Patent ID: 9642743
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. A method of treating a contact lens related eye problem, comprising: adhering an upper strip to an upper eyelid of at least one eye of a subject such that the upper strip has a flexibility sufficient to accommodate movement of the upper eyelid to allow for the subject to blink naturally without restriction from the upper strip while covering one or more meibomian glands contained within the upper eyelid with the upper strip, wherein the upper strip has a first curved or arcuate periphery which is shaped to extend and follow a border of the one or more meibomian glands contained within the upper eyelid and a second curved or arcuate periphery which is shaped to extend and follow a free margin of the upper eyelid; initiating a treatment with the upper strip via a controller transmitting electrical energy to the upper strip via a connecting cable; and emitting thermal energy from the upper strip to the upper eyelid such that the at least one eye having the contact lens related eye problem is treated.