By Scientia Professor Fiona Jane Stapleton

Journal articles

Sarwat S; Stapleton F; Willcox MDP; O’Mara PB; Roy M, 2025, 'Hydrophobic Silicon Quantum Dots for Potential Imaging of Tear Film Lipid Layer', Nanomaterials, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano15070552

Chan KE; Lau BSR; Lim BXH; Du R; Giannaccare G; Tong L; Stapleton F; Lim CHL, 2025, 'Low-level light therapy and intense pulse light therapy in meibomian gland dysfunction. A systematic review and meta-analysis', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102344

Wolffsohn JS; Travé-Huarte S; Stapleton F; Downie LE; Schulze MM; Guthrie S; Stahl U; Wang MTM; Craig JP, 2025, 'Relative importance of tear homeostatic signs for the diagnosis of dry eye disease', Ocular Surface, 36, pp. 151 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2025.01.010

Stapleton F; Jia T; DePuy V; Bosworth C; Gleeson M; Tan J, 2025, 'The effect of a biweekly novel selenium sulfide-containing topical treatment in symptomatic contact lens wearers: An exploratory study', Ocular Surface, 36, pp. 190 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2025.01.015

Lee JRJ; Yee TH; Levitz D; Lim BXH; Mehta JS; Stapleton F; Lim CHL, 2025, 'A Review of Contact Lens Regulations in the Asia Pacific Region', Eye and Contact Lens, 51, pp. e149 - e156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000001150

Baral P; Kumaran S; Stapleton F; Pesudovs K, 2025, 'A systematic review assessing the quality of patient reported outcome measures in ocular surface disease', Ocular Surface, 35, pp. 31 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2024.11.011

Akter T; Stapleton F; Ireland J; Willcox M, 2025, 'Comparison of virulence factors genes between exoU and exoS Pseudomonas aeruginosa in microbial keratitis', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-025-05294-3

Anbesse DH; Yeo S; Chong B; Angell B; Stapleton F; Petsoglou C; Carnt NA, 2025, 'Economic Cost Analysis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis among Contact Lens Wearers', Eye and Contact Lens, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000001216

Downie LE; Craig JP; Stapleton F; Tan J; Jones LW; Ng A; Hinds M; Bosworth C; Alster Y, 2025, 'Efficacy and safety of AZR-MD-001 selenium sulfide ophthalmic ointment in adults with meibomian gland dysfunction over six months of treatment: A Phase 2, vehicle-controlled, randomized extension trial', Ocular Surface, 35, pp. 15 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2024.11.008

Akter T; Challita PM; Haider AM; Islam S; Fatema K; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2025, 'Structural and functional insights into Pseudomonas aeruginosa’s secretion systems 1–6: regulation, role in microbial keratitis and drug targets', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-025-05295-2

Stapleton F; Argüeso P; Asbell P; Azar D; Bosworth C; Chen W; Ciolino J; Craig JP; Gallar J; Galor A; Gomes JAP; Jalbert I; Jie Y; Jones L; Konomi K; Liu Y; Merayo-Lloves J; Oliveira FR; Quinones VAP; Rocha EM; Sullivan BD; Sullivan DA; Vehof J; Vitale S; Willcox M; Wolffsohn J; Dogru M, 2025, 'TFOS DEWS III 摘要报告', American Journal of Ophthalmology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2025.11.023

Jones L; Craig JP; Markoulli M; Karpecki P; Akpek EK; Basu S; Bitton E; Chen W; Dhaliwal DK; Dogru M; Gomes JAP; Koehler M; Mehta JS; Perez VL; Stapleton F; Sullivan DA; Tauber J; Tong L; Travé-Huarte S; Wolffsohn JS; Alves M; Baudouin C; Downie L; Giannaccare G; Horwath-Winter J; Liu Z; Koh S; Elisabeth M; Otero E; Villani E; Watson S; Yoon KC, 2025, 'TFOS DEWS III 管理与治疗报告', American Journal of Ophthalmology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2025.11.024

