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Glaucoma (Eye Pressure Lowering Surgery)

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery treats glaucoma by reducing eye pressure. Glaucoma can lead to damage of the optic nerve, often due to increased pressure in the eye.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
397 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
113 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
397 days
111 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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)
53 days
15 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jennifer Gao
Antigonish
56 days
40 days
Marcelo Nicolela
Halifax
70 days
77 days
Paul E Rafuse
Halifax
73 days
88 days
Brennan Eadie
Halifax
112 days
60 days
Lesya Shuba
Halifax
1534 days
125 days
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
Brennan Eadie
Halifax
25 days
22 days
Marcelo Nicolela
Halifax
21 days
26 days
Jennifer Gao
Antigonish
26 days
26 days
Paul E Rafuse
Halifax
17 days
55 days
Lesya Shuba
Halifax
80 days
27 days
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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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