A treatment assembly for dry eye syndrome, comprising:
- an upper strip configured to adhere to an underlying region of skin of an upper eyelid of a subject such that the treatment assembly is configured to allow for the subject to blink naturally, wherein the upper strip has a curved or arcuate periphery, whereby when the upper strip is worn by the subject, the curved or arcuate periphery of the upper strip extends and follows a border of one or more meibomian glands of the upper eyelid to allow for the subject to blink naturally, wherein the upper strip has an upper strip thickness, an upper strip width, and an upper strip length, whereby the upper strip thickness is up to about 3.175 mm to allow for the subject to blink naturally when the upper strip is worn by the subject, whereby the upper strip width follows the border of the one or more meibomian glands of the upper eyelid when the upper strip is worn by the subject to allow for the subject to blink naturally, whereby the upper strip length is from about 1 mm to 50 mm and adapted to extend between the medial canthus and the lateral canthus of an eye of the subject when the upper strip is worn by the subject, wherein the upper strip length has an upper strip length first terminal end and an upper strip length second terminal end, whereby when the upper strip is worn by the subject, the upper strip length first terminal end is closer to the nose of the subject than the upper strip length second terminal end, and whereby when the upper strip is worn by the subject, the upper strip length first and second terminal ends are between the medial canthus and the lateral canthus of the eye of the subject to allow for the subject to blink naturally;
- a lower strip configured to adhere to an underlying region of skin of a lower eyelid of the subject, wherein the lower strip has a curved or arcuate periphery, whereby when the lower strip is worn by the subject, the curved or arcuate periphery of the lower strip extends and follows a border of one or more meibomian glands of the lower eyelid to allow for the subject to blink naturally, and wherein the lower strip has a lower strip length;
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- a controller in communication with the upper and lower strips, wherein the controller is programmed to control at least a heating parameter of the treatment assembly,
- wherein the upper and lower strips each further comprise a heating mechanism configured to be in thermal communication with the respective regions of skin of the upper eyelid and of the lower eyelid and is configured to emit thermal energy to the underlying regions of skin, and
- wherein the heating mechanism of the upper strip substantially extends the entire upper strip length and the heating mechanism of the lower strip substantially extends the entire lower strip length such that at least a portion of the heating mechanism of the upper strip is configured to follow the border of the one or more meibomian glands of the upper eyelid and at least a portion of the heating mechanism of the lower strip is configured to follow the border of the one or more meibomian glands of the lower eyelid.