Perez VL; Chen W; Craig JP; Dogru M; Jones L; Stapleton F; Wolffsohn JS; Sullivan DA, 2025, 'TFOS DEWS III 编者按', American Journal of Ophthalmology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2025.09.038

Wolffsohn JS; Benítez-Del-Castillo J; Loya-Garcia D; Inomata T; Iyar G; Liang L; Pult H; Sabater AL; Starr CE; Vehof J; Wang MTM; Chen W; Craig JP; Dogru M; Quinones VLP; Stapleton F; Sullivan DA; Jones L; Arita R; Belmonte C; Chalmers RL; Galor A; Arkasubhra G; Labetoulle M; Nichols KK; Pucker AD; Rocha EM; Sullivan B; Versura P; Willcox MDP, 2025, 'TFOS DEWS III 诊断方法学', American Journal of Ophthalmology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2025.10.018

Wu D; Lim BX; Sundar G; Singh S; Ali MJ; Gupta S; deSousa JL; Tong L; Stapleton F; Lim CHL, 2025, 'The evaluation and management of dry anophthalmic socket syndrome', Survey of Ophthalmology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2025.10.001

Baral P; Kumaran SE; Stapleton F; Khong JJ; Carnt N; Wolffsohn JS; Pesudovs K, 2025, 'Understanding the quality-of-life impacts of ocular surface disease', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2025.102482

Mobeen R; Sivankutty S; Golebiowski B; Stapleton F, 2025, 'Immediate immune response to soft contact lens wear is limited to dendritic cells in the human limbus and conjunctiva', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 48, pp. 102558 - 102558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2025.102558

Sivankutty S; Mobeen R; Golebiowski B; Stapleton F, 2025, 'Immediate soft contact lens wear impacts both innate and adaptive epithelial immune cells in the human corneal epithelium', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 48, pp. 102556 - 102556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2025.102556

Watson SL; Chidi-Egboka NC; Khoo P; Cabrera-Aguas M; Stapleton F; Geerling G; Mingo D; Rauz S; Recchioni A; Arnalich-Montiel F; Downie LE; Daien V; Babeau F; Craig JP; Kandel H, 2024, 'Efficient capture of dry eye data from the real world: The Save Sight Dry Eye Registry', Ajo International, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoint.2024.100065

Abdullah Aziz M; Kuppusamy R; Mazumder K; Hui A; Maulvi F; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2024, 'Absorption and attachment of atropine to etafilcon A contact lenses', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102246

Tan J; Chidi-Egboka N; Jia T; Showyin J; Stapleton F, 2024, 'Changes in corneal epithelial irregularity following treatment with artificial tears', Optometry and Vision Science, 101, pp. 608 - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000002136

Jia T; Stapleton F; Iqbal F; Showyin J; Roy D; Roy M; Tan J, 2024, 'Comparison of eye drop retention time using fluorophotometry in three commercially available lubricant eye drops', Optometry and Vision Science, 101, pp. 603 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000002172

Talens-Estarelles C; Golebiowski B; Ehrmann K; García-Lázaro S; Cerviño A; Stapleton F, 2024, 'Corneal hypersensitivity to cold stimuli in symptomatic computer users', Optometry and Vision Science, 101, pp. 571 - 578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000002183

Britten-Jones AC; Wang MTM; Samuels I; Jennings C; Stapleton F; Craig JP, 2024, 'Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Dry Eye Disease: Considerations for Clinical Management', Medicina Lithuania, 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina60091458

Iqbal F; Stapleton F; Masoudi S; Papas EB; Tan J; Showyin J, 2024, 'Meibomian Gland Shortening Is Associated With Altered Meibum Composition', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 65, pp. 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.65.8.49

Wolffsohn JS; Travé-Huarte S; Craig JP; Muntz A; Stapleton FJ, 2024, 'Appropriateness of Questionnaires for the Diagnosis and Monitoring Treatment of Dry Eye Disease', Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm13113146

