As long as cataract surgery is done using topical anesthesia , and a clear-corneal incision , there is no need to stop taking blood thinners. Even so, it is safer, as far as your eye is concerned, to stop blood thinners prior to cataract surgery just as you would for any other type of surgery. I always check with a patient's general physician or cardiologist before making a decision about whether or not to discontinue blood thinners prior to cataract surgery. Although modern techniques in cataract surgery have introduced new risks and complications, overall they have substantially decreased the risks involved, both to your eye, and to your overall health. If stopping your blood thinners would be dangerous to your health, then it is comforting to know that using modern surgical techniques, you do not have to stop taking them in order to have cataract surgery.
Optimists say that one eye is always clear, and pessimists feel that one eye is always blurry.
Actually I believe that most, if not all people can adjust to this as long as the difference between the eyes is not too great, and if they way long enough for their brain to adapt. I use this quite often with cataract and refractive surgery patients. For patients who meet all of these criteria I usually make an oral agreement NOT to treat the second eye for at least 3 months. Anyway, in addition to this your costs will be cut in half, your surgical risk will be cut in half, and the chances that you will have years of vision without using glasses are greatly improved. Years of vision without using any sort of glasses.