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
50%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
38 days
|
58 days
|
Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
89 days
|
73 days
|
Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
69 days
|
99 days
|
Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
119 days
|
76 days
|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
109 days
|
140 days
|
Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
253 days
|
71 days
|
Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
119 days
|
234 days
|
Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
300 days
|
89 days
|
Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
126 days
|
100 days
|
Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
130 days
|
216 days
|
Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
235 days
|
160 days
|
Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
234 days
|
241 days
|
Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
314 days
|
179 days
|
Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
146 days
|
369 days
|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
270 days
|
249 days
|
Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
373 days
|
153 days
|
Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Saqib Utman | Sydney |
6 days
|
18 days
|
Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
29 days
|
36 days
|
Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
33 days
|
36 days
|
Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
42 days
|
34 days
|
Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
60 days
|
21 days
|
Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
42 days
|
47 days
|
Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
68 days
|
33 days
|
Stanley George | Halifax |
73 days
|
51 days
|
Anu Mishra | Halifax |
47 days
|
82 days
|
Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
97 days
|
39 days
|
Robert Scott | Middleton |
28 days
|
108 days
|
David Comstock | Middleton |
35 days
|
104 days
|
Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
77 days
|
67 days
|
Alexander Tan | Halifax |
124 days
|
30 days
|
Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
121 days
|
43 days
|
Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
133 days
|
41 days
|
Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
106 days
|
75 days
|
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
74 days
|
109 days
|
Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
105 days
|
78 days
|
Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
101 days
|
102 days
|
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
118 days
|
92 days
|
Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
162 days
|
50 days
|
Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
91 days
|
123 days
|
Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
121 days
|
176 days
|
Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
252 days
|
49 days
|
Christopher Seamone | Halifax |
152 days
|
178 days
|
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
99 days
|
245 days
|
John D Dickinson | Halifax |
117 days
|
243 days
|
Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
195 days
|
175 days
|
Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
113 days
|
288 days
|
Jamie Rogers | Truro |
315 days
|
172 days
|
Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
133 days
|
Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
Mostafa Hanout | Halifax | --- |
120 days
|
90%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Saqib Utman | Sydney |
33 days
|
73 days
|
Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
65 days
|
87 days
|
Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
89 days
|
82 days
|
Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
127 days
|
51 days
|
Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
84 days
|
145 days
|
Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
166 days
|
72 days
|
Anu Mishra | Halifax |
113 days
|
155 days
|
David Comstock | Middleton |
75 days
|
202 days
|
Stanley George | Halifax |
151 days
|
141 days
|
Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
225 days
|
91 days
|
Robert Scott | Middleton |
94 days
|
223 days
|
Alexander Tan | Halifax |
230 days
|
106 days
|
Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
251 days
|
91 days
|
Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
167 days
|
183 days
|
Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
233 days
|
120 days
|
Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
193 days
|
165 days
|
Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
237 days
|
191 days
|
Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
167 days
|
299 days
|
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
127 days
|
340 days
|
Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
258 days
|
213 days
|
Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
219 days
|
256 days
|
Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
391 days
|
102 days
|
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
183 days
|
314 days
|
Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
404 days
|
133 days
|
Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
147 days
|
400 days
|
John D Dickinson | Halifax |
223 days
|
342 days
|
Christopher Seamone | Halifax |
287 days
|
329 days
|
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
189 days
|
454 days
|
Jamie Rogers | Truro |
371 days
|
312 days
|
Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
328 days
|
388 days
|
Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
678 days
|
156 days
|
Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
666 days
|
Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
Mostafa Hanout | Halifax | --- |
183 days
|
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.