127 results about "Eyelid layers" patented technology

I have discovered cosmetic or topical pharmaceutical compositions for external body part or organ slimming, firming, cellulite reduction, fat-reduction, and obesity control benefits that are in synergistic combination with benefits for the treatment of skin aging, skin wrinkles reduction, skin exfoliating, treatment of acne, treatment of rosacea, age-spots reduction, skin surface whitening, skin surface brightening striae distensae (stretch marks) reduction, treatment of pimples, treatment of skin infections and lesions, spider veins reduction, blood microcirculation (venous insufficiency) improvement, UVA / UVB protection of skin, and skin redness reduction. These compositions thus provide multiple combinations of skin and external body part or organ enhancement benefits that can be selective and specific for external body parts and organs such as face, chin, cheeks, arms, "love handles" in abdomen area, eye lids and eye zone, neck, breasts, thighs, and hips. These compositions include a body beneficial composition selected from certain nutraceutical, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical ingredients, a composition to promote collagen and elastin synthesis in the skin, and a cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable delivery system.

Devices and methods for treating tissue with radiation, including light and other optical radiation, in a manner that is eye-safe are described. In one embodiment, a photocosmetic treatment device has a cavity into which tissue to be treated is drawn. The device determines whether the tissue is safe to treat and whether the tissue may be tissue associated with the eyes, such as an eyelid. In another embodiment, an eye-safe pulse of radiation is provided at a time interval prior to treatment of the tissue. The pulse is at a wavelength of radiation that the human eye perceives as particularly intense and uncomfortable, even though the pulse is not dangerous or destructive. If the device is oriented to treat eye tissue, directly or through the eyelid, the pulse will cause an aversive reaction in the subject being treated that inhibits the treatment.

An ophthalmic dispenser has a rigid housing defining a fluid-receiving chamber, a flexible bladder receivable within the fluid-receiving chamber, a pump coupled in fluid communication with the fluid-receiving chamber, and a nozzle having a valve defining an annular, axially-extending valve seat, an outlet aperture coupled in fluid communication between the valve seat and the pump, and a flexible valve cover extending about the valve seat and forming an annular, axially-extending interface therebetween. The valve interface is connectable in fluid communication with the outlet aperture, and at least part of the valve cover is movable between (i) a normally closed position with the valve cover engaging the valve seat to close the interface and form a fluid-tight seal therebetween, and (ii) an open position with at least part of the valve cover spaced away from the valve seat in response to pumped fluid flowing through the outlet aperture at a pressure greater than a valve opening pressure to allow the passage of pressurized fluid therebetween. A spring is drivingly connected to the housing and moves at least one of the pump and housing relative to the other to actuate the pump. The rigid housing is mountable within a cartridge which, in turn, is mountable within a dispenser housing including an eyelid depressor and a trigger for simultaneously actuating the eyelid depressor and pump.

Disclosed are skin care compositions comprising an admixture of sucrose acetate isobutyrate and certain diol and glycerol carboxylate esters. The liquid skin care compositions are useful as cosmetic, protective and therapeutic dermatological compositions and comprise an admixture of sucrose acetate isobutyrate and one or more carboxylic acid esters of a polyol selected from propylene glycol and glycerol wherein the carboxylate ester residues contains from 2 to 10 carbon atoms. The skin care compositions exhibit smoothness and water resistance when applied to the skin such as the human body including eyelids and lips.

A jojoba formulation has been developed for administration to the meibomian gland, for treatment of the symptoms of dry eye, and / or for drug delivery to the meibomian gland. The formulation incorporates the natural product jojoba wax, or components thereof, to enhance the spreading of the artificial tear as well as stabilize the tear film. The jojoba wax tear relieves irritation and discomfort as well as sharpens the blurred vision. Jojoba, because of its close chemical and physical properties to meibomian gland secretions, is effective upon topical application to penetrate the lid margin to reach the gland tissues where it may exert a therapeutic effect with or without an adjunctive agent.

The appearance of a sagging eyelid can be altered. A surface of a target region of skin of the eyelid is cooled, and a beam of radiation is delivered to the target region to affect at least one fat cell of the fatty deposit to alter the appearance of the sagging eyelid without causing substantial unwanted injury to tissue surrounding the target region of skin.

