About Dr. Rian Viljoen
Dr Rian Viljoen completed his medical degree at the University of Pretoria in 2003. He went on to specialise in ophthalmology at Medunsa under Prof. Robert Stegmann, qualifying in 2012. His passion for retinal disease led him into private practice with Dr Louis Kruger and Dr Bernard Wolff, where his focus on vitreoretinal pathology deepened.
In 2012, Dr Viljoen attended the European Vitreoretinal Training School in Germany, followed by two dedicated vitreoretinal fellowships—first at the Johannesburg Eye Hospital in 2013, and later at the Lions Eye Institute in Perth, Australia, in 2016.
He has served as a sessional consultant at Steve Biko Academic Hospital and FH Odendaal Hospital, and joined the Retina Surgery Centre team in 2020.
Dr Viljoen is a trustee of the Hope for the Blind Trust and an active member of both the South African Vitreoretinal Society and the European Vitreoretinal Society. His clinical interests include retinal disorders, with a particular emphasis on retinal surgery and the management of blinding cataracts. His research and lectures focus primarily on advances in retinal surgery.
