About

Dr Penelope Allen is a distinguished Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon consulting at Melbourne Retina Associates, Level 4, 100 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002, where she provides advanced vitreoretinal and medical retina care; her profile invites patients to share their experiences and write a review to help others find trusted vision expertise.

Special interest

Her medical interests include vitreoretinal surgery, medical retina, retinal detachment repair, macular hole surgery, epiretinal membrane removal, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal prostheses, and endophthalmitis; she was appointed Head of the Vitreoretinal Unit at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in 2018 and continues to lead research and clinical practice in complex retinal disease management.

Education and training

Dr Allen completed her medical degree at the University of Melbourne, undertook initial surgical training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital; she completed a fellowship in Medical Retina and Vitreoretinal at RVEEH and further subspecialty fellowship training in Vitreoretinal Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, later becoming Head of the Vitreoretinal Unit at RVEEH.