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 |
60 days
|
35 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
90 days
|
27 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
81 days
|
60 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
120 days
|
76 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
141 days
|
64 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
136 days
|
103 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
289 days
|
99 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
351 days
|
103 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
108 days
|
73 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
182 days
|
108 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
294 days
|
104 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
218 days
|
195 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
315 days
|
134 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
154 days
|
417 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
498 days
|
121 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
747 days
|
158 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saqib Utman | Sydney |
7 days
|
15 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
28 days
|
18 days
|
| Darrell Lewis | Halifax |
34 days
|
19 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
54 days
|
29 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
47 days
|
38 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
54 days
|
33 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
42 days
|
47 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
70 days
|
44 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
29 days
|
86 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
93 days
|
33 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
91 days
|
39 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
80 days
|
55 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
56 days
|
81 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
47 days
|
96 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
85 days
|
65 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
89 days
|
65 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
79 days
|
78 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
149 days
|
28 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax |
23 days
|
166 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
125 days
|
70 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
115 days
|
89 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
154 days
|
57 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
124 days
|
89 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
146 days
|
68 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
177 days
|
44 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
59 days
|
178 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
176 days
|
65 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
100 days
|
144 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
124 days
|
124 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
258 days
|
44 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
250 days
|
77 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
128 days
|
336 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax | --- |
51 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
43 days
|
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90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saqib Utman | Sydney |
32 days
|
46 days
|
| Darrell Lewis | Halifax |
86 days
|
69 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
115 days
|
55 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
78 days
|
143 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
117 days
|
106 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
166 days
|
81 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
147 days
|
104 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
125 days
|
127 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
106 days
|
146 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
104 days
|
162 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
116 days
|
153 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
153 days
|
135 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
245 days
|
65 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
126 days
|
190 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
247 days
|
98 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
256 days
|
95 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
238 days
|
114 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
232 days
|
161 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
150 days
|
244 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
218 days
|
176 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
290 days
|
115 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
132 days
|
300 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
316 days
|
140 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
354 days
|
138 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
217 days
|
311 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
281 days
|
283 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
429 days
|
135 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
195 days
|
412 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax |
101 days
|
708 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
593 days
|
233 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
554 days
|
281 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
1480 days
|
146 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax | --- |
71 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
60 days
|
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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.