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Specialist · Central Pattaya

Pattaya Memorial Hospital — Ophthalmology

Department within Pattaya Memorial Hospital, 328/1 Moo 9, Central Pattaya Road — walking distance from Soi Buakhao.

Visit pending Facts last verified: 19 May 2026
In short
The ophthalmology (eye) department at Pattaya Memorial Hospital — a mid-tier private hospital in Central Pattaya. We include it as a specialist option from a different hospital than our anchor (Bangkok Hospital Pattaya), so readers comparing eye-care providers have a non-BHP point of reference. Thai primary; English advertised on the hospital's English site.
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Quick facts.

Type
Ophthalmology department within a mid-tier private hospital
Parent hospital
Pattaya Memorial Hospital — pattayamemorial.com
Address
328/1 Moo 9, Central Pattaya Road, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chonburi 20150, Thailand
Area
Central Pattaya (off Sukhumvit, near Soi Buakhao)
Department page
pattayamemorial.com/departments/ophthalmology
Phone
Hospital main contact via the website; department extension not independently verified at Issue I
Languages
Thai (primary). English advertised on the hospital's English site. Russian and Chinese not independently verified.
Services advertised
Routine eye examinations, refractive correction (glasses/contact assessment), eye surgery, treatment of common ophthalmologic conditions. Specifics to be confirmed on visit.
Emergency
Parent hospital operates a 24/7 emergency department; specialist availability outside daytime hours to be confirmed.

What we know from public sources.

Pattaya Memorial Hospital is a well-established mid-tier private hospital in Central Pattaya, walking distance from Soi Buakhao and within a short ride of most of the city's central hotels. We feature its ophthalmology department as a specialist anchor specifically because it is not part of the Bangkok Hospital group — readers who want an eye-care option outside the BHP / Sea Sight Vision Center network can use this department as a comparison point.

The hospital's English-language site lists ophthalmology as one of its specialist departments and presents the department in similar terms to the other specialties (cardiology, paediatrics, internal medicine, etc.). Memorial's patient base is primarily Thai with a growing share of expats who prefer a hospital closer to Walking Street and the central beach than the Naklua-area facilities.

Getting there.

The hospital sits on Central Pattaya Road, just off Sukhumvit. From Walking Street it's a 5–10 minute taxi or songthaew ride; from Pattaya International Hospital it's about 5 minutes; from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya (Naklua) it's roughly 15–20 minutes. Soi Buakhao is a few hundred metres away — useful for readers who want to walk back to bars / restaurants / serviced apartments after an appointment.

Editorial visit status.

Visit pending. Pattaya Medical's editorial visit to the ophthalmology department at Pattaya Memorial Hospital has not yet been conducted. The facts on this page are sourced from the hospital's own English-language website. The in-person visit will verify wait times, English coverage at the department level (not the hospital-level claim on the website), pricing for a routine eye exam, and the booking experience for non-Thai-speaking patients. Once the anonymous visit is conducted and the bill is paid, this page will be updated with our verdict (recommend / OK / avoid) and a dated review section.
Sources
Reminder. Nothing on this page is medical advice. The verdict (when published) will apply only to facility experience — admin, communication, billing, comfort, language, transparency. We do not, and will not, verdict on clinical quality, surgical outcomes, or any patient-specific decision. For an eye-care concern, please consult a qualified ophthalmologist or optometrist.

Page last updated: 19 May 2026. Spot something wrong? Email us.

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