A hand-held ophthalmic surgical instrument designed to grasp, manipulate, compress, pull, or join eye and/or surrounding tissues during a surgical intervention. It is typically: 1) a one-piece instrument with a tweezers-like design having two conjoined blades with serrated tips at the working end; or 2) an instrument tip, with grasping blades at the distal end, that is inserted into a dedicated handle through which the blades are operated. It is typically made of high-grade stainless steel and plastic materials, and is available in various sizes. This is a reusable device.