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 |
44 days
|
40 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
63 days
|
27 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
80 days
|
32 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
63 days
|
71 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
86 days
|
56 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
97 days
|
47 days
|
| Antigonish | Antigonish Memorial Regional Hospital |
114 days
|
85 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
571 days
|
83 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
113 days
|
59 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
109 days
|
103 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
142 days
|
106 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
141 days
|
118 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
196 days
|
118 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
196 days
|
181 days
|
| Antigonish | Antigonish Memorial Regional Hospital |
555 days
|
134 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
761 days
|
103 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
38 days
|
22 days
|
| Thilendran Nadasan | Sydney |
20 days
|
43 days
|
| Ashley Whelan | Bridgewater |
65 days
|
3 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
36 days
|
36 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
70 days
|
23 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
61 days
|
34 days
|
| Anuradha Mishra | Halifax |
37 days
|
59 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
61 days
|
36 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
34 days
|
64 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
71 days
|
36 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
67 days
|
48 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
99 days
|
31 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
34 days
|
96 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
71 days
|
70 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
134 days
|
22 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
82 days
|
82 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
81 days
|
84 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
93 days
|
78 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
120 days
|
52 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
155 days
|
23 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
73 days
|
105 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
94 days
|
89 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
63 days
|
124 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
65 days
|
125 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
75 days
|
118 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
56 days
|
158 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
180 days
|
42 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
127 days
|
169 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
105 days
|
198 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
260 days
|
181 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
418 days
|
62 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
393 days
|
90 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
6 days
|
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Rachel Martin | Halifax |
61 days
|
--- |
| Tianwei Zhou | Halifax | --- |
46 days
|
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
64 days
|
75 days
|
| Thilendran Nadasan | Sydney |
60 days
|
85 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
96 days
|
51 days
|
| Anuradha Mishra | Halifax |
68 days
|
91 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
114 days
|
54 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
100 days
|
98 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
108 days
|
90 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
128 days
|
72 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
162 days
|
64 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
176 days
|
83 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
217 days
|
49 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
104 days
|
165 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
187 days
|
86 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
125 days
|
155 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
119 days
|
166 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
152 days
|
139 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
172 days
|
124 days
|
| Ashley Whelan | Bridgewater |
182 days
|
118 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
181 days
|
179 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
279 days
|
83 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
180 days
|
185 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
150 days
|
216 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
238 days
|
138 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
255 days
|
127 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
152 days
|
236 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
168 days
|
239 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
185 days
|
227 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
282 days
|
157 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
315 days
|
149 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
610 days
|
101 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
554 days
|
214 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1462 days
|
146 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
113 days
|
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Rachel Martin | Halifax |
118 days
|
--- |
| Tianwei Zhou | Halifax | --- |
47 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.