By Scientia Professor Fiona Jane Stapleton

Journal articles

Stapleton F; Dart JKG; Seal DV; Matheson M, 1995, 'Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in contact lens wearers', Epidemiology and Infection, 114, pp. 395 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268800052109

Stapleton F; Dart J; Radford C; Minassian D, 1995, 'Incidence of ulcers in conventional and disposable soft contact lenses', Journal of the British Contact Lens Association, 18, pp. 29 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0141-7037(95)80046-8

Stapleton F; Dart J, 1995, 'Pseudomonas keratitis associated with biofilm formation on a disposable soft contact lens', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 79, pp. 864 - 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.79.9.864

Stapleton FJ; Willcox MD; Fleming CM; Hickson S; Sweeney DF; Holden BA, 1995, 'Changes to the ocular biota with time in extended and daily wear disposable contact lens use', Infection and Immunity, pp. 4501 - 4505

WILLCOX M; STAPLETON F; FLEMING C; SWEENEY DF; HICKSON S; TERRY R; HOLDEN BA, 1994, 'CHANGES IN THE OCULAR BIOTA OVER TIME IN EXTENDED WEAR AND DAILY WEAR CONTACT-LENS USERS', INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 35, pp. 1779 - 1779, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1994MZ58502427&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

SWEENEY DF; STAPLETON F; LEITCH C; WILLCOX M; TAYLOR J; HOLDEN BA, 1994, 'THE MICROBIAL COLONIZATION OF SOFT CONTACT-LENSES OVER TIME', INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 35, pp. 1779 - 1779, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1994MZ58502428&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gopinathan U; Sankaridurg PR; Ramachandran L; Sharma S; Sweeney DF; Willcox MDP; Holden BA; Stapleton F, 1994, 'MICROBIOTA OF THE LIDS AND CONJUNCTIVA DURING EXTENDED HYDROGEL LENS WEAR', Optometry and Vision Science, 71, pp. 55 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006324-199412001-00110

Gopinathan U; Sankaridurg PR; Ramachandran L; Sharma S; Sweeney DF; Willcox MDP; Holden BA; Stapleton F, 1994, 'MICROBIOTA OF THE LIDS AND CONJUNCTIVA DURING EXTENDED HYDROGEL LENS WEAR', Optometry and Vision Science, 71, pp. 55 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-9235.1994.tb03671.x

Stapleton F; Dart JK; Matheson M; Woodward EG, 1993, 'Bacterial adherence and glycocalyx formation onunworn hydrogel lenses', Journal of the British Contact Lens Association, 16, pp. 113 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0141-7037(93)80017-8

Radford CF; Woodward EG; Stapleton F, 1993, 'Contact lens hygiene compliance in a universitypopulation', Journal of the British Contact Lens Association, 16, pp. 105 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0141-7037(93)80016-7

Stapleton F; Dart JKG; Minassian D, 1993, 'Risk factors with contact lens related suppurative keratitis', CLAO Journal, 19, pp. 204 - 210

Seal D; Stapleton F; Dart J, 1992, 'Possible environmental sources of Acanthamoeba spp in contact lens wearers.', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 76, pp. 424 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.76.7.424

Stapleton F, 1992, 'Microbial keratitis and contactlens wear', Journal of the British Contact Lens Association, 15, pp. 5 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0141-7037(92)80026-V

Stapleton F; Dart J; Minassian D, 1992, 'Nonulcerative Complications of Contact Lens Wear: Relative Risks for Different Lens Types', Archives of Ophthalmology, 110, pp. 1601 - 1606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1992.01080230101031

Dart JKG; Stapleton F; Minassian D; Matheson M, 1992, 'The implications of epidemiological studies for the pathogenesis of contact lens related keratitis', Experimental Eye Research, 55, pp. 5 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0014-4835(92)90233-i

Stapleton F; Seal DV; Dart J, 1991, 'Possible environmental sources of acanthamoeba species that cause keratitis in contact lens wearers', Reviews of Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. S392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clind/13.Supplement_5.S392

Guillon M; Benjamin W; Dart JKG; Stapleton F; Minassian D, 1991, 'Contact lenses and keratitis', The Lancet, 338, pp. 1146 - 1147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0140-6736(91)92003-k

Dart JKG; Stapleton F; Minassian D; Dart JKG, 1991, 'Contact lenses and other risk factors in microbial keratitis', The Lancet, 338, pp. 650 - 653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0140-6736(91)91231-i

