Abstract: There is disclosed an auxiliary pressure maintainer for maintaining intraocular pressure during eye surgery. The pressure maintainer includes a hollow infusion tube terminating in a small diameter infusion needle. A connector is provided on the infusion tube to connect the infusion tube to a source of pressurized fluid. The pressure maintainer further includes a stabilizing base adjacent the infusion needle for stabilizing the needle against the surface of the eye and a flexible wire located in or on the infusion tube and adjacent the infusion needle for maintaining a bent shape of the infusion tube. An enlarged grip is attached to the infusion tube to assist in manipulating the infusion needle through an eye wall. A stopcock may be connected to the connector to control the flow of fluid pressure through the infusion needle. There is also disclosed a method of using the auxiliary pressure maintainer with a primary pressure infusion device during an eye surgery procedure.