Modified ptosis spatula.

THE instrument shown in Fig. 1 (a) and (b) is a spatula in two sizes, one smaller for children and the other larger for adults, curved to conform with the forward convexity of the tarsal plate in the upper eyelid; the upper edge of the spatula is rounded and curved to be accommodated in the superior fornix. That part of the spatula which projects below the upper lid margin, after its insertion between the lid and the eye, is drilled with four pairs of holes 1 mm. in diameter near each edge (Fig. 1 a, b).