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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
59 days
|
35 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
58 days
|
40 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
71 days
|
35 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
160 days
|
13 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
70 days
|
113 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
104 days
|
111 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
134 days
|
224 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
408 days
|
62 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
116 days
|
77 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
240 days
|
35 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
120 days
|
160 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
177 days
|
106 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
165 days
|
157 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
156 days
|
245 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
481 days
|
101 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
490 days
|
152 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
22 days
|
26 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
30 days
|
19 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
33 days
|
38 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
47 days
|
30 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
54 days
|
25 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
49 days
|
30 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
33 days
|
47 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
48 days
|
40 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
77 days
|
30 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
76 days
|
45 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
51 days
|
73 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
56 days
|
69 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
89 days
|
40 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
109 days
|
22 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
68 days
|
66 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
50 days
|
92 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
125 days
|
26 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
94 days
|
72 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
56 days
|
113 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
78 days
|
91 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
121 days
|
57 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
152 days
|
27 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
66 days
|
118 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
143 days
|
49 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
65 days
|
134 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
84 days
|
124 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
107 days
|
112 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
196 days
|
28 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
207 days
|
43 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
96 days
|
156 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
161 days
|
154 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
322 days
|
44 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
286 days
|
95 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
210 days
|
196 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
99 days
|
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
43 days
|
84 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
59 days
|
84 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
82 days
|
63 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
78 days
|
68 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
106 days
|
64 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
90 days
|
109 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
155 days
|
61 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
146 days
|
73 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
167 days
|
66 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
152 days
|
88 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
122 days
|
136 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
215 days
|
49 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
112 days
|
154 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
141 days
|
135 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
147 days
|
135 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
120 days
|
170 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
181 days
|
110 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
203 days
|
90 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
123 days
|
173 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
160 days
|
159 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
221 days
|
99 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
223 days
|
114 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
195 days
|
162 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
281 days
|
92 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
196 days
|
179 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
223 days
|
153 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
187 days
|
190 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
364 days
|
63 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
212 days
|
239 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
446 days
|
96 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
226 days
|
319 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
564 days
|
271 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
690 days
|
448 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1111 days
|
172 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
371 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.