Meibomian gland roller system with eye pads

An eye treatment system, comprising:

• a roller comprising:
• (a) a handle comprising (1) a power source, and (2) control circuitry coupled to the power source;
• (b) an axle, coupled to the handle;
• (c) a heating element within the roller;
• (d) a cylinder configured to rotate about the axle;
• (e) a temperature sensor adjacent to a surface of the cylinder for monitoring a temperature of the surface, with the temperature sensor spaced apart from the heating element;
• and
• (f) one or more arms of the roller that couple a first end of the handle to the axle, wherein at least one of the one or more arms houses first wiring through which power is supplied from the power source to the heating element and houses second wiring connecting the temperature sensor to the control circuitry;
• and
• an eye pad comprising a heat-retaining material and sized to be applied to an eyelid of a user when warmed.

A method, comprising:

• warming a surface of a cylinder of a roller to a first temperature within a first temperature range, the roller comprising the cylinder, an axle, and a handle, wherein the cylinder is connected to a first end of the handle by at least one arm that holds the cylinder;
• first applying a heated eye pad to an eyelid of a user;
• then applying pressure to the eyelid of the user by the cylinder;
• rolling the cylinder that is warmed to the first temperature within the first temperature range across the eyelid of the user to express a meibomian gland thereof;
• and
• regulating the first temperature of the surface of the cylinder by a heating element that is included in the axle and a temperature sensor that is adjacent the surface of the cylinder, wherein the temperature sensor is spaced apart from the heating element, and wherein wiring connecting the temperature sensor to control circuitry that is housed in the handle is routed via at least one of the at least one arm.