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
50%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
47 days
|
36 days
|
Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
41 days
|
76 days
|
Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
81 days
|
56 days
|
Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
82 days
|
57 days
|
Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
152 days
|
59 days
|
Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
228 days
|
56 days
|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
264 days
|
45 days
|
Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
128 days
|
216 days
|
90%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
132 days
|
96 days
|
Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
74 days
|
220 days
|
Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
211 days
|
110 days
|
Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
275 days
|
84 days
|
Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
211 days
|
172 days
|
Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
198 days
|
222 days
|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
350 days
|
119 days
|
Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
207 days
|
378 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Saqib Utman | Sydney |
6 days
|
18 days
|
Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
29 days
|
41 days
|
Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
39 days
|
41 days
|
Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
42 days
|
39 days
|
Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
39 days
|
50 days
|
Stanley George | Halifax |
57 days
|
47 days
|
Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
86 days
|
34 days
|
Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
91 days
|
48 days
|
Robert Scott | Middleton |
39 days
|
101 days
|
Anu Mishra | Halifax |
49 days
|
94 days
|
David Comstock | Middleton |
40 days
|
103 days
|
Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
83 days
|
60 days
|
Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
111 days
|
37 days
|
Alexander Tan | Halifax |
136 days
|
29 days
|
Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
111 days
|
57 days
|
Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
88 days
|
85 days
|
Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
93 days
|
82 days
|
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
118 days
|
73 days
|
Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
128 days
|
75 days
|
Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
161 days
|
43 days
|
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
86 days
|
132 days
|
Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
107 days
|
123 days
|
John D Dickinson | Halifax |
111 days
|
160 days
|
Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
233 days
|
50 days
|
Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
171 days
|
134 days
|
Christopher Seamone | Halifax |
149 days
|
168 days
|
Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
195 days
|
142 days
|
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
103 days
|
246 days
|
Jamie Rogers | Truro |
267 days
|
124 days
|
Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
120 days
|
312 days
|
Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
141 days
|
Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
Curtis Archibald | Halifax | --- |
26 days
|
90%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Saqib Utman | Sydney |
34 days
|
48 days
|
Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
84 days
|
90 days
|
Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
126 days
|
92 days
|
Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
86 days
|
137 days
|
Stanley George | Halifax |
109 days
|
125 days
|
Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
175 days
|
76 days
|
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
122 days
|
139 days
|
David Comstock | Middleton |
78 days
|
195 days
|
Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
209 days
|
79 days
|
Anu Mishra | Halifax |
130 days
|
169 days
|
Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
199 days
|
103 days
|
Alexander Tan | Halifax |
230 days
|
92 days
|
Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
153 days
|
175 days
|
Robert Scott | Middleton |
107 days
|
225 days
|
Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
227 days
|
114 days
|
Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
151 days
|
210 days
|
Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
189 days
|
224 days
|
Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
237 days
|
190 days
|
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
133 days
|
340 days
|
Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
390 days
|
117 days
|
Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
377 days
|
133 days
|
Christopher Seamone | Halifax |
217 days
|
320 days
|
Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
311 days
|
248 days
|
Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
319 days
|
243 days
|
Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
174 days
|
393 days
|
John D Dickinson | Halifax |
281 days
|
291 days
|
Jamie Rogers | Truro |
371 days
|
284 days
|
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
172 days
|
527 days
|
Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
335 days
|
392 days
|
Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
1886 days
|
156 days
|
Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
629 days
|
Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
Curtis Archibald | Halifax | --- |
55 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.