This popular lightweight lid speculum has been configured to provide excellent retraction of the lids while keeping the adjustments over the bridge of the nose which keeps the temporal region at the incision free from any obstruction by the speculum. The screw-type adjustment provides an infinitely variable degree of lid exposure and fitment for all patient types, especially those with deep orbits. The wire arms are thin in order to be unobtrusive and allow the plastic drapes to tuck into the conjunctival fornices.