Scope Health launches Optase Heat Mask Pro for MGD and dry eye

Scope Health has introduced a reusable moist heat therapy eye mask (Optase Heat Mask Pro; Scope Health) for symptom relief in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), dry eye disease (DED), blepharitis, and styes. The mask is now available for consumer purchase.¹

The Optase Heat Mask Pro builds on the company's Hydrobead moist heat platform and adds a washable bamboo cover, a contoured shape, and an adjustable strap made without latex or velcro. The Heat Mask Pro is sold directly to consumers, giving ODs another at-home heat option to recommend alongside lid hygiene and other ocular surface therapies. The Pro model joins the company's existing Optase portfolio of eye comfort and eye health products.¹

“Guidelines recommend consistent eyelid warming, and the Optase Heat Mask Pro gives my patients the consistent moist heat it calls for. It feels soothing rather than too hot, and the soft, contoured fit makes the full 10-minute session easy to relax into,” Susan J. Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, DipAAO, said in the news release.¹ “Compliance has always been the weak point of warm compress therapy. When patients find their treatment this comfortable, they keep doing it, and that daily routine is what supports their meibomian glands over time.”

How does the Optase Heat Mask Pro deliver moist heat?

The mask’s Hydrobead beads pull water vapor from the surrounding air and give it off as moist heat, according to the news release. Per Scope Health, this heat softens oils within the meibomian glands and helps slacken debris along the lash line. Stitching across the contoured insert holds the beads in position, a design Scope Health links to more even warmth over both eyes. The release ties improved meibum quality to a more stable tear film and lower evaporative tear loss, citing evaporation as a major driver of DED symptoms.¹

Nandini Venkateswaran, MD, stressed the role of patient education in at-home heat therapy. “We recommend [heat therapy] constantly, yet advice alone is not enough. Unless we equip patients with trusted product recommendations, clear instructions, and an understanding of why heat and lid massage matter, they will be unsure when to use them and why to persist,” Venkateswaran said in the news release.¹

Beyond heat, the mask doubles as a cold compress. Scope Health suggests freezing it for 30 minutes and wearing it for 5 to 7 minutes to ease allergy-related eye symptoms and puffiness.¹

The Pro model adds 3 design changes to the Hydrobead platform: a bamboo fabric cover patients can launder in a washing machine, a contoured shape, and an adjustable strap free of latex and Velcro. Scope Health rates the mask for up to 365 daily sessions, or roughly 1 year of daily use.

The company presents the soft cover and contoured fit as comfort features intended to make repeated home sessions easier for patients to tolerate. Each package contains the mask insert, the cover, and a storage pouch.¹

The mask retails for $24.95 on the Optase website, Amazon, and Walmart. Scope Health positions it as the heat component of its 4-part Optase Protocol, alongside lid cleansing, hydration, and nutritional supplementation.¹ The 10-minute session length and cover-laundering instructions can be integrated into existing patient education on lid hygiene and warm compresses.

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References

1. Scope Eyecare launches OPTASE Heat Mask Pro, an advanced heat therapy mask for dry eye, MGD, styes and blepharitis. News release. Scope Health Inc. November 3, 2026. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scope-eyecare-launches-optase-heat-mask-pro-an-advanced-heat-therapy-mask-for-dry-eye-mgd-styes-and-blepharitis-302928009.html