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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
247 days
|
95 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
100 days
|
75 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
122 days
|
144 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
85 days
|
46 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
67 days
|
38 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
50 days
|
31 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
140 days
|
73 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
299 days
|
36 days
|
90%
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
288 days
|
132 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
337 days
|
167 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
149 days
|
378 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
245 days
|
233 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
| Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
94 days
|
131 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
137 days
|
148 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
210 days
|
96 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
452 days
|
60 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
237 days
|
63 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
106 days
|
141 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
71 days
|
89 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
154 days
|
50 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
82 days
|
47 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
120 days
|
202 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
126 days
|
330 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
95 days
|
32 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
74 days
|
78 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
50 days
|
65 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax |
40 days
|
141 days
|
| Christopher Seamone | Halifax |
145 days
|
193 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
149 days
|
28 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
175 days
|
92 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Natalia Figueiredo | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
120 days
|
214 days
|
| Darrell Lewis | Halifax |
17 days
|
51 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
93 days
|
66 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
90 days
|
96 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
141 days
|
48 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
49 days
|
41 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
121 days
|
74 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax | --- |
36 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
97 days
|
125 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax | --- |
20 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
52 days
|
57 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
65 days
|
69 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
42 days
|
44 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
56 days
|
39 days
|
| Saqib Utman | Sydney |
6 days
|
17 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
43 days
|
42 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
92 days
|
58 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
157 days
|
78 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
199 days
|
60 days
|
90%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
353 days
|
141 days
|
| Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
505 days
|
233 days
|
| Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
296 days
|
131 days
|
| Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
232 days
|
99 days
|
| Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
157 days
|
89 days
|
| Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
148 days
|
291 days
|
| Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
217 days
|
389 days
|
| Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
245 days
|
163 days
|
| Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
147 days
|
265 days
|
| Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
107 days
|
168 days
|
| Arif Samad | Halifax |
120 days
|
652 days
|
| Christopher Seamone | Halifax |
217 days
|
482 days
|
| Alexander Tan | Halifax |
261 days
|
84 days
|
| Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
407 days
|
389 days
|
| Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Natalia Figueiredo | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
217 days
|
339 days
|
| Darrell Lewis | Halifax |
29 days
|
69 days
|
| Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
154 days
|
135 days
|
| John D Dickinson | Halifax |
234 days
|
244 days
|
| Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
219 days
|
119 days
|
| Stanley George | Halifax |
84 days
|
140 days
|
| Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
1886 days
|
153 days
|
| Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax | --- |
71 days
|
| Anu Mishra | Halifax |
175 days
|
194 days
|
| Curtis Archibald | Halifax | --- |
55 days
|
| Robert Scott | Middleton |
117 days
|
211 days
|
| David Comstock | Middleton |
91 days
|
167 days
|
| Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
126 days
|
100 days
|
| Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
147 days
|
91 days
|
| Saqib Utman | Sydney |
32 days
|
53 days
|
| Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
107 days
|
148 days
|
| Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
199 days
|
126 days
|
| Jamie Rogers | Truro |
369 days
|
155 days
|
| Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
398 days
|
220 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.