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 |
58 days
|
36 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
65 days
|
36 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
74 days
|
34 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
105 days
|
13 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
52 days
|
120 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
124 days
|
96 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
136 days
|
185 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
409 days
|
52 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
122 days
|
76 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
152 days
|
99 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
114 days
|
174 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
160 days
|
155 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
157 days
|
224 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
227 days
|
165 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
481 days
|
62 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
490 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
|
25 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
29 days
|
20 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
50 days
|
22 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
33 days
|
39 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
47 days
|
28 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
51 days
|
31 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
39 days
|
47 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
48 days
|
45 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
72 days
|
30 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
48 days
|
65 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
35 days
|
78 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
77 days
|
52 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
112 days
|
22 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
43 days
|
92 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
118 days
|
27 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
76 days
|
71 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
113 days
|
40 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
76 days
|
86 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
94 days
|
68 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
56 days
|
111 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
151 days
|
27 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
133 days
|
57 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
75 days
|
118 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
65 days
|
134 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
151 days
|
49 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
87 days
|
116 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
85 days
|
124 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
210 days
|
29 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
96 days
|
156 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
211 days
|
44 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
171 days
|
147 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
264 days
|
95 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
133 days
|
229 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
320 days
|
42 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
164 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
41 days
|
84 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
78 days
|
54 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
80 days
|
63 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
58 days
|
86 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
112 days
|
66 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
118 days
|
61 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
90 days
|
110 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
138 days
|
71 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
164 days
|
69 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
103 days
|
134 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
164 days
|
88 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
120 days
|
135 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
212 days
|
49 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
110 days
|
159 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
144 days
|
135 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
195 days
|
90 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
119 days
|
169 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
181 days
|
110 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
179 days
|
114 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
126 days
|
173 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
221 days
|
99 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
169 days
|
154 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
201 days
|
162 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
196 days
|
179 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
287 days
|
92 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
216 days
|
166 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
219 days
|
195 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
364 days
|
71 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
330 days
|
200 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
435 days
|
96 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
226 days
|
319 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
564 days
|
276 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
690 days
|
448 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1069 days
|
203 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
400 days
|
| Bashar Bata | 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.