Architectures and techniques for treating conditions of the eye, such asmeibomian gland disease, utilizesources of treatment energy, such as electromagnetic energy emitting devices,to implementmanipulations on tissue surrounding the orbit. According to these devices andmethods, the sources oftreatment energy are activated to direct energy onto parts of the eye, such asthe meibomian gland, totreat meibomian gland disease. The treatments can affect at least one propertyof the eye and allow theliquifactions to flow more freely.