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 |
---|---|---|---|
Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
50 days
|
22 days
|
Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
45 days
|
30 days
|
Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
75 days
|
54 days
|
Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
92 days
|
62 days
|
Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
150 days
|
63 days
|
Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
219 days
|
63 days
|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
297 days
|
38 days
|
Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
134 days
|
223 days
|
90%
Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
139 days
|
84 days
|
Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
219 days
|
97 days
|
Middleton | Soldiers Memorial Hospital |
161 days
|
170 days
|
Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
256 days
|
84 days
|
Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
222 days
|
169 days
|
Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
203 days
|
198 days
|
Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
373 days
|
76 days
|
Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
337 days
|
379 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Saqib Utman | Sydney |
6 days
|
19 days
|
Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
33 days
|
42 days
|
Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
39 days
|
38 days
|
Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
42 days
|
39 days
|
Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
45 days
|
55 days
|
Stanley George | Halifax |
53 days
|
49 days
|
Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
83 days
|
34 days
|
Robert Scott | Middleton |
42 days
|
92 days
|
David Comstock | Middleton |
41 days
|
97 days
|
Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
101 days
|
37 days
|
Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
78 days
|
61 days
|
Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
90 days
|
49 days
|
Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
82 days
|
78 days
|
Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
115 days
|
51 days
|
Alexander Tan | Halifax |
138 days
|
29 days
|
Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
93 days
|
80 days
|
Anu Mishra | Halifax |
64 days
|
120 days
|
Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
154 days
|
43 days
|
Arif Samad | Halifax |
73 days
|
141 days
|
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
86 days
|
146 days
|
Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
144 days
|
90 days
|
Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
107 days
|
130 days
|
John D Dickinson | Halifax |
111 days
|
151 days
|
Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
231 days
|
52 days
|
Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
173 days
|
129 days
|
Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
188 days
|
126 days
|
Christopher Seamone | Halifax |
146 days
|
168 days
|
Jamie Rogers | Truro |
208 days
|
106 days
|
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
110 days
|
236 days
|
Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
127 days
|
316 days
|
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax | --- |
60 days
|
Bashar Bata | Halifax | --- | --- |
Curtis Archibald | Halifax | --- |
26 days
|
90%
Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
---|---|---|---|
Saqib Utman | Sydney |
33 days
|
48 days
|
Karen Koetsie | Sydney |
84 days
|
101 days
|
Paul E Rafuse | Halifax |
86 days
|
132 days
|
Kristine L Mayer | Sydney |
136 days
|
91 days
|
Stanley George | Halifax |
93 days
|
136 days
|
Hiron Kettledas | Sydney |
166 days
|
72 days
|
David Comstock | Middleton |
78 days
|
183 days
|
Mustafa Kapasi | Antigonish |
201 days
|
79 days
|
Pieter Oosthuizen | Sydney |
186 days
|
103 days
|
Alexander Tan | Halifax |
230 days
|
78 days
|
Jeremy Murphy | Halifax |
149 days
|
175 days
|
Anu Mishra | Halifax |
132 days
|
194 days
|
Robert Scott | Middleton |
109 days
|
225 days
|
Claire Hamilton | Antigonish |
227 days
|
113 days
|
Marcelo Nicolela | Halifax |
151 days
|
220 days
|
Daniel Michael O'Brien | Halifax |
233 days
|
163 days
|
Brennan Eadie | Halifax |
197 days
|
224 days
|
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos | Bridgewater |
139 days
|
320 days
|
Lesya Shuba | Amherst |
380 days
|
134 days
|
Christopher Seamone | Halifax |
181 days
|
334 days
|
Jennifer Gao | Antigonish |
421 days
|
118 days
|
Paul Cheevers | Yarmouth |
322 days
|
242 days
|
John D Dickinson | Halifax |
281 days
|
290 days
|
Colin Mann | Bridgewater |
182 days
|
398 days
|
Dilys Oladiwura | Antigonish |
401 days
|
243 days
|
Jamie Rogers | Truro |
371 days
|
274 days
|
Amr M Zaki | Halifax |
337 days
|
406 days
|
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi | Halifax |
217 days
|
528 days
|
Arif Samad | Halifax |
120 days
|
719 days
|
Rudra Rishi Gupta | Halifax |
1886 days
|
156 days
|
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain | Halifax | --- |
92 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.