Stapleton F; Dart J; Minassian D, 1989, 'Contact lens related infiltrates - risk figures fordifferent lens types and association with lens hygiene and solution contamination', Journal of the British Contact Lens Association, 1989, pp. 52 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0141-7037(89)80091-6

Bates AK; Morris RJ; Stapleton F; Minassian DC; Dart JKG, 1989, ''Sterile' corneal infiltrates in contact lens wearers', Eye, 3, pp. 803 - 810

Conference Papers

Nam J; Ly A; Herse S; Lim C; Williams M-A; Stapleton F, 2025, 'Stakeholder Perspectives of Implementation Barriers to Artificial Intelligence for Digital Diagnosis in Eye Care', US, presented at The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology-, US, 03 May 2025

Ly A; Herse S; Lim C; Williams M-A; Stapleton F, 2025, 'Barriers to implementing artificial intelligence for age-related macular degeneration diagnostics', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, WILEY

Baral P; Kumaran S; Stapleton F; Carnt NA; Wolffsohn JS; Pesudovs K, 2025, 'Development of preliminary item pools to assess the impacts of ocular surface diseases on quality of life.', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC

Asbell PA; Lin MC; He J; Stapleton F; Ying G-S, 2025, 'Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) relationship to Ocular Surface Health in Dry Eye Disease (DED) in DREAM©', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC

Sadhu S; Stapleton F; Jalbert I, 2025, 'Pilot study of topographical distribution and temporal characteristics of ocular surface epithelial immune cells in dry eye disease', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC

Jalbert I; Vitale S; Stapleton F, 2025, 'Systematic review of the prevalence of dry eye using different diagnostic approaches', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC

Karimi F; Ghaffary EM; Farahani M; Stapleton F; Jalbert I, 2025, 'The Role of Posterior Astigmatism in Keratoconus: Insights from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC

Hinds M; Stapleton F; Tan J; Alster Y; Bosworth C, 2024, 'AZR-MD-001 Efficacy in Resolving the Signs and Associated Symptoms of Contact Lens Discomfort in a Phase 2 Trial', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, WA, Seattle, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), WA, Seattle, 05 May 2024 - 09 May 2024

Stapleton F; Tan J; Hinds M; Alster Y; Bosworth C, 2024, 'AZR-MD-001 Ophthalmic Ointment Opens Meibomian Glands, Improves Meibum Quality, and Tear Film Stability Over 3 Months of Dosing in Patients with Contact Lens Discomfort', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, WA, Seattle, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), WA, Seattle, 05 May 2024 - 09 May 2024

Tan J; Stapleton F; Downie LE; Alster Y; Bosworth C, 2024, 'Safety and Efficacy of Topical AZR-MD-001 for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in a 6-Month Study', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, WA, Seattle, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), WA, Seattle, 05 May 2024 - 09 May 2024

Mobeen R; Stapleton F; Naduvilath T; Golebiowski B, 2024, 'The fitting relationship of orthokeratology lenses persistently reduces density of immune cells in the central cornea', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, WA, Seattle, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), WA, Seattle, 05 May 2024 - 09 May 2024

Stapleton F; Tan J; Jones L; Ng A; Alster Y; Bosworth C, 2023, 'AZR-MD-001 efficacy in improving tear film stability and its impact on associated symptoms of meibomian gland dysfunction in a Phase 2 trial', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, LA, New Orleans, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), LA, New Orleans, 23 April 2023 - 27 April 2023

Tan J; Jia T; Chidi-Egboka N; Iqbal F; Stapleton F, 2023, 'Corneal epithelial irregularity following treatment with artificial tears in a dry eye population', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, LA, New Orleans, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), LA, New Orleans, 23 April 2023 - 27 April 2023

Keay L; Stapleton F; Huang-Lung J; Sorbello S; Do VQ; Liew G; Fricke T; Gopinath B; Yang E; Mitchell P, 2023, 'Dry eye disease in the Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, LA, New Orleans, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), LA, New Orleans, 23 April 2023 - 27 April 2023

Iqbal F; Tan J; Papas EB; Masoudi S; Stapleton F, 2023, 'Relationship between Meibomian gland morphology and the meibum lipidome', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, LA, New Orleans, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), LA, New Orleans, 23 April 2023 - 27 April 2023

Mobeen R; Stapleton F; Naduvilath T; Golebiowski B, 2023, 'Physical contact between dendritic cells and nerves in human corneal epithelium modulates their immediate response to soft contact lens wear', in Physical contact between dendritic cells and nerves in human corneal epithelium modulates their immediate response to soft contact lens wear, Gold Coast, presented at XXV Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research 2023, Gold Coast