An apparatus for treating meibomian gland dysfunction. A lid warmer may be attached onto a patient's eye to apply heat on the inside of the eyelid to provide conductive heat transfer to the meibomian glands. The application of heat assists in the expression of obstructions or occlusions in the meibomian glands to restore sufficient sebum flow to the lipid layer to treat dry eye. Temperatures at the meibomian glands reach desired levels more quickly and efficiently when heating the inside of the eyelid. Reaching such higher temperature levels may be instrumental in removing obstructions in the meibomian glands. Less time may also be required to reach desired temperature levels when applying heat to the inside of the eyelid. An eyecup may also be employed to generate a force on the outside of the patient's eyelid to improve conductive heat transfer and reduce blood flow in the eyelid that causes convective heat loss. Thus, the application of force can further increase the temperature level and / or reduce the time to reach desired temperature levels for removing obstructions.

A system for treating meibomian gland dysfunction. A controller controls a lid warmer attached onto a patient's eye to generate heat on the inside of the eyelid to provide conductive heat transfer to the meibomian glands. The application of heat assists in the expression of obstructions or occlusions in the meibomian glands to restore sufficient sebum flow to the lipid layer to treat dry eye. Temperatures at the meibomian glands reach desired levels more quickly and efficiently when heating the inside of the eyelid. Reaching such higher temperature levels may be instrumental in removing obstructions in the meibomian glands. Less time may also be required to reach desired temperature levels when applying heat to the inside of the eyelid. An eyecup may be employed to generate a force on the outside of the patient's eyelid to improve conductive heat transfer and reduce blood flow in the eyelid that causes convective heat loss. Thus, the application of force can further increase the temperature level and / or reduce the time to reach desired temperature levels for removing obstructions.

Controllers for dry eye treatment apparatus and methods are described herein which generally comprise a patch or strip affixed to the skin of the upper and / or lower eyelids to deliver heat to the one or more meibomian glands contained within the underlying skin. The treatment strip or strips include 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 without restriction from the one or more patches. A controller is in communication with the one or more strips and is programmable to monitor a temperature of the one or more strips to provide a treatment therapy above a threshold temperature of, e.g., 39° C., and below a maximum temperature of, e.g., 48° C., over a treatment period of 12 minutes.

An eyelid enhancement kit includes a package divided into a first compartment and a second compartment, a first tray received in the first compartment and having a first recess, a second recess defined in a top face of the first tray and a cover covering the first tray, a first eyelid mask and a second eyelid mask sandwiched between the first tray and the cover and respectively received in the first recess and the second recess of the first tray, a second tray received in the second compartment and having a third recess and an eyelid brush received in the third recess.

A manual device for massaging one or both of the upper and lower lids of the eye, the device comprising: a body, composed of flexible resilient biocompatible material, wherein the body provides jaws or lips, wherein the lips are biased into a spaced relationship by the material of the body, and wherein each lip is adapted to engage either the upper or lower eyelid, such that movement of the lips causes movement of at least one eyelid with respect to the other. The devices can conveniently be used to manipulate the meibomian glands of the eye in an optimum orientation, for example for alleviating or treating dry eye.

A lipid-bearing preparation and method for preparing same in particular in the form of a stick or a workable paste, which is suitable for cosmetic uses, in particular in the field of decorative cosmetics for coloring and improving the appearance of the skin, the lips and the eyelids. The lipid-bearing preparation is in water-free form and contains in the lipid phase exclusively vegetable-base raw materials.

An apparatus (20) for directing electromagnetic radiation into a respective pupil of at least one eye of a user is disclosed. The apparatus comprises first radiation emitting means comprising at least one radiation emitting layer (8) adapted to emit electromagnetic radiation and second radiation emitting means (6} adapted to direct electromagnetic radiation into at least one eye and / or onto at least one eyelid of a user. A light guide (1) is adapted to receive radiation emitted by the first radiation emitting means and to direct at least part of the radiation to the second radiation emitting means, wherein a total surface area of the first emitting radiation means from which radiation is emitted is larger than a total cross sectional area of a beam of radiation entering the or each pupil of the user in use, in a direction transverse to an optical axis of the beam.

