctor/dr-choeng-jirawison-m-d/

Who can also probably be seen at Sripat

[connda]

58 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Moved to the Health Forum. 

 

If you can come to Bangkok you will not find better in Thailand than

 https://rutnin.com/en/doctor/resume.36.1_Medical_history_0_0.html

 

In CM I would suggest https://www.bangkokhospital-chiangmai.com/en/doctor/dr-choeng-jirawison-m-d/

Who can also probably bw seen at Sripat

Thanks Sheryl. 

[JimGant]

 Yes, Dr Choeng at Bangkok Hospital CM.

 

Wife's macular went "wet" three years ago. Before that, she'd been seeing a retinologist at Bumrungrad -- but we knew that if it went wet, and she needed shots, frequent back and forth trips to Bangkok made no sense. Thus, with our excellent experience with Bangkok Hospital in CM, she made an appointment with Dr Choeng. Been all good since then.

 

She's had 12 shots (averaging every three months) of Eylea into the eye (OUCH!), with no side effects, and actually giving an improvement in vision, which only occurs in about 30% of the cases (otherwise, the hope is just to stop progression). I'm sure this is patient, not doctor, specific -- but who knows -- a nice surgical technique may help.....

 

Anyway, he comes highly recommended, at least by me and the wife. He has me in his office when he goes over the latest eye photographs with the wife, so I'm kept up to speed on the situation. Shots aren't cheap -- 100k baht per! Fortunately, our insurance (Tricare) covers it.

 

Good luck.

[connda]

On 5/3/2023 at 1:15 PM, Sheryl said:

Moved to the Health Forum. 

 

 

In CM I would suggest https://www.bangkokhospital-chiangmai.com/en/doctor/dr-choeng-jirawison-m-d/

Who can also probably be seen at Sripat

I've seen Dr. Choeng before at his clinic out on Chang Phuak across from the university.
At the time I had been to literally five other eye doctors about persisting eye irritation.  Some the the responses I got from other eye doctors were amusing although the situation wasn't funny at all.  And as well?  No one could give me the root cause.  They were literally guessing, and guessing incorrectly.  Which is extremely sad.  There is much difference between the skill level of doctors, which is why when someone refers to all doctors as "experts" I just laugh.  Some are; many are not. 

Dr Choeng figured out the issue in about 5 minutes.  I had calcium crystals in my eye-lid that were wreaking havoc on my cornea. He took pictures and showed them to me.  I took daily walks around the moat at that time while I lived in Chiang Mai.  He suggested discontinuing those walks as his feeling was that the fountains of polluted moat water were either causing or exacerbating the problem, plus he recommended some better lubricating eye-drops which gave me immediate relief.
I left CM shortly after that appointment with Dr. Choeng to move to our property in Lamphun.  Interestingly enough, once I moved to the rural country-side the problem cleared up. 

So yes - I trust Dr. Choeng a lot.  Excellent choice.  I'll be making an appointment. 

Edited May 4, 2023 by connda

[connda]

48 minutes ago, JimGant said:

 Yes, Dr Choeng at Bangkok Hospital CM.

 

Wife's macular went "wet" three years ago. Before that, she'd been seeing a retinologist at Bumrungrad -- but we knew that if it went wet, and she needed shots, frequent back and forth trips to Bangkok made no sense. Thus, with our excellent experience with Bangkok Hospital in CM, she made an appointment with Dr Choeng. Been all good since then.

 

She's had 12 shots (averaging every three months) of Eylea into the eye (OUCH!), with no side effects, and actually giving an improvement in vision, which only occurs in about 30% of the cases (otherwise, the hope is just to stop progression). I'm sure this is patient, not doctor, specific -- but who knows -- a nice surgical technique may help.....

 

Anyway, he comes highly recommended, at least by me and the wife. He has me in his office when he goes over the latest eye photographs with the wife, so I'm kept up to speed on the situation. Shots aren't cheap -- 100k baht per! Fortunately, our insurance (Tricare) covers it.

 

Good luck.

Thanks Jim.