Maldonado-Codina C; Carnt N; Wagner H; Stapleton F, 2024, 'Reimagining approaches to solving common contact lens conundrums', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 44, pp. 679 - 685, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.13320

Chan WT; Wu D; Lim BXH; Du R; Jeyabal P; Ng XL; Nabhan TI; Lim DKA; Stapleton F; Lim CHL, 2024, 'Visual supplementation is an effective tool in cataract surgery counselling by eye-care practitioners', Journal Francais D Ophtalmologie, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfo.2024.104175

Ilyas M; Stapleton F; Willcox MDP; Henriquez F; Peguda HK; Rayamajhee B; Zahid T; Petsoglou C; Carnt NA, 2024, 'Epidemiology of and Genetic Factors Associated with Acanthamoeba Keratitis', Pathogens, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020142

Gyawali R; Toomey M; Stapleton F; Ho KC; Keay L; Pye DC; Katalinic P; Liew G; Hsing YI; Ramke J; Gentle A; Webber AL; Schmid KL; Bentley S; Hibbert P; Wiles L; Jalbert I, 2024, 'Clinical indicators for diabetic eyecare delivered by optometrists in Australia: a Delphi study', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 107, pp. 571 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2023.2253792

Jia T; Tilia D; Papas E; Stapleton F; Zhen Y; Conrad F; Tan J, 2024, 'Comparison of vision performance of spectacles prescribed to 0.05D versus 0.25D steps', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 107, pp. 66 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2023.2202305

Toomey M; Gyawali R; Ho KC; Stapleton F; Keay L; Jalbert I, 2024, 'Developing realistic benchmarks for glaucoma care delivery', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 107, pp. 196 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2023.2275748

Stapleton F; Velez FG; Lau C; Wolffsohn JS, 2024, 'Dry eye disease in the young: A narrative review', Ocular Surface, 31, pp. 11 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.12.001

Ehrmann K; Talens-Estralles C; Stapleton F; Truong B; Chen J; Golebiowski B, 2024, 'A new method to measure ocular surface sensitivity: Repeatability and reproducibility of the Liquid Jet Aesthesiometer', Eye Contact Lens

Mobeen R; Stapleton F; Chao C; Huynh MC; Wong YSP; Naduvilath T; Golebiowski B, 2023, 'Epithelial Immune Cell Response to Initial Soft Contact Lens Wear in the Human Corneal and Conjunctival Epithelium', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.64.15.18

Duong HT; Phan MAT; Madigan MC; Stapleton F; Wilcsek G; Willcox M; Golebiowski B, 2023, 'Culture of primary human meibomian gland cells from surgically excised eyelid tissue', Experimental Eye Research, 235, pp. 109636, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2023.109636

Tajbakhsh Z; Golebiowski B; Stapleton F; Salouti R; Nowroozzadeh MH; Zamani M; Briggs N; Jalbert I, 2023, 'Dendritic Cell Density and Morphology Can Be Used to Differentiate Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis from Allergic Conjunctivitis', Biomolecules, 13, pp. 1469, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom13101469

Tajbakhsh Z; Golebiowski B; Stapleton F; Alghamdi A; Gray PE; Altavilla B; Briggs N; Jalbert I, 2023, 'Increased dendritic cell density and altered morphology in allergic conjunctivitis', Eye Basingstoke, 37, pp. 2896 - 2904, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02426-x

Craig JP; Alves M; Wolffsohn JS; Downie LE; Efron N; Galor A; Gomes JAP; Jones L; Markoulli M; Stapleton F; Starr CE; Sullivan AG; Willcox MDP; Sullivan DA, 2023, 'TFOS Lifestyle Report Executive Summary: A Lifestyle Epidemic - Ocular Surface Disease', Ocular Surface, 30, pp. 240 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.08.009

