Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist at CUHFT
Associate Lecturer at University of Cambridge
Member of the paediatric sub-committee of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Specialist Advisor to the National Screening Committee
Member of the British and Irish Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association
Website Links
www.louiseallen.com
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/news/opthalmology/addenbrooke%E2%80%99s-eye-doctor-wins-innovation-award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewuy6fOyfU8
Key Publications
The infrared reflex: a potential new method for congenital cataract screening. Duret A, Humphries R, Ramanujam S, Te Water Naudé A, Reid C, Allen LE. Eye (Lond). 2019 Jul 2. doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0509-9. [Epub ahead of print]
Linear skin defects and microphthalmia. Durack A, Mehta SG, Allen LE, Ozanic Bulic S, Burrows NP. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2018 Oct;43(7):860-862. doi: 10.1111/ced.13638. Epub 2018 Jun
East of England regional retinopathy of prematurity service: lessons from the first year. Allen LE, Te Water Naudé A. Eye (Lond). 2018 Apr;32(4):841-843. doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.302. Epub 2018 Jan 19.
A role for VAX2 in correct retinal function revealed by a novel genomic deletion at 2p13.3 causing distal Renal Tubular Acidosis: case report. Norgett EE, Yii A, Blake-Palmer KG, Sharifian M, Allen LE, Najafi A, Kariminejad A, Karet Frankl FE. BMC Med Genet. 2015 Jun 13;16:38. doi: 10.1186/s12881-015-0182-1.
Pain score assessment in babies undergoing laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity under sub-tenon anaesthesia. Novitskaya ES, Kostakis V, Broster SC, Allen LE. Eye (Lond). 2013 Dec;27(12):1405-10. doi: 10.1038/eye.2013.205. Epub 2013 Sep 20.
A new perimeter using the preferential looking response to assess peripheral visual fields in young and developmentally delayed children. Allen LE, Slater ME, Proffitt RV, Quarton E, Pelah A. J AAPOS. 2012 Jun;16(3):261-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2012.01.006.
Congenital unilateral corneal anaesthesia with microphthalmos: a case report. Voyatzis G, Mukherjee A, Rajan MS, Allen LE. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2012;2012:703183. doi: 10.1155/2012/703183. Epub 2012 Mar 27.
Fabry disease in children: correlation between ocular manifestations, genotype and systemic clinical severity. Allen LE, Cosgrave EM, Kersey JP, Ramaswami U. Br J Ophthalmol. 2010 Dec;94(12):1602-5. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.176651. Epub 2010 Jun 24
Congenital stationary night blindness associated with mutations in GRM6 encoding glutamate receptor MGluR6. O’Connor E, Allen LE, Bradshaw K, Boylan J, Moore AT, Trump D. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 May;90(5):653-4. No abstract available.
Is optic nerve fibre mis-routing a feature of congenital stationary night blindness? Ung T, Allen LE, Moore AT, Trump D, Zito I, Hardcastle AJ, Yates J, Bradshaw K. Doc Ophthalmol. 2005 Nov;111(3):169-78. Epub 2006 Mar 6. Erratum in: Doc Ophthalmol. 2006 May;112(3):219. Zito, I [added]; Hardcastle, A J].
Reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome: a cause of temporary cortical blindness. Niyadurupola N, Burnett CA, Allen LE. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Jul;89(7):924-5. No abstract available.
Full-field ERG responses recorded with skin electrodes in paediatric patients with retinal dystrophy. Meredith SP, Reddy MA, Allen LE, Moore AT, Bradshaw K. Doc Ophthalmol. 2004 Jul;109(1):57-66.
Genotype-phenotype correlation in British families with X linked congenital stationary night blindness. Allen LE, Zito I, Bradshaw K, Patel RJ, Bird AC, Fitzke F, Yates JR, Trump D, Hardcastle AJ, Moore AT. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 Nov;87(11):1413-20.