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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 ?
193 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
485 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
193 days
510 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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)
75 days
175 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Seamone
Halifax
211 days
456 days
Darrell Lewis
Halifax
180 days
378 days
Stanley George
Halifax
91 days
637 days

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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Seamone
Halifax
90 days
171 days
Darrell Lewis
Halifax
76 days
140 days
Stanley George
Halifax
44 days
286 days

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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 2020
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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