Exhibit 99.1

VALLEY FORGE SCIENTIFIC CORP.                                  SYNERGETICS, INC.
3600 Horizon Drive                                   3845 Corporate Centre Drive
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 19406                  O'Fallon, Missouri,  63368
(484) 690-9000                                                    (636) 939-5100
http://www.vlfg.com                                http://www.synergeticsusa.com
Attn:  Jerry L. Malis                                    Attn:  Pamela G. Boone,
President and CEO                                        Chief Financial Officer


      VALLEY FORGE SCIENTIFIC CORP. AND SYNERGETICS, INC. ANNOUNCE APPROVAL
            BY SYNERGETICS SHAREHOLDERS OF THEIR MERGER TRANSACTION



KING OF PRUSSIA, PA and O'FALLON, MO, September 19, 2005 -- Valley Forge
Scientific Corp. (NASDAQ: VLFG; BSE: VLF) and Synergetics, Inc., a
privately-held corporation, announced today that the Synergetics shareholders
adopted the merger agreement on Friday, September 16, 2005, pursuant to which
Synergetics will merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valley Forge and such
shareholders will be entitled to receive, in the aggregate, 15,973,912 shares of
Valley Forge common stock, or approximately 66 percent of the combined company's
outstanding shares on a fully diluted basis.

Adoption of the merger agreement by the Synergetics shareholders satisfies one
of the conditions to the completion of the transaction. Additional conditions
include approval by the shareholders of Valley Forge at a meeting to be held
later today. Synergetics and Valley Forge expect to close the merger transaction
as soon as practicable after the Valley Forge shareholder meeting, subject to
the satisfaction or waiver of all other closing conditions to the merger.

About Synergetics, Inc.
Synergetics designs, manufactures and markets medical devices for use in
ophthalmic surgery and neurosurgery. Synergetics' products are designed and
manufactured to support micro or minimally invasive surgical procedures. In
addition to Synergetics' surgical devices and equipment, it also designs and
manufactures disposable and non-disposable supplies and accessories for use with
such devices and equipment. Synergetics sells its products primarily to
hospitals, clinics and surgeons in approximately 70 countries.

About Valley Forge Scientific
Valley Forge is a medical device company that develops, manufactures and sells
medical devices for use in surgery and other healthcare applications. Its core
business involves the sale of bipolar electrosurgical generators and other
generators, based on its DualWaveTM technology, and complementary
instrumentation and disposable products. Their current line of products is used
in neurosurgery, spine surgery, pain control and in dental applications.

Forward-Looking Statements
Some statements in this release may be "forward-looking statements" for the
purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases,
forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "plan," "potential," "continue" or similar expressions.


Such forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and beliefs
and are subject to a number of factors. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including but
not limited to: the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital
market conditions on the economy in general, and on the medical device industry
in particular, and the effects of foreign exchange rates and interest rates; the
ability to obtain or meet the closing conditions in the merger agreement between
Valley Forge and Synergetics, and to otherwise complete the merger in a timely
manner; the ability to timely and cost-effectively integrate the operations and
management of Valley Forge and Synergetics; the ability to realize the synergies
and other perceived advantages resulting from the merger; the ability to retain
and attract key personnel both before and after the merger; the ability of each
company to successfully execute its business strategies; the extent and timing
of market acceptance of new products or product indications; the ability of each
company to procure, maintain, enforce and defend its patents and proprietary
know how; changes in laws, including increased tax rates, regulations or
accounting standards, third-party relations and approvals, and decisions of
courts, regulators and governmental bodies; the ability of the combined company
to continue to increase customer loyalty; the ability to recoup costs of capital
investments through higher revenues; environmental restrictions, soil and water
conditions, weather and other hazards, site access matters and building permit
issues; the effects of environmental and structural building conditions relating
to the combined company's properties; acts of war or terrorism incidents; the
effects of operating and market competition; and other important factors
disclosed previously and from time to time in the combined company's filings
with the SEC and in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed by Valley Forge
and Synergetics with the SEC. Valley Forge undertakes no obligation to update
these forward-looking statements.