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 |
37 days
|
31 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
70 days
|
23 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
50 days
|
71 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
134 days
|
11 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
84 days
|
65 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
96 days
|
102 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
120 days
|
97 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
458 days
|
46 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
155 days
|
43 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
161 days
|
52 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
115 days
|
139 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
176 days
|
91 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
156 days
|
209 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
210 days
|
193 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
493 days
|
155 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
659 days
|
94 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
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
39 days
|
23 days
|
| Thilendran Nadasan | Sydney |
19 days
|
43 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
37 days
|
36 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
60 days
|
29 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
73 days
|
23 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
61 days
|
41 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
78 days
|
34 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
76 days
|
38 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
70 days
|
73 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
95 days
|
54 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
132 days
|
24 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
127 days
|
29 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
67 days
|
93 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
140 days
|
22 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
138 days
|
25 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
78 days
|
85 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
117 days
|
51 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
56 days
|
126 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
96 days
|
86 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
64 days
|
119 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
69 days
|
125 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
66 days
|
138 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
189 days
|
42 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
140 days
|
154 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
362 days
|
95 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
414 days
|
61 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
234 days
|
254 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
108 days
|
--- |
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
34 days
|
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
95 days
|
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90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thilendran Nadasan | Sydney |
45 days
|
78 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
97 days
|
52 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
63 days
|
86 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
99 days
|
53 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
94 days
|
63 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
91 days
|
106 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
155 days
|
83 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
169 days
|
73 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
161 days
|
89 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
122 days
|
132 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
217 days
|
49 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
105 days
|
167 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
118 days
|
173 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
201 days
|
91 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
134 days
|
160 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
152 days
|
156 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
124 days
|
185 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
173 days
|
141 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
278 days
|
80 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
182 days
|
179 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
223 days
|
138 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
296 days
|
97 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
285 days
|
119 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
344 days
|
66 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
179 days
|
239 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
270 days
|
319 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
584 days
|
98 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
564 days
|
191 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1338 days
|
151 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
163 days
|
--- |
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
237 days
|
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
174 days
|
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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.