Watson SL; Jones LW; Stapleton F; Hinds M; Ng A; Tan J; Alster Y; Bosworth C; Rafaeli O; DePuy V; Wong K; Jia T; Downie L; Makrai E; Petsoglou C; Hirnschall N; Pascual BB; Corbett D; Chou CY; Read S; Vincent S; McGrath L; Craig J; Pheng E; Zhuang D; Dean S; Armitage J; Maillet A; Connor H; Phakey V; Thean J; Cronin B; Gunn D; Jamieson M; Fuzzard D; Van Heerden A; Holguin-Colorado L, 2023, 'Efficacy and safety of AZR-MD-001 selenium sulfide ophthalmic ointment in adults with meibomian gland dysfunction: A vehicle-controlled, randomized clinical trial', Ocular Surface, 29, pp. 537 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.07.002

Alves M; Asbell P; Dogru M; Giannaccare G; Grau A; Gregory D; Kim DH; Marini MC; Ngo W; Nowinska A; Saldanha IJ; Villani E; Wakamatsu TH; Yu M; Stapleton F, 2023, 'TFOS Lifestyle Report: Impact of environmental conditions on the ocular surface', Ocular Surface, 29, pp. 1 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.007

Craig JP; Alves M; Wolffsohn JS; Downie LE; Efron N; Galor A; Gomes JAP; Jones L; Markoulli M; Stapleton F; Starr CE; Sullivan AG; Willcox MDP; Sullivan DA, 2023, 'TFOS Lifestyle Report Introduction: A Lifestyle Epidemic - Ocular Surface Disease', Ocular Surface, 28, pp. 304 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.014

Stapleton F; Abad JC; Barabino S; Burnett A; Iyer G; Lekhanont K; Li T; Liu Y; Navas A; Obinwanne CJ; Qureshi R; Roshandel D; Sahin A; Shih K; Tichenor A; Jones L, 2023, 'TFOS lifestyle: Impact of societal challenges on the ocular surface', Ocular Surface, 28, pp. 165 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.006

Stapleton F, 2023, 'The epidemiology of infectious keratitis', Ocular Surface, 28, pp. 351 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2021.08.007

Tajbakhsh Z; Jalbert I; Stapleton F; Briggs N; Golebiowski B, 2023, 'Diurnal changes and topographical distribution of ocular surface epithelial dendritic cells in humans, and repeatability of density and morphology assessment', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 43, pp. 273 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.13087

Shrestha GS; Vijay AK; Stapleton F; White A; Pickford R; Carnt N, 2023, 'Human tear metabolites associated with nucleoside-signalling pathways in bacterial keratitis', Experimental Eye Research, 228, pp. 109409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2023.109409

Tajbakhsh Z; Jalbert I; Stapleton F; Alghamdi A; Gray P; Briggs N; Altavilla B; Mobeen R; Golebiowski B, 2023, 'Dendritiform immune cells with reduced antigen-capture capacity persist in the cornea during the asymptomatic phase of allergic conjunctivitis', Eye, pp. 2768 - 2775, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02413-2

Wu D; Lim BXH; Seah I; Xie S; Jaeger JE; Symons RK; Heffernan AL; Curren EEM; Leong SCY; Riau AK; Lim DKA; Stapleton F; Ali MJ; Singh S; Tong L; Mehta JS; Su X; Lim CHL, 2023, 'Impact of Microplastics on the Ocular Surface', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043928

Willcox MDP; Bahatheg G; Carnt N; Kalaiselvan P; Kumar N; Kuppusamy R; Rayamajhee B; Sara M; Stapleton F; Vijay AK; Yasir M; Yu TT, 2023, 'Biofilms and contact lenses: problems and solutions', Microbiology Australia, 44, pp. 96 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA23027

Kalaiselvan P; Dutta D; Konda NV; Sharma S; Kumar N; Stapleton F; Willcox MDP, 2023, 'Effect of Deposition and Protease Digestion on the Ex Vivo Activity of Antimicrobial Peptide-Coated Contact Lenses', Nanomaterials, 13, pp. 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano13020349

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