A micro-vitreoretinal (MVR) blade for incising tissue for a transvenous chorioretinotomy and similar procedures includes a shaft with a working tip having a chisel-type edge on its end or leading edge. Various embodiments of the inventive MVR blade have different chisel-type edge structures, such as a latitudinal chisel, an angled chisel, a chevron, a reverse chevron, a concave semi-lunar and a guarded or step-down working tip. The MVR blade may also include drug/chemical coatings, electrification or freezing to promote hemostasis or chorioretinal anastomosis formation.
