Service/Procedure Summary
Cataract surgery is the removal of a clouded lens (or cataract) from the eye to improve vision. The wait time shown is for patients who had their first cataract surgery.
Wait times
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
53 days
|
35 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
67 days
|
35 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
70 days
|
38 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
40 days
|
116 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
126 days
|
38 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
108 days
|
110 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
141 days
|
176 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
405 days
|
39 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
145 days
|
79 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
142 days
|
93 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
91 days
|
176 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
167 days
|
147 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
162 days
|
205 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
194 days
|
185 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
480 days
|
67 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
484 days
|
159 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
27 days
|
19 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
22 days
|
25 days
|
| Darrell Lewis | Halifax |
51 days
|
5 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
45 days
|
21 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
40 days
|
28 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
24 days
|
47 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
33 days
|
43 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
49 days
|
31 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
50 days
|
46 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
72 days
|
30 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
28 days
|
78 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
46 days
|
65 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
40 days
|
91 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
112 days
|
22 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
79 days
|
56 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
111 days
|
27 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
71 days
|
88 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
55 days
|
106 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
95 days
|
77 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
130 days
|
43 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
98 days
|
76 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
153 days
|
35 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
135 days
|
59 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
81 days
|
115 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
70 days
|
128 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
86 days
|
121 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
92 days
|
116 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
155 days
|
56 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
72 days
|
157 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
221 days
|
29 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
216 days
|
45 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
176 days
|
147 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
239 days
|
90 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
133 days
|
207 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
304 days
|
42 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
188 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Lewis | Halifax |
56 days
|
18 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
58 days
|
82 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
73 days
|
68 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
58 days
|
101 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
80 days
|
86 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
118 days
|
55 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
108 days
|
68 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
100 days
|
110 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
140 days
|
73 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
91 days
|
134 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
159 days
|
69 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
164 days
|
90 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
212 days
|
49 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
130 days
|
135 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
112 days
|
156 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
119 days
|
155 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
147 days
|
135 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
197 days
|
93 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
187 days
|
112 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
182 days
|
121 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
147 days
|
173 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
221 days
|
99 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
181 days
|
154 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
204 days
|
161 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
288 days
|
92 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
204 days
|
180 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
364 days
|
71 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
261 days
|
195 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
422 days
|
96 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
212 days
|
319 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
214 days
|
320 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
351 days
|
218 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
564 days
|
276 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
588 days
|
448 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1056 days
|
203 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
400 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.