Disposable eye patch/shield

A disposable eye shield for covering and protecting the eye of a patient which includes an eye socket during treatment of the patient's facial area using light energy and electrical currents, said shield comprising:

• a metallic shell having a top surface and an underside surface with a peripheral edge extending outwardly around the shell to define an open area inside the shell, the edge having an underside surface;
• the metallic shell being formed to extend over and fit within the eye socket of the patient with the shell extending completely over the patient's eye;
• the metallic shell being of a metal foil capable of shielding the patient's eye from both light energy beams and electrical currents;
• an insulating layer extending over substantially the entire underside surface of the peripheral edge of the shell, the insulating layer having an adhesive on its underside surface to secure the shield to the patient's skin;
• a releasable paper layer covering the underside surface of the insulating layer to protect the adhesive on the insulating layer until the shield is ready to be used;
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• the insulating layer and paper layer each extending over the underside surface of the peripheral edge of the shell without blocking the open area inside the shell, thereby providing for each eye shield to be stacked one on top of another.