An ophthalmic dispenser has a rigid housing defining a fluid-receiving chamber, a flexible bladder receivable within the fluid-receiving chamber, a pump coupled in fluid communication with the fluid-receiving chamber, and a nozzle having a valve defining an annular, axially-extending valve seat, an outlet aperture coupled in fluid communication between the valve seat and the pump, and a flexible valve cover extending about the valve seat and forming an annular, axially-extending interface therebetween. The valve interface is connectable in fluid communication with the outlet aperture, and at least part of the valve cover is movable between (i) a normally closed position with the valve cover engaging the valve seat to close the interface and form a fluid-tight seal therebetween, and (ii) an open position with at least part of the valve cover spaced away from the valve seat in response to pumped fluid flowing through the outlet aperture at a pressure greater than a valve opening pressure to allow the passage of pressurized fluid therebetween. A spring is drivingly connected to the housing and moves at least one of the pump and housing relative to the other to actuate the pump. The rigid housing is mountable within a cartridge which, in turn, is mountable within a dispenser housing including an eyelid depressor and a trigger for simultaneously actuating the eyelid depressor and pump.

The invention discloses an eyelid spreader. By the aid of the eyelid spreader, the problem of inconvenience in operation due to the fact that eyelids are manually spread by hands can be solved. The eyelid spreader comprises a mounting cover and two spreading plates, and is characterized in that one end of a driving shaft which is rotationally supported on a side of the mounting cover extends intothe mounting cover and is connected with a driving bevel gear in a non-rotational manner, the other end of the driving shaft is arranged outside the mounting cover, a hand wheel is connected with theother end of the driving shaft, and a non-return mechanism is arranged between the driving shaft and the mounting cover; support seats are connected onto the inner wall of the mounting cover and are positioned on two sides of the driving bevel gear, transmission mechanisms are arranged between the support seats and two sides of the mounting cover and are in transmission connection with the drivingbevel gear, connecting rods are connected onto the transmission mechanisms, two slide grooves are formed in the side wall, which is far away from the driving shaft, of the mounting cover, an end of each connecting rod penetrates the corresponding slide groove to extend out of the mounting cover, and the spreading plates are detachably connected onto the connecting rods by clamping mechanisms in aback-to-back manner. The eyelid spreader has the advantages of convenience in operation and safety in use.

An eyelid scrub composition comprising polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB), 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2-octanediol, and a pH stabilizing surfactant solution present in an amount effective to control the pH level of the composition between 5.5 and 7.5. The composition can further comprise moisturizers and foam stabilizers. The composition can be combined with a fabric pad for use as an eyelid scrub, where the fabric pad is pre-moistened with the composition and packaged for use. The composition may be applied to the eyelid scrub and rubbed to induce foaming. The composition is produced by preparing a modified Ringer's solution and adding 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2-octanediol, and an effective amount of one or more pH stabilizing surfactants. The mixture is then heated and allowed to cool before polyhexamethylene biguanide is added.

A catcher design is provided wherein vacuum channels are added to both sides of the catcher to remove ink from the face of the catcher and from the eyelid seal. An additional fluid port on the catcher allows the additional vacuum channels to maintain an increased level of vacuum. A restriction on the catcher line balances the fluid flow between the catcher and the additional vacuum channels. A scoop can be machined into the catch pan to remove fluid from below the catcher face. A manifold can be used to maintain a vacuum source for the catcher throat and the additional channels, while pulling the unprinted ink back to the fluid system. Finally, a wider eyelid seal can allow purge fluid used during shutdown to clear the channels.

Cosmetic water-in-oil emulsion compositions containing solid particles and high concentrations of a specific silicone elastomer and including high content of polysilicon-11, solid particles providing at least one optical effect, and at least one silicon emulsifier are suitable for use for making up the face and / or lips or eyelids, preferably as foundations. They may also be used to as a base for make-up, or as a skin care cream to be applied on the body or face. These compositions result in a product that enhances the overall appearance of the skin by providing strong blurring effects to give anti-wrinkle / fine line effects, skin smoothness, and radiance while unifying color complexion. These compositions also have unique sensorial properties.

