Laser thermal conjunctivoplasty

A method of laser thermal conjunctivoplasty, comprising:

• delivering laser light from a handheld laser probe to a conjunctival fold;
• the handheld laser probe comprising:
• a pair of forceps having grasping regions;
• and
• a line focused laser coupled to the pair of forceps, wherein the forceps are configured to grasp the conjunctival fold and hold the conjunctival fold in a focal plane of a light beam of the line focused laser, and wherein the light beam is focused into a line parallel to and just above the grasping regions of the forceps, and has a wavelength, power, and pulse duration which are configured to uniformly heat the conjunctival fold held in the forceps to a temperature high enough for shrinking a thickness of the conjunctival fold, thereby performing laser thermal conjunctivoplasty.