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 |
31 days
|
36 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
54 days
|
41 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
72 days
|
28 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
124 days
|
10 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
85 days
|
97 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
118 days
|
113 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
117 days
|
154 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
420 days
|
77 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
135 days
|
68 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
177 days
|
45 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
175 days
|
103 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
152 days
|
157 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
209 days
|
187 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
158 days
|
241 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
572 days
|
94 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
548 days
|
152 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
22 days
|
26 days
|
| Thilendran Nadasan | Sydney |
14 days
|
38 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
40 days
|
18 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
34 days
|
35 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
43 days
|
27 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
47 days
|
28 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
42 days
|
36 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
72 days
|
28 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
73 days
|
34 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
58 days
|
50 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
86 days
|
30 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
77 days
|
40 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
60 days
|
70 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
61 days
|
73 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
91 days
|
50 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
120 days
|
22 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
64 days
|
92 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
137 days
|
27 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
112 days
|
57 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
143 days
|
28 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
94 days
|
78 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
73 days
|
101 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
125 days
|
50 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
61 days
|
114 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
57 days
|
120 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
64 days
|
122 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
65 days
|
132 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
172 days
|
29 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
76 days
|
127 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
197 days
|
41 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
154 days
|
155 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
340 days
|
97 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
384 days
|
59 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax | --- |
229 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
46 days
|
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thilendran Nadasan | Sydney |
35 days
|
50 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
58 days
|
84 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
82 days
|
63 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
56 days
|
92 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
98 days
|
54 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
97 days
|
59 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
90 days
|
109 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
147 days
|
70 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
173 days
|
69 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
156 days
|
87 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
166 days
|
91 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
122 days
|
136 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
211 days
|
49 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
110 days
|
173 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
174 days
|
110 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
104 days
|
187 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
127 days
|
168 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
207 days
|
93 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
152 days
|
156 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
153 days
|
160 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
183 days
|
139 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
156 days
|
191 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
210 days
|
141 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
261 days
|
97 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
246 days
|
113 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
180 days
|
180 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
279 days
|
87 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
187 days
|
207 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
353 days
|
66 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
199 days
|
239 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
540 days
|
96 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
564 days
|
271 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1314 days
|
173 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax | --- |
319 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
331 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.