| abstract |
An apparatus for treating dysfunction of the Meibomian glands, comprising: an eyelid warmer, comprising: a thermal insulating element (440); and an electrical heating element (106, 448), embedded within the insulating element, such that the eyelid warmer has been configured to be positioned behind a patient's eyelid, on the outer surface of the sclera of the eye of the patient, and in which the eyelid warmer has been configured to apply heat, by means of the heating element, to the internal surface of the patient's eyelid, applying heat to the tissue next to a patient's Meibomian gland up to a certain value temperature to melt, release or soften an obstruction present in the Meibomian gland, characterized by an eye socket that includes a force generating device, in such a way that the eye socket has been configured to be located on the external surface of the eyelid of the patient, and in which the eye socket has been configured to apply a force, by means of the force generating device , to the external surface of the patient's eyelid. |