Eye Treatment in Bangkok
It's always nice to be able to say something good when you seek medical care from a previously untried source, and the results are genuinely beyond your expectations.
I had been living in Thailand for several years, and except for being treated for a superficial infection on one occasion, had never needed to consult a physican.
Recently, I went to Praram 9 Hospital needing treatment for conjunctivitis, an unusually annoying affliction of the eyes which causes impaired vision combined with extreme itchiness, and is so contagious, that it's sometimes described as being transmittable just by looking at someone.
The condition may persist for a period of between 1 and 3 weeks.
Initially being too cheap to seek qualified care, I simply went to a local pharmacy for some eye drops.
Managing a reputable establishment in the Sukhumvit area, the proprietor did seem to have an opinion about the variety of eye drops I should purchase.
He managed to convey the distinction based on whether my condition included a yellow discharge from the eye-it did not.
So I went home happy with a relatively inexpensive remedy.
Sadly, it did nothing to alleviate my symptoms.
I sought a second opinion, and was informed by that source that the pharmacist was under the impression that my 'itchy' eyes were induced by allergies.
In the litany of good fortune I am grateful to enjoy as far as my health is concerned, is the fact that I'm allergic to nothing.
So, back to the drugstore I went for the other kind of eye drops.
These were about 3 times more expensive; still less than 200 baht, ($6.
00), but I felt sure that this time my malady would soon be eliminated.
Alas, not so.
Here's where Praram 9 Hospital comes in.
A close friend had some excellent dental work done there, and though he'd not been to the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic, he felt confident in recommending it.
Dr.
Kamolchanoke's examination was so thorough, that I was immediately reassured, although her conclusions were tempered with the admonition that conjunctivitis sometimes results in scarring of the cornea, which would permanently affect my vision.
Within 3 or 4 days of using the medication prescribed, the symptoms had abated by about 50%.
My follow up visit confirmed that no permanent aftereffects were indicated.
An additional 4 days, and I was confident that my girlfriend was secure enough from inoculation to kiss me again.
A victory for Love and reliable health care - nice.
I had been living in Thailand for several years, and except for being treated for a superficial infection on one occasion, had never needed to consult a physican.
Recently, I went to Praram 9 Hospital needing treatment for conjunctivitis, an unusually annoying affliction of the eyes which causes impaired vision combined with extreme itchiness, and is so contagious, that it's sometimes described as being transmittable just by looking at someone.
The condition may persist for a period of between 1 and 3 weeks.
Initially being too cheap to seek qualified care, I simply went to a local pharmacy for some eye drops.
Managing a reputable establishment in the Sukhumvit area, the proprietor did seem to have an opinion about the variety of eye drops I should purchase.
He managed to convey the distinction based on whether my condition included a yellow discharge from the eye-it did not.
So I went home happy with a relatively inexpensive remedy.
Sadly, it did nothing to alleviate my symptoms.
I sought a second opinion, and was informed by that source that the pharmacist was under the impression that my 'itchy' eyes were induced by allergies.
In the litany of good fortune I am grateful to enjoy as far as my health is concerned, is the fact that I'm allergic to nothing.
So, back to the drugstore I went for the other kind of eye drops.
These were about 3 times more expensive; still less than 200 baht, ($6.
00), but I felt sure that this time my malady would soon be eliminated.
Alas, not so.
Here's where Praram 9 Hospital comes in.
A close friend had some excellent dental work done there, and though he'd not been to the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic, he felt confident in recommending it.
Dr.
Kamolchanoke's examination was so thorough, that I was immediately reassured, although her conclusions were tempered with the admonition that conjunctivitis sometimes results in scarring of the cornea, which would permanently affect my vision.
Within 3 or 4 days of using the medication prescribed, the symptoms had abated by about 50%.
My follow up visit confirmed that no permanent aftereffects were indicated.
An additional 4 days, and I was confident that my girlfriend was secure enough from inoculation to kiss me again.
A victory for Love and reliable health care - nice.
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