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
|
36 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
59 days
|
22 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
71 days
|
28 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
52 days
|
76 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
86 days
|
53 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
103 days
|
92 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
100 days
|
102 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
551 days
|
48 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
109 days
|
95 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
153 days
|
56 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
165 days
|
77 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
148 days
|
126 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
190 days
|
113 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
209 days
|
185 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
493 days
|
153 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
744 days
|
95 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
38 days
|
21 days
|
| Thilendran Nadasan | Sydney |
20 days
|
46 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
36 days
|
36 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
26 days
|
64 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
71 days
|
23 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
61 days
|
35 days
|
| Ashley Whelan | Bridgewater |
85 days
|
13 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
62 days
|
36 days
|
| Anuradha Mishra | Halifax |
42 days
|
63 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
72 days
|
38 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
46 days
|
91 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
84 days
|
54 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
71 days
|
74 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
95 days
|
51 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
137 days
|
27 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
80 days
|
85 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
66 days
|
110 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
124 days
|
65 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
64 days
|
126 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
65 days
|
131 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
76 days
|
121 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
97 days
|
104 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
93 days
|
110 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
126 days
|
79 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
55 days
|
164 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
185 days
|
42 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
140 days
|
172 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
242 days
|
181 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
377 days
|
93 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
415 days
|
62 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
63 days
|
75 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
95 days
|
52 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
94 days
|
54 days
|
| Thilendran Nadasan | Sydney |
63 days
|
85 days
|
| Anuradha Mishra | Halifax |
71 days
|
91 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
92 days
|
102 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
110 days
|
104 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
139 days
|
80 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
161 days
|
85 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
104 days
|
167 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
196 days
|
90 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
118 days
|
169 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
134 days
|
156 days
|
| Ashley Whelan | Bridgewater |
182 days
|
118 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
173 days
|
131 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
167 days
|
141 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
152 days
|
198 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
150 days
|
206 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
173 days
|
185 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
273 days
|
85 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
124 days
|
234 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
181 days
|
179 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
266 days
|
104 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
282 days
|
116 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
285 days
|
124 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
315 days
|
101 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
179 days
|
239 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
270 days
|
214 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
589 days
|
97 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1352 days
|
148 days
|
| Arif Samad | 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.