ABSTRACT
Informed consent should be obtained after the patient has had time to consider the options.
The patient should discontinue aspirin and any other antiplatelet drugs, if medically permissible, at least 2 weeks preoperatively. Likewise, anticoagulants should only be altered or discontinued after discussion with the patient’s hematologist. Any bacterial conjunctivitis should be treated preoperatively and topical steroids used to reduce any conjunctival inflammation.
