iLux Treatment in Surprise, Arizona

Luxurious Dry Eye Relief

The most common kind of dry eye is evaporative dry eye which occurs due to poor quality tears.

High-quality tears depend on a balanced and effective tear film. The tear film is made up of 3 layers:

• The mucus layer spreads the tears over the surface of the eye.
• The water layer hydrates the eye.
• The oil layer keeps the water from evaporating too quickly.

Dry eyes can result from an imbalance in any of these 3 layers. If the lack of oil in your tears is causing trouble, meibomian gland dysfunction might be the reason.

The tiny, oil-producing meibomian glands that line your eyelids can become blocked, reducing the amount of oil produced and causing dry eyes. 

ILux is an in-office treatment used for meibomian gland expression. This small, handheld device gently warms your eyelids, heating the meibomian glands and liquefying any hardened oil.  

The device also gently compresses your eyelid to express the now-liquefied debris from your meibomian glands.