In fact, in almost all cases, blood-thinning medication can continue, even on the day of surgery.
Patients taking warfarin are advised to have their INR level taken in the week leading up to surgery.
Cataract surgery is performed on a part of the eye that is relatively free of blood vessels. Therefore the need for any blood-thinning medications to be temporarily discontinued is diminished.
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