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 |
54 days
|
51 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
62 days
|
47 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
99 days
|
74 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
74 days
|
106 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
148 days
|
48 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
123 days
|
102 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
261 days
|
34 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
164 days
|
147 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
175 days
|
97 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
141 days
|
141 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
185 days
|
168 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
147 days
|
209 days
|
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
234 days
|
132 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
201 days
|
167 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
331 days
|
56 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
490 days
|
170 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
9 days
|
28 days
|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
21 days
|
18 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
30 days
|
19 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
41 days
|
40 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
24 days
|
64 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
33 days
|
57 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
29 days
|
62 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
51 days
|
43 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
17 days
|
78 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
68 days
|
28 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
53 days
|
50 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
70 days
|
40 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
37 days
|
73 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
58 days
|
53 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
55 days
|
86 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
37 days
|
104 days
|
| Ramy Elghoneimi | Yarmouth |
128 days
|
26 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
126 days
|
30 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
82 days
|
87 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
105 days
|
69 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
73 days
|
103 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
149 days
|
35 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
133 days
|
62 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
146 days
|
56 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
84 days
|
128 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
145 days
|
74 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
138 days
|
109 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
70 days
|
180 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
133 days
|
117 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
190 days
|
88 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
223 days
|
57 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
283 days
|
44 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
300 days
|
53 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
239 days
|
118 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
163 days
|
243 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
269 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton | --- | --- |
| Mishari M Dahrab | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Betsch | Halifax |
32 days
|
39 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax |
22 days
|
68 days
|
| Amit Mishra | Halifax |
72 days
|
48 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
89 days
|
93 days
|
| Andre Pollmann | Halifax |
131 days
|
59 days
|
| Erdit Celo | Halifax |
79 days
|
118 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
99 days
|
111 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
137 days
|
75 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
97 days
|
127 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
83 days
|
148 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
71 days
|
163 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
189 days
|
74 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
127 days
|
146 days
|
| Ramy Elghoneimi | Yarmouth |
245 days
|
55 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
162 days
|
139 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
204 days
|
98 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
76 days
|
229 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
155 days
|
165 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
259 days
|
76 days
|
| Douglas Iaboni | Truro |
244 days
|
101 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
203 days
|
150 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
234 days
|
137 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
218 days
|
154 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
289 days
|
90 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
364 days
|
104 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
167 days
|
302 days
|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
318 days
|
157 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
317 days
|
184 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
427 days
|
101 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
421 days
|
121 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
403 days
|
181 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax |
418 days
|
209 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
239 days
|
442 days
|
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
690 days
|
440 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
990 days
|
216 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax | --- |
413 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Jake Blacklaws | Middleton | --- | --- |
| 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.