Eye Care (Ophthalmology) · Bangkok, Thailand
Ophthalmologist consultation cost in Bangkok
Consultation from
$86
Departments
30
Services priced
15
What an ophthalmologist's work costs · Bangkok
each dot = one priced service
How we collect & verify prices Compare services ↓
In plain words · Ophthalmologists are the specialist doctor type for this field — the prices below are what hospitals publish for a first consultation and their services.
- Consult from
- $86
- imported fee
- Services priced
- 15 of 27
- specialty menu
- Service span
- $27–$4,610
- across services
- MSI Index
- 62
- BBB
- Departments
- 30
- 8 verified
- Conditions
- 8
- they treat
Top ophthalmologist department · Newsweek #1 in Thailand
#1 Bumrungrad International Hospital 3.8★ JCI accredited
Opened in 1980, Bumrungrad is Southeast Asia's largest private hospital and was the first hospital in Asia to earn JCI accreditation (2002). It runs 47 specialty centers with ~1,200 physicians and dentists, and treats over 1.1 million patients a year — including ~520,000 international patients from 190+ countries.
Consult in Bangkok from $86
Ophthalmologist departments in Bangkok
Best firstThe best hospitals first — Newsweek World's Best national top 10 lead, then our grade. Re-rank by rating or reviews. 8 of 30 departments have verified availability.
- Bumrungrad International Hospital #1 Sourced profile
JCI accredited 3.8 Google 580 beds 1,200 doctors English
91 Grade - 84 Grade
- 76 Grade
- 80 Grade
- 82 Grade
- 79 Grade
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- 66 Grade
- 68 Grade
- 64 Grade
- 78 Grade
- 60 Grade
- 76 Grade
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- 76 Grade
- 63 Grade
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- 57 Grade
- 60 Grade
- 74 Grade
- 75 Grade
- 58 Grade
- 60 Grade
- Masterpiece Hospital
Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery
63 Grade - 82 Grade
- TRSC International LASIK Center
Eye Care (Ophthalmology) department
61 Grade - 83 Grade
- Rattinan Clinic
Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery
59 Grade - 84 Grade
- 70 Grade
- 61 Grade
Ophthalmologist services & prices in Bangkok
VerifiedWhat this kind of doctor's work costs here, cheapest first — each service links to its full price comparison across clinics and cities.
- Dry Eye Treatment THB 900–THB 30,000from $27
- OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) THB 2,000–THB 2,000from $59
- Comprehensive Eye Exam THB 4,100–THB 4,100from $122
- Intravitreal Injections ✓ THB 7,800–THB 84,500from $232
- Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery) THB 18,500–THB 130,000from $550
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- Eye Trauma Repair THB 26,000–THB 83,200from $773
- PRK Eye Surgery ✓ THB 27,500–THB 119,000from $818
- Pterygium Surgery ✓ THB 28,500–THB 65,000from $847
- Ptosis Surgery ✓ THB 30,500–THB 83,000from $907
- Cataract Surgery ✓ THB 35,000–THB 219,000from $1,040
- LASIK Eye Surgery ✓ THB 36,000–THB 169,000from $1,070
- Strabismus Surgery ✓ THB 65,000–THB 140,000from $1,930
- Retinal Detachment Surgery THB 71,500–THB 175,500from $2,130
- ReLEx SMILE Surgery ✓ THB 88,000–THB 169,000from $2,620
- Corneal Transplant THB 155,000–THB 250,000from $4,610
City-level ranges from our 2025 research; unverified rows are labeled until re-checked against published prices.
Conditions an ophthalmologist treats
DirectoryDoes this doctor type handle your problem? Each condition links to its treatment menu with prices in this city.
Conditions treated 4
Red dots carry the condition lens — each opens that diagnosis's treatment menu priced for Bangkok.
When to see an ophthalmologist — and what the first visit looks like
Modeled previewA planning frame — the referral triggers, what happens in the room, and what to bring so the visit isn't wasted.
When it's time
- ›Changing vision, halos or night-driving trouble
- ›A screening result (pressure, retina) that needs follow-up
- ›Interest in laser or lens surgery suitability
What happens
- 1History & examination — your story first, then a focused exam
- 2Review of the records and imaging you brought
- 3Tests ordered where needed (billed separately as a rule)
- 4A working diagnosis and treatment options discussed
- 5A written plan — and an itemized quote if treatment is proposed
What to bring
- ✓Passport & travel insurance details
- ✓Recent scans and imaging (disc or digital link)
- ✓Lab results and current medication list
- ✓Referral letters or prior treatment summaries, translated to English
Booking & access — what the visit costs
- In-person consultationthe fee this page is built on — tests ordered on the day bill separately from $86
- Remote records review — written second opinionyour existing reports read here before you fly · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
- Video consultationlive case discussion · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
- Appointment lead timedays from inquiry to the visit · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
Fee in context — the median specialist consult in Bangkok is ≈ $74 across 79 priced specialties; this fee sits at the 67th percentile. Imported fees, re-verified over time.
