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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
58 days
|
47 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
59 days
|
51 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
63 days
|
110 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
97 days
|
83 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
118 days
|
103 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
168 days
|
113 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
155 days
|
150 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
236 days
|
69 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
113 days
|
143 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
204 days
|
104 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
195 days
|
120 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
178 days
|
168 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
182 days
|
179 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
150 days
|
216 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
382 days
|
98 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
534 days
|
165 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
9 days
|
27 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
23 days
|
16 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
30 days
|
20 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
23 days
|
39 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
17 days
|
67 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
32 days
|
59 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
33 days
|
58 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
26 days
|
66 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
51 days
|
43 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
63 days
|
32 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
31 days
|
78 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
82 days
|
29 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
57 days
|
54 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
54 days
|
61 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
55 days
|
86 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
125 days
|
29 days
|
| Ramy Elghoneimi | Yarmouth |
128 days
|
26 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
80 days
|
88 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
71 days
|
104 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
112 days
|
77 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
152 days
|
41 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
126 days
|
78 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
129 days
|
77 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
78 days
|
129 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
151 days
|
57 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
147 days
|
68 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
134 days
|
110 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
133 days
|
117 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
74 days
|
181 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
223 days
|
58 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
198 days
|
88 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
279 days
|
44 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
208 days
|
120 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
169 days
|
164 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
294 days
|
55 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
269 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
30 days
|
68 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
71 days
|
39 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
72 days
|
48 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
71 days
|
95 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
59 days
|
112 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
137 days
|
59 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
137 days
|
73 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
100 days
|
110 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
105 days
|
127 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
102 days
|
134 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
140 days
|
132 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
127 days
|
154 days
|
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton |
195 days
|
90 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
69 days
|
219 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
208 days
|
85 days
|
| Ramy Elghoneimi | Yarmouth |
245 days
|
55 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
210 days
|
98 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
155 days
|
165 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
236 days
|
88 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
260 days
|
76 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
243 days
|
108 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
234 days
|
137 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
218 days
|
153 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
205 days
|
171 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
289 days
|
90 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
363 days
|
104 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
316 days
|
167 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
315 days
|
183 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
389 days
|
120 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
251 days
|
302 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
403 days
|
200 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
239 days
|
442 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
418 days
|
293 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
690 days
|
433 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
1003 days
|
225 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.