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Cornea and External Disease

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery on the cornea, which is the front of the eye, in front of the lens.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
232 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
471 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
243 days
484 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
74 days
100 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stanley George
Halifax
203 days
191 days
Christopher Seamone
Halifax
284 days
529 days
Bashar Bata
Halifax
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Darrell Lewis
Halifax
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528 days
Hiron Kettledas
Glace Bay
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Pieter Oosthuizen
Glace Bay
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stanley George
Halifax
73 days
39 days
Christopher Seamone
Halifax
76 days
92 days
Bashar Bata
Halifax
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Darrell Lewis
Halifax
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222 days
Hiron Kettledas
Glace Bay
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Pieter Oosthuizen
Glace Bay
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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