Forceps is a hand-held ophthalmic surgical instrument designed for grasping, manipulating, squeezing, extracting and pulling together eye and surrounding tissues or other objects (such as foreign bodies, sutures, surgical drapes, etc.) in the course of surgical intervention. These forceps are designed to perform capsulorhexis, handle cornea, iris, eye muscles, eye lids, and ocular tissues; special construction allows to do suturing, tie surgical knots, fold and insert IOLs, and remove cilia.

The instrument presents a pair of spring-elastic plates connected at the distal end at a sharp angle. The working part may have teeth or be smooth, with a tying platform, may be straight, curved, or angled, or have orifices. The handles are round or flat, may have serrations to ensure a surgeon enjoys firm grip of the instrument, and may have a screw-locking or slide-locking mechanism.

CILITA® forceps are made of titanium alloys or medical grade stainless steel.

Ophthalmic forceps are used during refractive surgery, cataract removal, surgical management of glaucoma, removal of ocular lesions, keratoplasty, lid and plastic surgery.

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The range of CILITA® ophthalmic forceps exceeds 150 different models designed to meet the needs of ophthalmic professionals specializing in any field of eye surgery.

Ophthalmic scissors is a microsurgical designed for incising tissues of anterior and posterior eye chambers, dissecting cornea, cutting suturing materials, as well as cutting tissues during removal of the eyeball (enucleation and evisceration) and /or surrounding biological structures (for example, while excising malignant tumors).

The instrument presents a pair of blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles are closed. The blades may be straight, curved (vertically or laterally), or angled (vertically or laterally), smooth or serrated, with blunt or pointed tips. Ophthalmic scissors vary in the retaining system design (universal ring-handle or double leaf spring). The handles of the latter type are round or flat and may have serrations to ensure firm grip in a surgeon’s hand.

CILITA® scissors are made of medical grade stainless steel to ensure best cutting qualities over a long period of time.

Ophthalmic scissors are used during cataract removal, IOL explantation, surgical management of glaucoma, removal of ocular lesions, pterygium excision, keratoplasty, ptosis correction, lacrimal surgery, blepharoplasty, ectropion/entropion repair.

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The range of CILITA® ophthalmic scissors includes over 60 different models designed to meet the needs of ophthalmic professionals specializing in any field of eye surgery.

A lens manipulator is a hand-held ophthalmic surgical instrument for relocation, expression, rotation, and manipulation of the eye lens, as a rule during ultrasound emulsification of the cataract prior to aspiration while preparing to implant an intraocular lens (IOL). It usually consists of a rod-type handle with a working tip shaped as a hook, a Y-shaped probe, a ring or as any other suitable form.
CILITA® lens manipulator presents a combination of a stainless steel working part and a titanium handle to minimize the weight of the instrument. The working tip is often made of high-grade stainless steel.
Ophthalmic lens manipulators are used during cataract extraction surgery.
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Having more than 40 different models of lens manipulators in our product portfolio, CILITA Ltd is able to meet the needs of cataract surgeons across the world.

Ophthalmic retractors are used to separate and retain soft tissues of the eye socket for examination or surgical interference. A retractor may have a wide, fork-shaped blade with several blunt or sharp prongs, attached to its own handle. Another configuration presupposes a surgical instrument with a locking element, which is designed for retracting the edges of a surgical incision providing access to the lacrimal sac during an ophthalmic surgery.
CILITA® retractors are made of titanium and stainless steel.
Retractors are used to retract ocular tissues during oculoplastic surgical procedures, cataract surgery, vitreoretinal surgery, strabismus surgery, enucleation, eye tumor surgery, and for examination of the eye globe.
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Ophthalmic hook is a micro-surgical instrument having a long handle and a rod-type working part narrowing to the distal end. The peripheral part of the instrument is angled or bent at the tip; the tip may be blunt or pointed, of various shapes for facilitating manipulation with eye tissues, for removing foreign bodies from the eye, for finding and getting hold of eye muscles and placing sutures during surgical correction of strabismus.

CILITA® hooks present a combination of a stainless steel working part and a titanium handle to minimize the weight of the instrument.

Ophthalmic hooks are used during cataract removal, vitreo-retinal and glaucoma surgery, keratoplasty, strabismus correction, blepharoplasty.

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The range of CILITA® ophthalmic hooks includes over 30 different models designed to meet the needs of ophthalmic professionals specializing in any field of eye surgery.

A lacrimal probe is an ophthalmic instrument for dilation or examination of the lacrimal duct (canal). It may be flexible and thin, in form of a malleable rod reinforced at the center for firm hold, with two blunted cylindrical or pear-shaped working tips. Another type is a handle with a single or double working part; the tips may have suture eye holes.
CILITA® lacrimal probes are made of stainless steel, titanium alloy, or a combination of both.
Lacrimal probes are used during surgical procedures for nasolacrimal duct and canalicular obstructions and after DCR surgery to ensure the lacrimal drainage system is patent.
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The range of CILITA® eye probes comprises over 25 items designed to address both routine and problematic situations involving the obstructed nasolacrimal system.

A microsurgical needle holder is a hand-held ophthalmic instrument intended to grip a surgical needle when pushing or pulling it through the biological tissues along with the suturing material inserted, during suturing procedure. It has short jaws at the distal end for better grip of the needle.
CILITA® ophthalmic needle holders are shaped as forceps with pullback-spring type handles which are operated by pressing them together. Our ophthalmic needle holders are made of titanium alloy which is non-magnetic to needles and also lightweight to avoid wrist fatigue. All CILITA® ophthalmic needle holders feature inserts (platforms) made of hard-alloy material – tungsten carbide – to firmly grasp the needle.
Ophthalmic needle holders are used to guide the surgical needles during cataract extraction, corneal transplantation, glaucoma surgery, DCR, blepharoplasty, retinal detachment surgery, and any other ophthalmic surgery requiring suturing.
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The range of CILITA® microsurgical needle holders includes over 20 models designed for use with 5-0 to 11-0 sutures.

Ophthalmic speculum is a self-retaining surgical instrument, intended for retracting the eye lids of the patient during ophthalmic examination or surgery. It consists of two levers joined in the pivot point and having blunt ends; the levers are spread apart with the help of a self-opening or adjustable mechanism, aimed for tissue stretching.

CILITA® speculums are made of stainless steel or titanium alloys.

Ophthalmic speculums are used during all types of ophthalmic surgeries, as well as for examination of the eye globe.

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We offer a wide range of eye speculums comprised of 40 different models and sizes designed to meet the needs of ophthalmic professionals specializing in any field of eye surgery.