title: The fish hook needle.
abstract: The bicurved fish hook needle allows placement of consistently short bites to close cataract, keratoplasty or traumatic corneal wounds with minimal tissue compression and astigmatism. The technique of handling is different than that for traditional single-radius needles, however it is easily learned. This bicurved needle should find wide application in other microsurgical procedures, such as vascular anastomosis, tuboplasty and vasovasostomy.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments