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Strabismus Surgery (Pediatric)

Service/Procedure Summary

Pediatric patients are under 16 years old. 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 ?
231 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
259 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
231 days
259 days
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
IWK Health Centre
188 days
147 days
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: 
March 1 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
386 days
111 days
G Robert Laroche
Halifax
362 days
244 days
David Comstock
Middleton
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295 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
---
250 days
Kenneth Hammel
New Glasgow
---
---
Kristine L Mayer
Glace Bay
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350 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
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
157 days
69 days
G Robert Laroche
Halifax
102 days
156 days
David Comstock
Middleton
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218 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
---
99 days
Kenneth Hammel
New Glasgow
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Kristine L Mayer
Glace Bay
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87 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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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