Genteal

How the GenTeal line is organized

GenTeal is a lubricant eye care line organized by thickness. Thin liquid drops sit at one end, gels in the middle, and an ointment at the other. Thicker products stay on the eye longer and blur vision more while they do, which is why the heaviest ones in the range are labeled for night time.

What we carry

• GenTeal Liquid Drops, 15 mL, as a single bottle or a two bottle pack.
• GenTeal Tears Lubricant Eye Drops, Moderate, in a 36 pack of preservative free single use vials.
• GenTeal Tears Lubricant Gel Eye Drops, 8 mL, labeled for day and night.
• GenTeal Tears Severe Dry Eye Nighttime Gel.
• GenTeal Tears Night-Time Ointment, a 3.5 g tube.

How to choose

Two questions usually settle it. First, how often are you reaching for a drop? People who use them many times a day often move to the preservative free vials, where each vial is opened fresh and discarded rather than kept in a bottle for weeks.

Second, when are you least comfortable? A liquid drop is the everyday format and does not get in the way of reading or driving. A gel is heavier and is the usual answer for evenings. The ointment is the thickest of the three and is labeled for bedtime, since vision stays blurry for a while after it goes in.

Plenty of people keep two of these: a bottle or a strip of vials for the day, and a gel or ointment on the nightstand. If the pattern has changed recently, or you find yourself reaching for something every hour, mention it at your next eye appointment rather than working through it alone.