I know this is an old thread but...
whatever you do, do NOT go to Dr. Joseph in Mongkok.
I went there twice (I thought the follow up would be at a reduced charge and he would admit he was wrong but NO, I got charged 900 dollar for a 5 minute follow up which was inconclusive and is leading me to get a second opinion) and was appalled by the doctor and his manner.
I have in the past had viral eye infections; I've not had one for 6 years and when I arrived the nurse was like, 'you wear contact lenses and you've had THAT infection?' I was appalled by her manner. I actually was advised that it was OK to wear contact lenses by numerous opthamologists in the UK and in HK as it's very obvious when you do have this infection. I wore dailies to cut down on possible infection/protein build up issues on the advice of numerous opthamologists.
The doctor then examined my eye and jumped to a conclusion that, afer 6 years of not having this virus (which has very clear symptoms), I must have this virus again. There is only ONE test to test for this virus; any good eye doctor would have stained my eye the correct and drawn out the virus. Alas, Dr. Joseph K did not.
He then proceeded to ignore the fact that I was telling him I did not have any of the symptoms or that I had asked for the dye test. He then said that I must 'dettol my bedsheets, towels, not share cutlery' etc as I would spread the virus. I was shocked as this was never mentioned to me before and I was 100% certain this was not the case.
I returned home and looked the virus up again and it is so fragile it dies on inanimate objects and also is killed with normal soap/detergent etc if you touch it directly.
So, I thought I would return for the follow up on the basis he got the first consultation so wrong and I still had the same problems with my eye (and I thought the fee would be lower/the fact he clearly misdiagnosed etc you would have thought he would not have charged). He insisted he was correct (despite no tests taken to confirm it was this virus) then proceeded to ignore me and blame everything remaining (the original condition I had seen him about) on my contact lens wear and said my eye had (suddenly- note dry eye is a progressive thing if caused by contacts) gotten dry and my eye was sick because of it. And it was a long-term thing because of my contacts.
I have had zero symptoms of dry eye. Nada. No issues with contacts, no dryness whatsoever.
I left no happier than before. I have pain in my eye, around my eye, etc (I think it could be linked to being ill with a virus for one month leading to possible sinus infection affecting my eye).
Mr. Joseph K was terrible and his manner was brusque and he did not explain anything to me thinking I must be stupid or incapible of understanding things (I may look 10-15 years younger than I am, as the nurses so kindly told me, but I'm definitely not stupid, and I wouldn't have been incapable of understanding even if I was that young). He just seemed to want to get me out of his office as fast as possible and jump to conclusions without offering solutions/reasons etc and told me contact lenses are a huge problem for everyone blah blah blah and pretty shouted at me for ever wearing them (I was actually told to wear them by my original opthamologist, who said it would help slow down the rate at which my myopia was progressing).
Even if my contact lenses are the bain of my issues, he could have asked me 1.what contact lenses I wear (he did not) 2. how long I had worn them for (he did not) 3. if I had any other symptoms (he did not- viral infections often have other non-ocular symptoms e.g. general malaise, raised lymph nodes etc) and finally 4. if dry eye is an issue, prescribe drops etc to help lubricate my eye.
He did not. He told me it would be like this for 1-2 years and it's all my fault etc.
Do NOT whatever you do go to this man. I was apalled. He also seemed to want to 'save face' no matter what.
I'm now left having to go and 1. try to claim back the charges on my insurance (and possibly query the second charge, I was in a rush to leave so I did not have the time to then) and 2. go see another doctor.
I wish I could write a positive recommendation, but I'm afraid I can't. I've had better treatment on the NHS, which was free. I hate writing bad things about people and services etc but...this guy really left me unhappy. I gave him 2 chances as well, so it's not even just a case of one bad experience (which being a specialist in my own field, I might let slip as it does happen).
Perhaps I should have shown up and not told him about any of my previous history and seen what he had come up with.