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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
36 days
|
44 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
50 days
|
51 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
82 days
|
54 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
126 days
|
84 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
125 days
|
107 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
163 days
|
89 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
318 days
|
49 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
281 days
|
105 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
109 days
|
83 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
151 days
|
82 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
244 days
|
122 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
257 days
|
138 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
322 days
|
143 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
327 days
|
188 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
487 days
|
75 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
182 days
|
387 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saqib Utman | Sydney |
7 days
|
25 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
15 days
|
20 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
19 days
|
20 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
36 days
|
22 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
32 days
|
28 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
16 days
|
44 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
34 days
|
57 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
55 days
|
37 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
53 days
|
42 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
65 days
|
34 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
46 days
|
61 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
61 days
|
50 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
51 days
|
68 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
85 days
|
34 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
111 days
|
33 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
51 days
|
93 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
50 days
|
102 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
74 days
|
80 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
91 days
|
68 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
84 days
|
81 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
122 days
|
43 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
150 days
|
31 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax |
20 days
|
169 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
74 days
|
116 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
118 days
|
82 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
121 days
|
89 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
167 days
|
48 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
128 days
|
89 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
142 days
|
78 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
198 days
|
50 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
178 days
|
78 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
140 days
|
130 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
303 days
|
49 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
275 days
|
92 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
131 days
|
352 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- |
57 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax | --- |
12 days
|
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saqib Utman | Sydney |
32 days
|
55 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
60 days
|
50 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
51 days
|
61 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
62 days
|
91 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
111 days
|
86 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
86 days
|
117 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
105 days
|
106 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
130 days
|
83 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
147 days
|
83 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
169 days
|
69 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
65 days
|
177 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
177 days
|
78 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
142 days
|
126 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
252 days
|
59 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
211 days
|
133 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
158 days
|
188 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
265 days
|
85 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
127 days
|
229 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
245 days
|
117 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
228 days
|
142 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
225 days
|
146 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
288 days
|
99 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
269 days
|
131 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
120 days
|
283 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
218 days
|
197 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
313 days
|
127 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
132 days
|
309 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
323 days
|
148 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
307 days
|
188 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
455 days
|
122 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
147 days
|
433 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
192 days
|
447 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax |
71 days
|
652 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
706 days
|
233 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
747 days
|
221 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- |
75 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax | --- |
26 days
|
| 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.