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
90%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Sydney |
Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
167 days |
89 days |
Middleton |
Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
124 days |
225 days |
Yarmouth |
Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
194 days |
245 days |
Antigonish |
St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
365 days |
138 days |
Bridgewater |
South Shore Regional Hospital |
129 days |
384 days |
Amherst |
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
353 days |
161 days |
Halifax |
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
261 days |
273 days |
Truro |
Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
322 days |
340 days |
Halifax |
IWK Health Centre |
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50%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Sydney |
Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
61 days |
21 days |
Middleton |
Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
42 days |
90 days |
Halifax |
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
114 days |
74 days |
Antigonish |
St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
191 days |
55 days |
Yarmouth |
Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
146 days |
156 days |
Bridgewater |
South Shore Regional Hospital |
91 days |
261 days |
Amherst |
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
312 days |
46 days |
Truro |
Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
264 days |
264 days |
Halifax |
IWK Health Centre |
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Wait Times by Surgeon
90%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Halifax |
42 days |
86 days |
|
Halifax |
42 days |
86 days |
|
Halifax |
91 days |
73 days |
|
Sydney |
100 days |
92 days |
|
Halifax |
82 days |
176 days |
|
Sydney |
182 days |
95 days |
|
Sydney |
174 days |
104 days |
|
Antigonish |
146 days |
145 days |
|
Halifax |
152 days |
154 days |
|
Halifax |
182 days |
142 days |
|
Halifax |
151 days |
192 days |
|
Halifax |
181 days |
163 days |
|
Sydney |
234 days |
119 days |
|
Middleton |
156 days |
225 days |
|
Halifax |
258 days |
147 days |
|
Bridgewater |
141 days |
280 days |
|
Halifax |
196 days |
238 days |
|
Middleton |
182 days |
252 days |
|
Bridgewater |
120 days |
319 days |
|
Halifax |
210 days |
245 days |
|
Yarmouth |
265 days |
195 days |
|
Antigonish |
345 days |
132 days |
|
Halifax |
152 days |
327 days |
|
Antigonish |
470 days |
83 days |
|
Halifax |
216 days |
342 days |
|
Middleton |
203 days |
387 days |
|
Antigonish |
491 days |
114 days |
|
Halifax |
209 days |
400 days |
|
Truro |
272 days |
350 days |
|
Halifax |
462 days |
321 days |
|
Halifax |
655 days |
186 days |
|
Halifax |
713 days |
379 days |
|
Halifax |
--- |
513 days |
|
Halifax |
--- |
51 days |
|
Halifax |
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50%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Sydney |
21 days |
18 days |
|
Halifax |
48 days |
24 days |
|
Sydney |
42 days |
35 days |
|
Sydney |
48 days |
33 days |
|
Halifax |
56 days |
28 days |
|
Halifax |
28 days |
70 days |
|
Halifax |
28 days |
70 days |
|
Halifax |
45 days |
56 days |
|
Sydney |
90 days |
42 days |
|
Halifax |
94 days |
44 days |
|
Antigonish |
57 days |
88 days |
|
Middleton |
49 days |
97 days |
|
Halifax |
41 days |
113 days |
|
Halifax |
105 days |
69 days |
|
Middleton |
50 days |
132 days |
|
Halifax |
83 days |
103 days |
|
Halifax |
85 days |
104 days |
|
Halifax |
112 days |
113 days |
|
Antigonish |
192 days |
41 days |
|
Middleton |
54 days |
189 days |
|
Antigonish |
184 days |
72 days |
|
Yarmouth |
154 days |
116 days |
|
Halifax |
119 days |
159 days |
|
Halifax |
125 days |
175 days |
|
Bridgewater |
66 days |
248 days |
|
Bridgewater |
111 days |
204 days |
|
Halifax |
261 days |
57 days |
|
Halifax |
172 days |
162 days |
|
Antigonish |
266 days |
69 days |
|
Halifax |
111 days |
236 days |
|
Halifax |
196 days |
194 days |
|
Truro |
199 days |
292 days |
|
Halifax |
--- |
94 days |
|
Halifax |
--- |
14 days |
|
Halifax |
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