LIFE

Focusing on the future

Life, Carleton Cole, Published on 14/10/2019

» From the vantage point of her skyscraping clinic-office in Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital's Retina Unit, ophthalmologist Dr Pear Pongsachareonnont takes in the sweeping scene before her, dominated by the urban oasis that is the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. Nearby skytrains glide back and forth to and from Ratchadamri Station above Phaya Thai Road. Baiyoke II Tower and a jumble of mid-rise buildings punctuate the horizon.