Forceps treatment systems

A forceps apparatus, comprising:

• a first handle and a second handle coupled to one another near or at respective proximal ends via a common pivoting connection such that in a first unbiased configuration the first and second handle are spaced apart and in a second biased configuration the first and second handle are urged towards one another about the pivoting connection when squeezed together, wherein the first and second handles each have a thickness which reduces proximally of the pivoting connection;
• a first paddle coupled to the first handle and defining a first inner surface;
• a second paddle coupled to the second handle and defining a second inner surface which is positioned in apposition to the first inner surface, wherein the first and second paddles define a plane when compressed against one another;
• and
• a planar debriding member extending proximally from the first and second handles and having a planar thickness which reduces and curves gently to define a debriding edge around a periphery of the planar thickness and having a radius such that the debriding edge is sufficiently configured to scrape tissue along a margin of an eyelid in proximity to one or more meibomian glands,
• wherein the debriding member defines a debriding plane which is coplanar or parallel with the plane defined by the first and second paddles when compressed, and
• wherein the planar thickness is relatively thinner from the first and second handles for debriding the margin and the planar thickness is also relatively thinner than the pivoting connection.