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Strabismus Surgery (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This surgery corrects eye muscle problems that cause crossed (misaligned) eyes. The medical term for crossed eyes is strabismus.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
1223 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
421 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
699 days
67 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
1639 days
424 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
221 days
45 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
293 days
338 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
January 1 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Veronique Promelle
Halifax
528 days
281 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
778 days
302 days
Bashar Bata
Halifax
582 days
548 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
1065 days
407 days
David Comstock
Middleton
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Dilys Oladiwura
Antigonish
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Dilys Oladiwura
Antigonish
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Johane Robitaille
Halifax
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381 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
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
118 days
205 days
Veronique Promelle
Halifax
287 days
86 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
327 days
143 days
Bashar Bata
Halifax
351 days
410 days
David Comstock
Middleton
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Dilys Oladiwura
Antigonish
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Dilys Oladiwura
Antigonish
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Johane Robitaille
Halifax
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283 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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 2023
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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