Smiddy and Flynn,1 in their fine article in the February 1993 issue of the Archives, described their needle-assisted scleral fixation suture technique for relocating posteriorly dislocated intraocular lenses.1
Their technique represents another way to relocate and fixate posteriorly dislocated intraocular lenses. I would like to point out that the straight needle that has a hole in the bevel was first devised by C. William Simco, MD (Simco suture needle, EO 558-SN, Storz Instrument Co, St Louis, Mo) for iris suture fixation2,3 and that maneuvers described by Smiddy and Flynn,1 as well as by Murray and Abrams,4 can be performed using a short, 27-gauge needle with 10-0 propylene suture prethreaded through its lumen when the special needle with the hole in the bevel is not available.