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 |
43 days
|
39 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
56 days
|
28 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
58 days
|
35 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
117 days
|
10 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
84 days
|
110 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
110 days
|
108 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
134 days
|
181 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
403 days
|
77 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
109 days
|
67 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
223 days
|
40 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
173 days
|
106 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
161 days
|
160 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
201 days
|
169 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
158 days
|
244 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
417 days
|
152 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
569 days
|
87 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
24 days
|
27 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
41 days
|
18 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
33 days
|
36 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
47 days
|
28 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
46 days
|
30 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
57 days
|
27 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
48 days
|
38 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
36 days
|
50 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
78 days
|
30 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
56 days
|
57 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
76 days
|
42 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
82 days
|
37 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
56 days
|
69 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
53 days
|
73 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
113 days
|
22 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
59 days
|
92 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
132 days
|
25 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
112 days
|
59 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
94 days
|
78 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
58 days
|
115 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
78 days
|
98 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
148 days
|
30 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
132 days
|
50 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
72 days
|
114 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
64 days
|
123 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
65 days
|
132 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
177 days
|
29 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
81 days
|
127 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
205 days
|
43 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
156 days
|
160 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
336 days
|
51 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
296 days
|
95 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
210 days
|
229 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
57 days
|
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
56 days
|
84 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
82 days
|
62 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
61 days
|
84 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
98 days
|
54 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
97 days
|
63 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
91 days
|
109 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
146 days
|
70 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
167 days
|
66 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
150 days
|
87 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
126 days
|
137 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
217 days
|
49 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
104 days
|
178 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
195 days
|
91 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
115 days
|
173 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
181 days
|
110 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
147 days
|
149 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
169 days
|
138 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
224 days
|
92 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
158 days
|
160 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
222 days
|
99 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
156 days
|
176 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
223 days
|
114 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
175 days
|
167 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
190 days
|
180 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
281 days
|
92 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
223 days
|
152 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
187 days
|
200 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
353 days
|
64 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
219 days
|
239 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
226 days
|
319 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
481 days
|
96 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
564 days
|
271 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1141 days
|
173 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
363 days
|
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.