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. 1989 Sep;73(9):702–703. doi: 10.1136/bjo.73.9.702

Warfarin and cataract extraction.

G A Robinson 1, A Nylander 1
PMCID: PMC1041862  PMID: 2804024

Abstract

Ten cataract extractions were performed on eight patients for whom warfarin was not discontinued prior to surgery. Three were complicated by hyphaema. No retrobulbar haemorrhages occurred in the four cases given a local anaesthetic. Cataract surgery can be performed successfully without discontinuing warfarin.

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