Advanced Thermal Therapeutics

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Why OcuTherm® became obsessive about
each detail of eye compress therapy.

Discomfort from chronic eye conditions can contribute to “vicious cycles” of unremitting eye pain, and even to depression, as eye discomfort overloads the nervous system.

However, patients who are empowered to create positive sensory input may be better able to override the negative pain signals from the eye region, and restore balance to their systems.

We designed the OcuTherm System to optimize the most important sensory elements in eye compress therapy, including:

  • Evenly-Distributed Feeling of the eye compress across both eyes

  • Sensory Touch and Appearance of all materials, especially those that contact the skin of the eyelids and face

  • Precise Conformation of each treatment to the eyelid contour

  • Thermal Consistency of OcuTherm Gel, whether hot, cool, or cold

Our aim is to deliver positive sensory input to a multitude of sensory receptors in the ocular, periocular, and periorbital regions, giving users a fighting chance against the “vicious cycle” of chronic pain.

Discomfort from chronic dry eye can contribute to “vicious cycles” of unremitting eye pain, and even to depression, as eye discomfort overloads the nervous system.

However, patients who are empowered to create positive sensory input may be better able to override the negative pain signals from the eye region, and restore balance to their systems.

We designed the OcuTherm System to optimize the most important sensory elements in eye compress therapy, including:

  • Evenly-Distributed Feeling of the eye compress across both eyes

  • Sensory Touch and Appearance of all materials, especially those that contact the skin of the eyelids and face

  • Precise Conformation of each treatment to the eyelid contour

  • Thermal Consistency of OcuTherm Gel, whether hot, cool, or cold

Our aim is to a multitude of sensory skin receptors in the ocular, periocular, and periorbital regions, helping patients break their “dry eye pain cycle.”

Discomfort from chronic dry eye can contribute to “vicious cycles” of unremitting eye pain, and even to depression, as eye discomfort overloads the nervous system.

However, patients who are empowered to create positive sensory input may be better able to override the negative pain signals from the eye region, and restore balance to their systems.

We designed the OcuTherm System to optimize the most important sensory elements in eye compress therapy, including:

  • Evenly-Distributed Feeling of the eye compress across both eyes

  • Sensory Touch and Appearance of all materials, especially those that contact the skin of the eyelids and face.

  • Precise Conformation of each treatment to the eyelid contour

  • Thermal Consistency of OcuTherm Gel, whether hot, cool, or cold

Our aim is to a multitude of sensory skin receptors in the ocular, periocular, and periorbital regions, helping patients break their “dry eye pain cycle.”

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