Remote-visit prices and lead times are decision data, so they're collected per hospital — never assumed. Each sourced row raises this page's MSI coverage.
How to vet an ophthalmologist
Modeled previewCredentials and case volume decide outcomes more than the consultation fee — the checklist an expert would put to any candidate.
- 1Board certification in this specialty — which board, which year?
- 2How many cases like mine do you see per year?
- 3Do you work within a hospital that can handle complications?
- 4Who covers follow-up questions after I fly home?
- 5Is the consultation fee credited against treatment if I proceed?
Verify the doctor — before you book
Sourced- Official registry
- The Medical Council of Thailand (TMC) · checkmd.tmc.or.th — public license search, English version available
- What it shows
- license status · specialty & board certification · disciplinary record
Hospitals name your doctor when they quote — run that name through the registry. We cite the official body only, never rank individuals.
Doctors are hospital attributes in our registry — never ranked or reviewed as individuals. Vet the person, choose through the hospital.
Thailand for medical travel — safety, recourse & visa
Sourced Full Thailand guide →What matters if it goes wrong, and what it takes to get there — country-level, verifiable guidance in one place.
- Visa
- ~93 nationalities (US, UK, EU, Australia) may enter visa-free for up to 60 days, extendable by 30 — but the visa-exemption scheme has been under review since May 2026, so confirm your nationality's current rule before travelling.
- Medical / long-stay visa
- For treatment longer than 60 days, a Medical Treatment (MT) e-Visa gives a 60–90 day stay with easier hospital-stay extensions; the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) allows 180-day stays over 5 years.
- Arrival
- All arrivals must file the free Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online within 72 hours of arrival.
- Currency
- Thai Baht (THB)
- Languages
- Thai; English widely spoken in international hospitals
- Traveller safety
- Generally safe
- Legal recourse
- Established malpractice recourse
- Insurance
- Medical-travel & complication cover widely available
- International patients
- Hospitals accustomed to international patients
General guidance from public sources — confirm current rules for your nationality. Verified against: Thailand visa exemption (2026) · Medical tourism visa & travel (2026).
Medical Travel Cost Specialist Index
MSI · Method 1.3 Methodology →One comparable grade for this city's provider market for the doctor type — consult price, service coverage, evidence, choice and trust on the same public formula. Unsourced metrics are excluded, never guessed.
100% of the formula backed by data
- Consultation price 3 Imported cheaper than 3% of cities · vs 32 cities with a consult fee · 3th percentile
- Service coverage 56 Imported 15 of 27 services priced · share of this specialty's procedures priced here
- Price evidence 96.33333333333333 ✓ Verified 15 priced services · sourced/verified prices behind the service menu
- Provider choice 100 ✓ Verified 30 departments · 8 verified · departments of this specialty in the city
- Provider trust 88 Our index 88/100 top · best provider's Trust Index
Same method as every page in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.
Common questions
Sourced + modeledShort answers built from the numbers on this page — fees, first visit, choosing and verification.
How much does an ophthalmologist consultation cost in Bangkok?
The going rate is THB 2,900 (≈ $86). Tests ordered on the day are billed separately as a rule.
What happens at the first appointment?
History and examination, review of the records you bring, tests where needed, then a working diagnosis and a written plan — with an itemized quote if treatment is proposed. Bring scans, labs and a medication list.
What do ophthalmologist procedures cost in Bangkok?
15 eye care (ophthalmology) services are priced here, from ≈ $27 up to ≈ $4,610. Each service links to its own full price comparison.
How do I choose an ophthalmologist in Bangkok?
30 departments are listed, top Trust Index 88. Use the vetting checklist below — board certification, case volume and aftercare coverage matter more than the fee.
Are these prices verified?
Verified figures are marked ✓; the rest are imported from our 2025 research and labeled until re-checked.
Data & sources
44% verified Methodology →How much of this page is verified data — every section carries a chip telling you where its numbers come from.
All 9 data fields — what's verified, imported or modeled Show more Hide
- Consultation fee· tilda-export-2025 Imported
- Service prices· 15 of 27 ✓ Verified
- Department listings· 30 clinics ✓ Verified
- Cross-city consult fees· 32 priced Imported
- Visit guide & vetting checklist Modeled
- Remote visits & lead time· 1 of 4 priced Imported
- Field role map & fee context· 0 sibling fees bound Not yet collected
- Doctor license registry· The Medical Council of Thailand (TMC) ✓ Verified
- Visa & travel guidance ✓ Verified
Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Medical Travel Cost Index.