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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 ?
2898 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
217 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
35 days
36 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
2956 days
230 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
15 days
27 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
50 days
15 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jennifer Gao
Antigonish
50 days
40 days
Marcelo Nicolela
Halifax
55 days
77 days
Paul E Rafuse
Halifax
97 days
102 days
Brennan Eadie
Halifax
143 days
83 days
Lesya Shuba
Halifax
2956 days
138 days
Pieter Oosthuizen
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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Marcelo Nicolela
Halifax
17 days
20 days
Brennan Eadie
Halifax
22 days
23 days
Jennifer Gao
Antigonish
22 days
26 days
Paul E Rafuse
Halifax
15 days
48 days
Lesya Shuba
Halifax
266 days
19 days
Pieter Oosthuizen
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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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