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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 ?
291 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
517 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
291 days
528 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley 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 Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
86 days
108 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Seamone
Halifax
315 days
557 days
Stanley George
Halifax
223 days
191 days
Darrell Lewis
Halifax
175 days
583 days
Bashar Bata
Halifax
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Hiron Kettledas
Sydney
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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 Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Darrell Lewis
Halifax
173 days
284 days
Christopher Seamone
Halifax
120 days
113 days
Stanley George
Halifax
75 days
61 days
Bashar Bata
Halifax
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Hiron Kettledas
Sydney
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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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.

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