Blue light
Surface tissue
Targets P. acnes bacteria, breaks the acne cycle, soothes skin and controls oil production.
Education
What you will be able to do in your clinic
The training connects the biological mechanisms of photobiomodulation and other energy-based therapies to patient selection, objective testing and practical clinical decisions.
The light therapies
Each wavelength reaches a different depth
Light therapies use different wavelengths to target specific tissue layers and concerns. The color of the light determines how far it travels and what it can influence.
Green light
Surface tissue
Vascular effects improve blood flow and circulation, stabilize salt and ions and support better cell signalling.
Yellow light
Soft tissue
Reduces redness and flushing; helpful for rosacea and sunburn recovery.
Red light
Soft tissue
Improves plumpness and radiance; reduces fine lines, wrinkles and inflammation.
Pink light
Surface + soft
Fights free radicals, reduces inflammation, improves circulation and targets acne and blemishes.
Infrared
Deep tissue
Boosts collagen production, accelerates metabolism, tightens tone and reduces pore size.
Surface tissue
Epidermis
Protects · oil · bacteria
BlueGreenPink
Soft tissue
Dermis
Collagen · vessels · inflammation
YellowRedPink
Deep tissue
Subcutaneous
Fat · collagen · metabolism
Infrared
What is happening in the eye
Three energy sources, three different tissue interactions
The clinical response begins with the tissue target. LLLT works through cellular light absorption, IPL addresses vascular and inflammatory drivers, and RF creates controlled warmth in periocular tissue.
01
Select and stage the right patients
Know who is a candidate, what to document at baseline, and when therapy is not the answer.
02
Understand why the therapy may work
Connect wavelength and tissue target to mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, inflammatory signaling and measurable response.
03
Have the cash pay conversation well
Present the therapy and the price clearly so patients can decide without pressure or anxiety.
04
Build it into the practice
Staffing, scheduling and the doctor and technician roles that keep the plan moving through the clinic.
Subjects covered in training
The full clinical training, in the order Dr. Brothers teaches it: how the therapy works, how to select and stage patients, how to run the protocol, and how to build it into an owner operated practice.
- 01Photobiomodulation and how it entered the practice
- 02Qualities of light: wavelengths, diodes and dose
- 03Mitochondria, cytochrome C and the cellular mechanism
- 04Macular degeneration history and the research base
- 05Drusen changes and clinical evidence
- 06Geographic atrophy
- 07Treatment protocol for dry AMD
- 08Treatment cycle, maintenance and at home devices
- 09Dr. Brothers' case study
- 10Dry eye protocols and choosing the right light
- 11IPL and radiofrequency in the dry eye workflow
- 12Full face treatment and the medical to aesthetic overlap
- 13Meibomian gland disease, rosacea and periocular skin
- 14Chalazion and acute lid conditions
- 15Sleep, environment and lifestyle factors
- 16Objective testing: imaging, VEP and binocular measures
- 17Amblyopia treatment and clinical outcomes
- 18Myopia control
- 19The cash pay conversation, pricing and packaging
- 20Staffing, scheduling and clinic workflow
- 21Insurance billing, reimbursement and regulatory context
- 22Precautions, patient selection and safety
Clinical and practice applications
The teaching connects biological mechanisms and evidence to the patient, objective testing and clinic decisions doctors make in practice.
A longitudinal dry AMD case
A patient followed from December 12, 2024 through eighteen months of acuity and imaging change. Both eyes reached 20/20 by six months, one drusen cluster had resolved, and later imaging showed continued central and paramacular clearing.
Full-face treatment planning
Why Dr. Brothers extends IPL beyond a limited under-eye field when rosacea-associated vessels continue across the cheeks and jawline, considering the dry-eye and aesthetic effects together.
Sleep, environment and lifestyle
How sleep quality, fans, CPAP, screen use before bed, sleep masks, eye drops and diet can influence dry-eye symptoms or how well treatment gains are sustained.
Objective testing
How OCT, drusen assessment, best-corrected acuity, contrast sensitivity, visual field or VEP measures, axial length, multifocal ERG and meibography can support baseline decisions and follow-up. Meibography is also described as meibomian gland imaging.
Staff and scheduling
How technician-led treatment delivery, a consistent sequence, grouped appointments and priority for long-term maintenance patients fit around the doctor's baseline and reassessment decisions.
Areas of practice
Training groups into these areas, so you can start where your practice needs it most.
Part 1: Foundations and mechanism
How photobiomodulation works, the light itself, and the cellular mechanism Dr. Brothers builds every protocol on.
Part 2: Dry AMD, evidence and protocol
The research base for dry AMD, geographic atrophy, the treatment protocol and cycle, and a case from the clinic.
Part 3: Ocular surface and adnexa
Dry eye protocols, IPL and radiofrequency, the full face approach, gland disease, skin, lid conditions and the lifestyle factors behind them.
Part 4: Amblyopia, myopia control and objective testing
Amblyopia treatment and outcomes across ages, myopia control, and the testing used to document change.
Part 5: Putting it into the practice
The cash pay conversation and pricing, staffing and scheduling, billing and reimbursement, precautions and patient selection.
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Tell us what your clinic offers today and what you want to add. We will reply with a practical next step, and where it makes sense, a training session built around it.