Dr Roy Van Eijden received his medical degree from University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2001 and was subsequently invited to specialise in Ophthalmology at one of the biggest and most advanced eye centres in Europe. He completed his training at the Academic Hospital in Maastricht, The Netherlands, in 2008 and also achieved the prized European Board Registration in the same year.

He moved to Australia in 2009 where he worked at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, and also taught registrars locally. In 2012, he completed his Australian Ophthalmology registration before moving to Northern Rivers where he consults in Ballina, Lismore and Maclean at his practice MBL Eye Surgeons.

Dr Roy as his patients refer to him, strives to deliver the most up to date and complete management of any eye problem. With his continuing international exposure, he is always abreast with the newest developments in Ophthalmology with his most recent advancements being Glaukos iStent certification and the implantation of Extended Depth of Focus lenses.

Dr. Roy has had membership in the Dutch Ophthalmology Society, the Dutch Intraocular Implant Club, RANZCO as well as the European and Australian Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.