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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 ?
2220 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
52 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
2267 days
52 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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27 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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)
35 days
17 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
21 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---

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: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jennifer Gao
Antigonish
50 days
40 days
Marcelo Nicolela
Halifax
66 days
111 days
Paul E Rafuse
Halifax
97 days
107 days
Brennan Eadie
Halifax
191 days
74 days
Lesya Shuba
Halifax
3269 days
132 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Marcelo Nicolela
Halifax
18 days
14 days
Brennan Eadie
Halifax
22 days
20 days
Jennifer Gao
Antigonish
22 days
26 days
Paul E Rafuse
Halifax
16 days
32 days
Lesya Shuba
Halifax
644 days
15 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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