[New forceps for the implantation of posterior chamber lenses]

Forceps used for implanting posterior chamber lenses of the Shearing or Sinskey/Kratz type have the disadvantage that they do not permit the lens to be safely guided during implantation. This advantage is avoided by a special pair of forceps (made by Klein ophthalmological instruments of Heidelberg, Germany). The branches of the forceps are designed in such a way that the angle between them and the lens is constantly 130 degrees, thus insuring an unobstructed view into the eye while inserting the lens. Moreover, the lens cannot shift laterally around the branch inserted into the hole. Slight opening of the branch causes the lens to slide off the forceps. With these new implantation forceps the lens can thus be inserted into the eye safely and in a predetermined position during the first stage of implantation.