The present invention provides apparatus for manipulating and cleaning of contact lenses, together with methods for same. The apparatus comprises at least one eyepiece, at least one body and a cleaning housing. The at least one eyepiece is attached to the at least one body and defines an opening in the body. The at least one eyepiece comprises a head for engaging a contact lens and an eyelid opening mechanism. The at least one body includes a contact tens manipulation device. The apparatus is arranged such that when the at least one eyepiece is attached to the body and the face of the user is in contact with the eyepiece, the eyelid opening mechanism engages the upper and lower eyelids to retain them open while a retractable mechanism removes the contact lens from the eye of the user. The cleaning housing is engageable with the eyepiece and can effectuate cleaning of the contact lens once removed from the eye of the user.

A method of treating meibomian gland dysfunction. Heat is applied to the inside of the eyelid to provide conductive heat transfer to the meibomian glands. The application of heat assists in the expression of obstructions or occlusions in the meibomian glands to restore sufficient sebum flow to the lipid layer to treat dry eye. Temperatures at the meibomian glands reach desired levels more quickly and efficiently when heating the inside of the eyelid. Reaching such higher temperature levels may be instrumental in removing obstructions in the meibomian glands. Less time may also be required to reach desired temperature levels when applying heat to the inside of the eyelid. A force may also be applied to the outside of the patient's eyelid to improve conductive heat transfer and reduce blood flow in the eyelid that causes convective heat loss. Thus, the application of force can further increase the temperature level and / or reduce the time to reach desired temperature levels for removing obstructions.

A method of treating meibomian gland dysfunction. Heat is applied to the inside of the eyelid to provide conductive heat transfer to the meibomian glands. The application of heat assists in the expression of obstructions or occlusions in the meibomian glands to restore sufficient sebum flow to the lipid layer to treat dry eye. Temperatures at the meibomian glands reach desired levels more quickly and efficiently when heating the inside of the eyelid. Reaching such higher temperature levels may be instrumental in removing obstructions in the meibomian glands. Less time may also be required to reach desired temperature levels when applying heat to the inside of the eyelid. A force may also be applied to the inside of the patient's eyelid to improve conductive heat transfer and reduce blood flow in the eyelid that causes convective heat loss. Thus, the application of force can further increase the temperature level and / or reduce the time to reach desired temperature levels for removing obstructions.

A system for treating meibomian gland dysfunction. A controller controls heat applied to the outside of the eyelid to provide conductive heat transfer to the meibomian glands. The application of heat assists in the expression of obstructions or occlusions in the meibomian glands to restore sufficient sebum flow to the lipid layer to treat dry eye. A force is also applied to the outside of the patient's eyelid during the application of heat to improve conductive heat transfer and reduce blood flow in the eyelid that causes convective heat loss. Thus, the application of force can further increase the temperature level and / or reduce the time to reach desired temperature levels for removing obstructions or occlusions. Reaching increased temperature levels may improve the melting, loosening, or softening of obstructions or occlusions in the meibomian glands while reducing the amount of time to reach desired temperature levels and / or aid in reducing discomfort to the patient during treatment.

An eyeliner element adapted to be applied to a lower portion of an upper eyelid, and an under eye concealer element adapted to be applied to an upper portion of a lower eyelid each include a thin film substrate, an adhesive layer, and a coloring layer formed opposite the adhesive layer.

To monitor an attention degree (302) of a vehicle driver, a period (330) is determined on the basis of a speed of the vehicle. It is determined whether an eyelid closed time (301) and / or an eyelid closing time of the driver exceeds the period (330).

Eyelid illumination systems and methods for imaging meibomian glands for meibomian gland analysis are disclosed. In one embodiment, a patient's eyelid is IR trans-illuminated with an infrared (IR) light. A trans-illumination image of the patient's eyelid is captured showing meibomian glands in dark outlined areas, whereas non-gland material is shown in light areas. This provides a high contrast image of the meibomian glands that is X-ray like. The lid trans-illumination image of the meibomian glands can be analyzed to determine to diagnose the meibomian glands in the patient's eyelid. The eyelid may be trans-illuminated by a lid-flipping device configured to grasp and flip the eyelid for imaging the interior surface of the eyelid. Also, an IR surface meibography image of the meibomian glands may also be captured and combined with the trans-illumination image of the meibomian glands to provide a higher contrast image of the meibomian glands.

