Patent ID: 7666190

Claim:
A holding apparatus for holding a vitreous body surgical contact lens on a patients eyeball, comprising: an eyelid opener portion having a upper portion that pulls and opens an upper eyelid and a lower portion that pulls and opens a lower eyelid; a holding portion that holds the vitreous body surgical contact lens on the eyeball, the holding portion located in an open space between the upper portion and the lower portion; and a connecting portion that connects the holding portion and the eyelid opener portion, the connecting portion including an elastic member that extends across at least a portion of the open space so that a position of the holding portion relative to the eyelid opener portion and the eyeball is continuously adjustable during surgery without canceling a connection state of the eyelid opener portion and the holding portion; wherein the connecting portion comprises a pair of elastic closed loop members for connecting the holding portion in an adjustable state, the holding portion includes a pair of engaging portions disposed opposite one another on the holding apparatus, and the pair of elastic closed loop members engages with the pair of engaging portions.