In the August, 1932, issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology I presented an attachment for capsule forceps consisting of a needle armed with a barb.1 The original model was a plain needle without the barb. More experience in the use of this instrument has convinced me that the barb not only is of no particular advantage but has a tendency to catch in the face mask or in the operator's fingers.
I am, therefore, having the instrument manufactured with the plain needle, as shown in the accompanying illustration.