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Archive => Archives => Topic started by: PSK on June 27, 2005, 12:27:43 pm
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Hello,
Does anyone know of a source for GenTeal's severe dry eye gel ? I've exhausted all my sources locally . It is the best thing for night and doesn't leave you with a film over your eye in the morning.
Thanks,
PSK
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if you are having trouble locating it, you may want to try lacrilube. It works quite well.
Walmart always seemed to carry everything I needed.
But if try talking to a local pharmacist about stocking what you need. Often smaller ones are more than happy to stock what their customers want.
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I did a search on Google and thought I found several sources for GenTeal eye gel. Unfortunately, each of the stores said it was out of stock. I wonder if the manufacturer is discontinuing it or is having production problems? I have used Lacrilube at night since surgery, but it does leave a film in my eye which is difficult to get rid of, even well into the next day.
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i use lacrilube and to remove the film from my eye every morning, i put eye drops on the end of a cotton swab and gently wipe my eye, my eye doctor recommended this and it works. It also feels good, but be sure you dowse the swab liberally, so you don't scratch your eye.
Denise
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Hi everyone- I use the lacrilube during the night and the lubricant at night. I do the same and flush my eye out in the morning with la lot of drops. I had a pharmacist call the manufacture of the GenTeal Gel, and he was told they are no longer manufacturing it. He said unless I could find someone who already had plenty of stock, I was out of luck! luv2teachsped
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I just found Genteal Eye Gel listed as "in stock" at www.cvs.com. I placed an order for it, and the order successfully completed.
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Thanks Terri, I will do the same! :Dluv2teachsped
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My walmart store is totally stocked on genteal.
If you haven't been able to find it elsewhere maybe we could figure out a way to get it to you.
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I am assuming that you guys are using this because you lost the ability to blink due to the surgery. I have surgery on 5dec05 and the doctors have informed me that they feel that i will be effected in this way - as well as no face scrunching, unable to smile, and tingling on the right side. What should i really expect?
LaMar
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Its because we (I) don't have any tears on my AN side .. its doesn't sound like a big deal, but trust me it is !!! the eye problems are the worst part !!!!... could have long lastly eye problems if it is not wet enough (dries out). I found once the balance issue are gone (I'm 3 months post op now) .. I much prefer the Laci-Lube every morning and night .. it gets me thought a days work (I'm working in an office) without drops every 2 hours ..but I never leave the house without drops with me.....
Joe
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I feel like it would be a bad thing...are you able to blink at all or is it that you can just not produce tears?
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I am past needing drops as my facial paralysis when away after about 6 weeks. Everyone's experience is somewhat different. If they damaged your facial nerve and they do not expect recovery of it then you really do need to concentrate on your eyes and your mouth (teeth)
I was lucky in that my condition was temporary. I lost the ability to blink, I also could not keep my eye closed at night. I used Refresh eye drops and Lacrilub at night and taped my eye shut with the bandaid type patches. You must protect your eye when sleeping if it won't close. If you don't it could lead to clouded vision or even blindness.
It was the worst part of my recovery but it was manageable.
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like wanderer said, everyone is different ... I dont seem to blink (on its own) .. but I can close my eye at night, its not tight like the other eye, but its good enough !!! its just to dry ...
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My surgery was 17 months ago and my eye still does not blink or tear. I use Lacrilube day and night. I've found that my eyes have adjusted to the blurriness. My only difficulty is close up work, like sewing or cross stitch. I can live with the blurriness but using drops twice an hour is just too much of a pain.
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I have the gold wieght in my eye lid to help me blink and close my eye at night. I still do not blink a complete blink though. I agree that the eye problem is the worst thing I deal with now.
My news on the Genteal eye gel.......I finally found it at my local Osco Drug store. I think I am going to like it better for daytime use but will stick with Lacrilube at bedtime.
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Sorry about all the questions, but no one has really talked to me about it. All of my doctors still cant believe that i have it so they are treating me like a child - they say i am jsut so young....but, what is a gold weight?
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not to be an alarmist but If you have had this for more than a few days, get yourself to an opthamologist ASAP.  Have them check your eye out to make sure you don't have any scratches or scarring.
My paralysis was caused by post op swelling and with medication (steroids) it resolved on it's own.   Absolutely begin using eye drops immediately.  Do not let the eye get dried out if it does not close all the way, or blink.
The gold weight is an implant that adds weight so that they eyelid will close more easily.  The first moment they noticed I was unable to close my eye all the way the nurse got me eyedrops and had me start taking them.  She then got the doctor to come see me.  At first I didn't think it was that big of a deal, but after reading about it I found out that is was a very big deal.  One problem is you have no clue what your eye is doing when you are asleep.  For instance My eye would come open if I fell asleep with out taping it shut.  Simply rolling over and having something rough like a piece of cloth is enough to injure your eye.
With in days you can damage your eyesight if you do not take precautions. This is considered an emergency by eye doctors so getting in to see one should not be hard.
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Thanks wanderer - I have noticed that pre-operative my eye has already been effected. I will have siomething in my eye and wont know it. My eye-lid twitches all the time and my vision gets blurry. I jsut squench my eyes till i get tears or wash it out with the stuff the doctor gave me - i think it is just eye drops with a neat top that fits around my eye. Thanks for the info on the gold weight I had not heard about that.
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Here's another question about non-blinking or tearing eyes? How do you handle taking showers? For now I wear swimming goggles to keep out the soap and water. What do other people do?
Jean
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I just tilted my head back and tried to get the shampoo running down the back of my head. Didn't always work but that's what I did.
Water never really bugged me I just put drops in afterwards.
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How do you all use the ointment withou the eye looking greasy all the time? Karen
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All these questions and answers about the dry eye and facial issues, got me thinking...I was told to get botox shots for my face to stop the constant blinking ( or trying to blink). It did cut down on the blinking effect, I have since stopped going to him though. It gets expensive. $30.00 a visit for each doctor, my regular doctor, eye doctor, botox doctor, MRI doctor!! Has anyone else ever had botox shots?
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sorry I don't have any experience with that. I had heard about botox for something but I had not heard about it for blinking.