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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
61 days
|
43 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
64 days
|
47 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
100 days
|
77 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
56 days
|
124 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
132 days
|
101 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
130 days
|
134 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
171 days
|
140 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
281 days
|
88 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
112 days
|
158 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
174 days
|
127 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
201 days
|
106 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
182 days
|
182 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
179 days
|
185 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
188 days
|
189 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
338 days
|
108 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
418 days
|
158 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
15 days
|
26 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
25 days
|
18 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
22 days
|
26 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
32 days
|
20 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
28 days
|
54 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
33 days
|
53 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
50 days
|
41 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
63 days
|
33 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
28 days
|
71 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
35 days
|
64 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
26 days
|
82 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
56 days
|
55 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
89 days
|
29 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
52 days
|
92 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
95 days
|
50 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
123 days
|
26 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
66 days
|
84 days
|
| Ramy Elghoneimi | Yarmouth |
128 days
|
26 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
79 days
|
89 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
71 days
|
112 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
112 days
|
80 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
153 days
|
44 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
71 days
|
130 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
146 days
|
61 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
122 days
|
97 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
155 days
|
75 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
119 days
|
115 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
129 days
|
111 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
72 days
|
176 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
160 days
|
106 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
230 days
|
51 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
204 days
|
89 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
273 days
|
44 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
197 days
|
126 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
294 days
|
49 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
258 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
73 days
|
39 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
67 days
|
68 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
89 days
|
55 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
76 days
|
97 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
139 days
|
59 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
71 days
|
134 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
139 days
|
71 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
103 days
|
111 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
87 days
|
134 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
108 days
|
134 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
167 days
|
90 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
140 days
|
132 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
126 days
|
154 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
211 days
|
87 days
|
| Ramy Elghoneimi | Yarmouth |
245 days
|
55 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
215 days
|
91 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
219 days
|
100 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
260 days
|
64 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
197 days
|
127 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
162 days
|
166 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
203 days
|
153 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
289 days
|
80 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
182 days
|
194 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
233 days
|
146 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
209 days
|
178 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
364 days
|
97 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
368 days
|
95 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
150 days
|
316 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
299 days
|
169 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
310 days
|
177 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
251 days
|
302 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
233 days
|
387 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
446 days
|
223 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
690 days
|
433 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1021 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.