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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 ?
962 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
330 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
962 days
255 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
526 days
57 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Paul Freund
Halifax
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Paul Freund
Halifax
153 days
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Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
632 days
204 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
805 days
246 days
John Hamilton
Antigonish
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Johane Robitaille
Halifax
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248 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
883 days
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G Robert Laroche
Halifax
1100 days
256 days
David Comstock
Middleton
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486 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 ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Paul Freund
Halifax
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Paul Freund
Halifax
107 days
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Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
464 days
92 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
392 days
74 days
John Hamilton
Antigonish
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Johane Robitaille
Halifax
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112 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
547 days
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G Robert Laroche
Halifax
823 days
102 days
David Comstock
Middleton
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357 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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