Best Keratoplasty Doctors in Thailand for Australians

Dr Ponpawee Jindarak is an American-trained ophthalmologist based at Intrarat Hospital who holds an international clinical fellowship from the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary.

• Completed specialist medical training at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
• Specialises in diagnosing and treating complex conditions of the eye and vision
• Trained at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago, United States
• Works as a senior eye care specialist managing medical and surgical cases
• Holds certification from the Medical Council of Thailand

Dr Theppachai Thammikasakul is an ophthalmology specialist at Intrarat Hospital who has completed dedicated fellowship training in corneal and refractive surgery.

• Holds a sub-board fellowship in corneal surgery from Khonkaen University
• Focuses on advanced surgical solutions for corneal diseases and vision correction
• Completed specialist ophthalmology training at the Phramongkutklao Hospital centre
• Graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from the Phramongkutklao College of Medicine

Dr. Pakpum Pakviwat is a general ophthalmologist at Mettapracharak (Wat Rai Khing) Hospital (2023–2025). He earned his MD from Chiang Mai University (2011–2017). He completed his ophthalmology residency at Mettapracharak Hospital (2020–2023). He will join the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Clinical Fellowship at Chiang Mai University (2025–2026).

Accreditations: Fellow of the International Council of Ophthalmology (FICO, 2022). Certificate in Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation, NRCD, Saitama, Japan (2024).

Surgical experience: over 1,000 phaco with IOLs (toric, multifocal, EDOF). Over 50 corneal transplants (PKP, DALK, DSEK/DMEK). More than 20 LASIK/PRK. ICL and CXL. Publication: Clinical Ophthalmology. 2024;18:3815–3823 (doi:10.2147/OPTH.S485353).