Controller for dry eye treatment systems

A treatment system for meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye syndrome, comprising:

• one or more strips configured to adhere to an underlying region of skin in proximity to one or both eyes of a subject such that the one or more strips allow for the subject to blink naturally with minimal, or no restriction from the one or more strips;
• and
• a controller in communication with the one or more strips, wherein the controller is programmable to monitor and induce a temperature in the one or more strips to provide a therapy,
• wherein, the controller is further programmable to maintain a set point above a threshold temperature and below a maximum temperature over a predetermined treatment period,
• wherein the one or more strips are configured to emit thermal energy to the underlying region of skin, and wherein the one or more strips are shaped to follow a location of one or more meibomian glands contained within the underlying region of skin.