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 |
52 days
|
50 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
64 days
|
44 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
118 days
|
57 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
153 days
|
27 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
97 days
|
99 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
177 days
|
110 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
259 days
|
34 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
170 days
|
150 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
150 days
|
101 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
195 days
|
124 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
182 days
|
176 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
332 days
|
56 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
262 days
|
166 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
290 days
|
168 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
426 days
|
125 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
473 days
|
168 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
|
27 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
32 days
|
20 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
41 days
|
41 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
33 days
|
52 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
22 days
|
64 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
62 days
|
30 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
32 days
|
62 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
44 days
|
50 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
52 days
|
42 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
42 days
|
66 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
58 days
|
52 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
21 days
|
96 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
76 days
|
42 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
37 days
|
105 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
97 days
|
57 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
64 days
|
92 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
129 days
|
36 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
84 days
|
86 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
78 days
|
102 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
147 days
|
34 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
144 days
|
52 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
85 days
|
121 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
142 days
|
69 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
143 days
|
69 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
65 days
|
154 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
144 days
|
104 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
147 days
|
117 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
186 days
|
88 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
223 days
|
59 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
268 days
|
44 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
301 days
|
53 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
248 days
|
112 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
160 days
|
309 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
269 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
32 days
|
39 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
22 days
|
55 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
72 days
|
48 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
75 days
|
113 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
134 days
|
73 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
99 days
|
109 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
125 days
|
86 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
83 days
|
148 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
108 days
|
125 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
71 days
|
163 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
188 days
|
68 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
178 days
|
95 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
138 days
|
146 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
198 days
|
98 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
162 days
|
139 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
77 days
|
244 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
162 days
|
162 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
198 days
|
133 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
258 days
|
78 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
244 days
|
100 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
222 days
|
153 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
245 days
|
132 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
289 days
|
103 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
118 days
|
300 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
353 days
|
104 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
318 days
|
160 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
315 days
|
184 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
439 days
|
121 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
459 days
|
109 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
403 days
|
200 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
418 days
|
207 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
244 days
|
442 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
690 days
|
345 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
990 days
|
216 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
413 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.