Eye spud

An eye spud for use in the removal of foreign objects either embedded in or adhering to the corneal or conjunctival eye tissue comprising:

• unitary, substantially rigid and non-yielding blade means, said blade means being substantially planar and of generally trapezoidal geometry having opposite substantially flat, smooth surfaces and having one of its parallel side edges longer than the other of its parallel side edges, the shorter of the two parallel side edges of said trapezoidal blade being exposed for contact with said foreign object with a force sufficient to materially depress the eye tissue adjacent to the foreign object without deleterious penetration of said corneal or conjunctival tissues, and
• handle means secured to said blade at a location on the longer of the two parallel side edges of said trapezoidal blade suitable for grasping to effect manipulation of said spud, and
• the side edges of the blade means are sized so that no side edge thereof exceeds about 2.5 mm in length.