GenTeal Severe Dry Eye Relief, Lubricant Eye Gel - .35 oz

by Genteal

Product Features

• Please read all label information on delivery
• For temporary relief of dry eye
• Long lasting
• Gentle relief
• Non-irritating preservative

Product Description

Severe Dry Eye Relief. Sterile. Preservatives free in the eye with GenAqua. Severe Dry Eye Sufferers May Experience: Pain; Persistent redness; Blurred vision; severe itching; Frequent mucous discharge. GenTeal Gel is a clear lubricant eye gel that liquifies upon contact with your eye, forming a non-blurring, protective film. Long-lasting GenTeal Gel contains GenAqua, a disappearing preservative that turns into pure water and oxygen upon contact with your eye. With GenTeal Gel, you only need 1 to 2 applications per day to ensure comfort all day and all night long.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 1.3 x 4 inches ; 0.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000534X3
• UPC: 358768790368
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,599 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #51 in Health & Personal Care > Personal Care > Eye Care > Eye Drops, Lubricants & Washes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gel Rocks all Day Long! (Viagra of the eye), February 6, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: GenTeal Severe Dry Eye Relief, Lubricant Eye Gel - .35 oz (Health and Beauty)

I am a (cool) physician with dry eyes.

My strong recommendation is that if you have slight, moderate OR severe dry eyes: Select this product!

I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THAT ENOUGH!

Most relevant products use some type of methylcellulose as the active ingredient. I think that over the years, I have tried a good number of the products out there: Some are good, some are great. This product however, takes a quantum leap to the next level. How?

Apparently the magic is in the resilient (pharmacokinetic) delivery of the product. In other words: It stays there in the eye for a real long time. I usually only need one or two applications a day. My personal feeling is that this one is really way ahead of all the other products of this type on the market.

Basically what you have is a gel. Yes! It is a clear drop, but the drop falls onto your eye like this cool goo. Well, a gel. At first, I felt that it was strange. But I remember years ago when I tried my first eye drops that felt strange too! After using about ¼ of the tube, I came to prefer this over the typical drops. So it is like this little drop of jell falls onto the eye, and then it melts. I'm telling you, I quickly really got into it. In a couple seconds, it has melted all over soothing the eye.

Whatever Novartis did to create the product, they did good (GenTeal Severe Dry Eye Relief ONLY in this review). It just plain lasts a very long time! From my experience, nothing else out there comes close to its lasting power!! I mean, who has time to keep dropping drops into the eyes all day? With this, I do one in the am upon rising, and one when I get home at the end of the day or something.

BRAVO to the guys over there in the labs that actually thought this one out!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Effective over the short term, June 26, 2005

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EJ Honda "ejhonda" (Slingerlands, NY USA) - See all my reviews

I use this product, but it's called "Genteal Gel" on my packages. My optometrist recommended it when I complained about waking up with dry eye symptoms.

The product is not a liquid drop per se, but starts out as a gel. I find it very easy to apply as you only need to gently pull out your lower eye lid and then place a small drop on the lid. I've never been a big fan of splashing a drop in one's eye. The gel comes out of the tubes easily - at first. One complaint I have is that towards the end of the supply, it becomes very difficult to empty the last 20% of the contents, requiring a lot of pressure from your fingers, which makes me uncomfortable squeezing a tube that hard while having it pointed at my eye - you DON'T want to lose your grip on it! I'd like to see the manufacturer make the tube out of a less rigid plastic so that the last bit of contents is easier to dispense.

Unlike other gels I've used, this one is water based and doesn't cause a blurring of vision like the petroleum based products do. I find it remains effective for about an hour when awake, and provides overnight relief for my morning eye dryness.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for severe dry eyes, December 30, 2002

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Melinda Diltz (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GenTeal Severe Dry Eye Relief, Lubricant Eye Gel - .35 oz (Health and Beauty)

I have Sjogren's Syndrome and have virtually no lubricating "tears" as a result. Ointments are hard to clean out of one's eyes and can only be used at bedtime. No other eye drops comes close to lubricating my eyes as GenTeal Gel.

The gel is great because it has preservatives in it, but they dissipate completely when it hits your eyes. That contributes to it's efficacy. Products with preservatives can diminish their ability to moisturize, i.e., they sort of contain a bit of a drying element.

If you don't have severely dry eyes you can probably get away with GenTeal drops. But if you have a severe problem, the gel makes your eyes feel cool and heavenly.