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
|
37 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
62 days
|
43 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
87 days
|
47 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
35 days
|
120 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
119 days
|
106 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
126 days
|
107 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
169 days
|
161 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
285 days
|
84 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
115 days
|
161 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
159 days
|
118 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
187 days
|
99 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
184 days
|
161 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
185 days
|
188 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
190 days
|
197 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
406 days
|
104 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
443 days
|
159 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
26 days
|
18 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
21 days
|
25 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
22 days
|
26 days
|
| Darrell Lewis | Halifax |
51 days
|
5 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
44 days
|
20 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
23 days
|
54 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
48 days
|
37 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
42 days
|
54 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
73 days
|
31 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
40 days
|
65 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
24 days
|
82 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
55 days
|
53 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
33 days
|
79 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
95 days
|
30 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
87 days
|
41 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
112 days
|
23 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
53 days
|
94 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
75 days
|
79 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
73 days
|
87 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
70 days
|
116 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
71 days
|
118 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
113 days
|
80 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
151 days
|
44 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
141 days
|
61 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
155 days
|
56 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
98 days
|
113 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
68 days
|
159 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
121 days
|
111 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
160 days
|
82 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
229 days
|
48 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
213 days
|
88 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
271 days
|
32 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
126 days
|
180 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
190 days
|
129 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
294 days
|
46 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
241 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Lewis | Halifax |
56 days
|
18 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
73 days
|
54 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
58 days
|
84 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
71 days
|
86 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
118 days
|
55 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
112 days
|
66 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
89 days
|
101 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
66 days
|
134 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
145 days
|
65 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
103 days
|
111 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
112 days
|
112 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
108 days
|
135 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
167 days
|
90 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
174 days
|
84 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
119 days
|
154 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
218 days
|
57 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
152 days
|
139 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
209 days
|
91 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
183 days
|
131 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
182 days
|
132 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
147 days
|
172 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
221 days
|
99 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
196 days
|
154 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
231 days
|
148 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
211 days
|
179 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
309 days
|
108 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
363 days
|
73 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
150 days
|
319 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
380 days
|
95 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
290 days
|
188 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
251 days
|
281 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
230 days
|
369 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
382 days
|
223 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
690 days
|
433 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1021 days
|
214 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.