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 |
55 days
|
48 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
55 days
|
55 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
73 days
|
43 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
148 days
|
20 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
102 days
|
101 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
181 days
|
106 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
185 days
|
109 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
278 days
|
35 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
162 days
|
100 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
199 days
|
133 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
189 days
|
163 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
339 days
|
57 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
280 days
|
138 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
309 days
|
154 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
385 days
|
127 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
422 days
|
165 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
21 days
|
13 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
9 days
|
26 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
31 days
|
20 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
36 days
|
43 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
21 days
|
59 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
34 days
|
52 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
61 days
|
30 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
51 days
|
40 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
42 days
|
51 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
35 days
|
65 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
45 days
|
57 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
59 days
|
51 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
85 days
|
43 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
31 days
|
99 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
36 days
|
99 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
101 days
|
48 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
68 days
|
83 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
139 days
|
35 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
78 days
|
97 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
90 days
|
86 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
144 days
|
34 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
145 days
|
49 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
65 days
|
130 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
140 days
|
63 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
85 days
|
121 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
142 days
|
69 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
153 days
|
102 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
146 days
|
111 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
182 days
|
95 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
223 days
|
65 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
257 days
|
45 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
302 days
|
55 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
260 days
|
104 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
158 days
|
333 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
274 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- |
73 days
|
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
32 days
|
39 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
21 days
|
68 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
73 days
|
41 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
72 days
|
106 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
118 days
|
80 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
99 days
|
100 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
133 days
|
75 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
77 days
|
134 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
73 days
|
148 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
108 days
|
125 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
187 days
|
64 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
140 days
|
144 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
196 days
|
96 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
162 days
|
136 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
193 days
|
120 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
155 days
|
159 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
193 days
|
125 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
258 days
|
78 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
92 days
|
244 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
244 days
|
99 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
218 days
|
142 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
263 days
|
132 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
289 days
|
110 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
132 days
|
281 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
328 days
|
104 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
318 days
|
149 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
315 days
|
184 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
427 days
|
125 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
439 days
|
121 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
403 days
|
181 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
418 days
|
207 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
244 days
|
445 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
588 days
|
345 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
942 days
|
236 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
413 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- |
78 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.