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Cataract surgery, one eye — Canada: What it costs and how long people wait

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England: Ophthalmology Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 10.36 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

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England: Ophthalmology Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 32.44 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less

Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p92. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

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Public care information · Guidance reviewed: 2026-10-15

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Cost to you:
  • Ramsay New Hall Hospital — Offers with full-episode scope unconfirmed: guide price from 3,335 GBP (2026-10-15) — Ramsay New Hall Hospital; Conditions: One-eye scope unconfirmed.
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Czechia
Private published prices

Component onlyfrom: 19,500 CZK · 1 price series · n=1 observations

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India
Private published prices

Published package; check inclusionspublished lower bound (guide / approximate): 12,000 INR · 1 price series · n=1 observations

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Mexico
Private published prices

Component onlyfrom: 15,300 MXN · 1 price series · n=1 observations

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Thailand
Private published prices

Published package; check inclusionspublished amount: 79,000 THB · 1 price series · n=1 observations

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Reported public wait: No official figure available for this route.
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Official wait

British Columbia: 5.7 weeks — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health · Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Canada (British Columbia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Cataract procedure group does not identify lens specification. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

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Methodology and exclusions

British Columbia: 22.1 weeks — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less

Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health · Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Canada (British Columbia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Cataract procedure group does not identify lens specification. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

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Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitNova Scotia: 64 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: Nova Scotia Health · Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Canada (Nova Scotia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

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Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitNova Scotia: 141 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less

Source: Nova Scotia Health · Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Canada (Nova Scotia). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

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Wait
5.7 weeksTypical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · British ColumbiaSource: British Columbia Ministry of Health
22.1 weeksLong-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 public patients treated within (90th percentile, completed patients)90% of patients who completed surgery in 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 waited this long or less; 10% waited longer.Period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · British ColumbiaSource: British Columbia Ministry of Health
64 days (~2.1 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Nova ScotiaHistorical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitSource: Nova Scotia Health
141 days (~4.6 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 public patients treated within (90th percentile, completed patients)90% of patients who completed surgery in 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 waited this long or less; 10% waited longer.Period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Nova ScotiaHistorical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitSource: Nova Scotia Health

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CountrySummary and detail
Argentina
Public payment tariffs

Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 1,601,681 ARS · 1 price series · n=1 observations

Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
Belgium
Public payment tariffs

Public doctor fee onlypublished amount: 482.21 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations

Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
ChilePrice: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Czechia
Private published prices

Component onlyfrom: 19,500 CZK · 1 price series · n=1 observations

Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
SpainPrice: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 1 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
FinlandPrice: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 2 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
France
Public payment tariffs

Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 1,510.79 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations

Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
United Kingdom
Public payment tariffs

Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 755 GBP · 1 price series · n=1 observations

Private published prices

Scope not establishedguide price from (guide / approximate): 3,335 GBP · 1 price series · n=1 observations

Official public wait: 6 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
India
Private published prices

Published package; check inclusionspublished lower bound (guide / approximate): 12,000 INR · 1 price series · n=1 observations

Public payment tariffs

Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 4,000–5,700 INR · 2 price series · n=6 observations

Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
ItalyPrice: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 2 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Mexico
Private published prices

Component onlyfrom: 15,300 MXN · 1 price series · n=1 observations

Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
NorwayPrice: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 2 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
New ZealandPrice: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
PolandPrice: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 1 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
PortugalPrice: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
SwedenPrice: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Thailand
Private published prices

Published package; check inclusionspublished amount: 79,000 THB · 1 price series · n=1 observations

Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
United States
Public payment tariffs

Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 2,357.81 USD · 1 price series · n=1 observations

Public doctor fee onlypublished amount: 424.94–587.58 USD · 1 price series · n=109 observations

Separate hospital and doctor payment schedules. Do not add together.Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →

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What waiting time has been reported? (British Columbia; median waiting time; 2026-04-01/2026-06-30; British Columbia Ministry of Health)

5.7 weeks — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7c1bf2a8-96bb-4ad5-888d-a90672eb306e/resource/0c430fa8-043c-48d8-8e61-ecdab63b9ef3/download/2026_2027-quarterly-surgical_wait_times-q1-interim.xlsx. Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Cataract procedure group does not identify lens specification. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

What waiting time has been reported? (British Columbia; p90; 2026-04-01/2026-06-30; British Columbia Ministry of Health)

22.1 weeks — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less. Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7c1bf2a8-96bb-4ad5-888d-a90672eb306e/resource/0c430fa8-043c-48d8-8e61-ecdab63b9ef3/download/2026_2027-quarterly-surgical_wait_times-q1-interim.xlsx. Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Cataract procedure group does not identify lens specification. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

What waiting time has been reported? (Nova Scotia; median waiting time; 2025-04-01/2025-06-30; Nova Scotia Health)

Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current wait 64 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://data.novascotia.ca/api/views/wu5w-qxki/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD. Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

What waiting time has been reported? (Nova Scotia; p90; 2025-04-01/2025-06-30; Nova Scotia Health)

Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current wait 141 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less. Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://data.novascotia.ca/api/views/wu5w-qxki/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD. Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

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  title = {CareFare Global Health Index: Cataract surgery, one eye — Canada: What it costs and how long people wait},
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  • British Columbia Ministry of Health — https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7c1bf2a8-96bb-4ad5-888d-a90672eb306e/resource/0c430fa8-043c-48d8-8e61-ecdab63b9ef3/download/2026_2027-quarterly-surgical_wait_times-q1-interim.xlsx
    Source periods: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
  • Nova Scotia Health — https://data.novascotia.ca/api/views/wu5w-qxki/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD
    Source periods: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.