The invention discloses a portable massage instrument used for auxiliary treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction. The massage instrument comprises a massage component, a heating component, a hand holding component, and a power supply component. The massage component comprises a massage end. The massage end is in a concave arc structure matched with a human eyelid. The massage component is internally provided with the heating component used to generate heat. The hand holding component is connected with the massage component. The hand holding component comprises a control switch used to control on-off of the heating component. The power supply component is used to provide electric energy for the heating component. The portable massage instrument in the technical scheme is simple in operation and good in comfortableness, and can perform large-area hot compress and massage on a meibomian gland, promotes secretion and expelling of the gland, and has good effect on treating meibomian gland dysfunction. The portable massage instrument is small in design and convenient in carrying.

The present invention relates to a seaweed fiber care type mascara and a preparation method thereof. The seaweed fiber care type mascara is characterized by comprising, by weight, 0.5-2.5% of seaweed fibers, 0.5-2.5% of algina, 0.5-2.0% of symphytum officinale (allantoin), 1.0-2.0% of natural Vitamin E, 0.2-1.0% of olive oil, 10-20% of beeswax, 10-25% of white cordyceps sinensis, 5-10% of radix polygoni multiflori, 0.5-2% of ginseng, 1.0-5.0% of tremella, 2.0-5.0% of carbon powder, 0.5-1.0% of lysozyme, and the balance of deionized water. Compared with the mascara in the prior art, the mascara of the present invention has the following advantages that: the mascara of the present invention is the care type mascara developed by adopting the pure nature marine algae and plant as the raw material, generation of collagen in the eyelid skin can be stimulated with various natural plant essences so as to make the eyelid skin closely hold the root of the eyelash, significantly reduce eyelash shedding, supplement the nutrition, improve the eyelash growth environment, and make the eyelash thick, slender and shiny, the formula of the present invention is the pure nature formula, and characteristics of mildness and no irritation on the eye sensitive part, nourishing and protection two-in-one property and easy remover are provided.

Systems, methods, and devices used to treat eyelids, meibomian glands, ducts, and surrounding tissue are described herein. In some embodiments, an eye treatment device is disclosed, which includes a scleral shield positionable proximate an inner surface of an eyelid, the scleral shield being made of, or coated with, an energy-absorbing material activated by a light energy, and an energy transducer positionable outside of the eyelid, the energy transducer configured to provide light energy at one or more wavelengths, including a first wavelength selected to heat the energy-absorbing material. When the eyelid is positioned between the energy transducer and the scleral shield, the light energy from the energy transducer and the heated energy-absorbing material of the scleral shield conductively heats a target tissue region sufficiently to melt meibum within meibomian glands located within or adjacent to the target tissue region.

The invention discloses a method for constituting an Internet of Things website system for the Google project glass and belongs to the field of image processing. The method for constituting the Internet of Things website system for the Google project glass comprises the steps that an original image obtained from an image reading device can be converted into a plurality of unfolded images in the geometrical or physical form, the characteristic information of each image is extracted based on the self-organizing probability scale, numeralization processing is conducted, and then an image code is generated; in order to achieve automatic function switching of the Google project glass, input information for function switching is obtained from a sensor containing at least one kind of information of the human eyeball moving information, the human eyelid turning information, the information of collision between upper teeth and lower teeth, the human head shaking information and the sound recognition information and is converted into a control signal for function switching, and then the switching function of the Google project glass is controlled; the image code generated by an image code generating part can be taken as a network entry codethrough which wireless terminals are connected with a website. The method for constituting the Internet of Things website system for the Google project glass is characterized in that webcasting media websites in new forms, social websites in new forms, online shopping websites in new forms, network retrieval websites in new forms and webpage inquiry websites in new forms can be obtained through network connection.