Golebiowski B; Boga A; Kweon S; Phan M; Desai R; Handelsman D; Madigan M; Stapleton F, 2023, 'Oestradiol and oestrone concentrations in tear fluid compared to serum in women during the follicular phase', Gold Coast, presented at XXV Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research, Gold Coast, 19 February 2023 - 23 February 2023

Kweon S; Chung J; Chen Z; Phan M; Madigan M; Golebiowski B; Wallace G; Stapleton F, 2023, 'In Vitro Characterization of Immortalized Human Meibomian Gland Epithelial Cell Growth on Type I Collagen Gel.', in In Vitro Characterization of Immortalized Human Meibomian Gland Epithelial Cell Growth on Type I Collagen Gel., Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, presented at International Society for Eye Research, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 19 February 2023 - 23 February 2023

Kweon S; Gibson E; Golebiowski B; Desai R; Handelsman D; Stapleton F, 2022, 'Associations between Serum Sex Hormones, Dry Eye Signs and Ocular Surface Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women', in Associations between Serum Sex Hormones, Dry Eye Signs and Ocular Surface Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women, San Diego, presented at American Academy of Optometry, San Diego, 25 October 2022 - 29 October 2022

Toomey M; Kam CH; Gyawali R; Stapleton F; Keay L; Jalbert I, 2022, 'Benchmarking glaucoma primary care delivery in Australia', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000844437001183&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gyawali R; Toomey M; Stapleton F; Ho KC; Keay L; Gentle A; Webber AL; Pye DC; Liew G; Hsing YI; Ramke J; Schmid KL; Katalinic P; Bentley S; Jalbert I, 2022, 'Clinical indicators for assessment of optometric diabetic eyecare in Australia', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000844437001165&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Tajbakhsh Z; Golebiowski B; Stapleton F; Salouti R; Nowrozzadeh MH; Zamani M; Briggs N; Jalbert I, 2022, 'Do vernal keratoconjunctivitis and allergic conjunctivitis have a different immune response at the ocular surface?', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000844401302280&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Toomey M; Ho KC; Gyawali R; Stapleton F; Wiles L; Hibbert P; Keay L; Jalbert I, 2022, 'The appropriateness of and barriers to glaucoma care delivery by Australian optometrists', in Clinical and Experimental Optometry, pp. 593 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2021.2004861

Tajbakhsh Z; Golebiowski B; Stapleton F; Salouti R; Nowrozzadeh MH; Zamani M; Briggs N; Jalbert I, 2022, 'Do vernal keratoconjunctivitis and allergic conjunctivitis have a different immune response at the ocular surface?', in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, virtual, pp. 953 - A0422, presented at ARVO, virtual

Golebiowski B; Phan M; Kweon S; Desai R; Handelsman D; Stapleton F, 2022, 'Estradiol and progesterone quantification in tears using ultrasensitive LC-MS', in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, virtual, pp. 1548 - A0273, presented at ARVO, virtual

Tan J; Jia T; Bosworth C; Briggs N; Gleeson MT; Stapleton F, 2022, 'The effect of a novel selenium disulphide-containing topical treatment on ocular signs in individuals with meibomian gland dysfunction', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC

Tan J; Siddyreddy J; Jalbert I; Golebiowski B; Stapleton F, 2021, 'Associations between diet and ocular symptoms and tear volume in subjects with symptomatic dry eye', Virtual, presented at British Contact Lens Association Clinical Conference, Virtual, 13 June 2021 - 14 June 2021

Tajbakhsh Z; Jalbert I; Stapleton F; Alghamdi A; Gray P; Altavilla B; Golebiowski B, 2021, 'Minimal persistent inflammation during the silent phase of allergic conjunctivitis observed with in-vivo confocal microscopy.', in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science., virtual, presented at ARVO, virtual, 01 May 2021 - 07 May 2022

Downie LE; Watson SL; Tan J; Stapleton F; Bosworth C, 2021, 'A multicenter, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, randomized, parallel group clinical trial of AZR-MD-001(AZR) in individuals with meibomian gland dysfunction', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, ELECTR NETWORK, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), ELECTR NETWORK, 01 May 2021 - 07 May 2021

Afzal M; Vijay A; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2021, 'Antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus from different ocular conditions', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, ELECTR NETWORK, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), ELECTR NETWORK, 01 May 2021 - 07 May 2021

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