{"id":13159,"date":"2024-12-10T09:47:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eye-am.sltm.ca\/eye-treatments\/intense-pulsed-light\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:14:17","slug":"ipl-intense-pulsed-light","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eye-am.ca\/en\/eye-treatments\/ipl-intense-pulsed-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Intense pulsed light"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13159\" class=\"elementor elementor-13159 elementor-2589\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3c5cfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c3c5cfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cfc86d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13cfc86d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240075d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"240075d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b878d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2b878d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intense pulsed light<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cefb368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cefb368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(IPL)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e018af6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e018af6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover the innovative power of light! Using light pulses, this treatment stimulates the Meibomian glands and restores tear balance to reduce inflammation and improve tear quality. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6899611 e-transform elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6899611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eye-am.ca\/en\/eye-appointment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book an appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6718e4e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6718e4e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaf0f11 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5eaf0f11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c87ef6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c87ef6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcec2c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dcec2c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2f9d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da2f9d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1303cbdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1303cbdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s for me if&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735fa49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"735fa49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be97a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1be97a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have ocular rosacea, and if I experience signs or symptoms of inflammation of the eyelids or eyes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a5b7ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17a5b7ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4c3c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d4c3c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e445457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e445457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contraindications<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c45756 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28c45756\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e21467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65e21467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pregnancy, vitiligo, active cancer, photosensitizing drugs, dark skin type, cochlear implants and active herpes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ffa5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86ffa5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa2e574 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6aa2e574\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab0d7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dab0d7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6b86c1 elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f6b86c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Duration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455b3ee3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"455b3ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3520f4ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3520f4ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Usually 4 sessions of 15 minutes each.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8c127 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab8c127\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5841fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5841fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ca24f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37ca24f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0131c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0131c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cost<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4cee22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4cee22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190f8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"190f8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>$250 to $300 per session, whether performed on its own or in combination with other technologies.<\/p><p>Price valid through December 31, 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5f00d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f5f00d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31313692 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31313692\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfdf7c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bfdf7c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e6f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1e6f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is intense pulsed light treatment?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cddc47b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cddc47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intense pulsed light (IPL) is an ocular application derived from a procedure used in dermatology, primarily for the treatment of rosacea (couperose). Its use for dry eye dates back to 2009, when Dr. Rolando Toyos developed a specific protocol for this indication. IPL has several mechanisms of action, including anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects, and helps eliminate the abnormal blood vessels found in ocular rosacea, which can cause dry eye.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522afec5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"522afec5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_blur_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_blur_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_blur_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:16,&quot;end&quot;:48}},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_blur_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4196dcd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4196dcd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433e2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"433e2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the advantages of Intense Pulsed Light treatment?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203a3bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"203a3bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The treatment reduces inflammation and redness and thins the oil in the Meibomian glands, thereby helping to relieve symptoms of dry eye. It also stimulates collagen production. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intense pulsed light (IPL) Discover the innovative power of light! Using light pulses, this treatment stimulates the Meibomian glands and restores tear balance to reduce inflammation and improve tear quality. Book an appointment It&#8217;s for me if&#8230; I have ocular rosacea, and if I experience signs or symptoms of inflammation of the eyelids or eyes. 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