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Examination of eye under anaesthesia waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for examination of eye under anaesthesia, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)34 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting11with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	21 days
WA	32 days
NSW	43 days
Qld	49 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 11 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for examination of eye under anaesthesia, out of 11 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	Vic	Albury Wodonga Health	8 days	14
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]	Vic	Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne)	21 days	266
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	Vic	Monash Health	23 days	10
Sydney Children's Hospital	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	25 days	18
Flinders Medical Centre	SA	Southern Adelaide	26 days	22
Perth Children's Hospital	WA	Child Adolescent Health Service (WA)	32 days	144
Women's and Children's Hospital	SA	Women's and Children's Health Network (SA)	38 days	59
Gold Coast University Hospital	Qld	Gold Coast	42 days	13
The Children's Hospital at Westmead	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	43 days	97
Queensland Children's Hospital	Qld	Children's Health Queensland	49 days	296
John Hunter Hospital	NSW	Hunter New England	52 days	12

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for examination of eye under anaesthesia in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for examination of eye under anaesthesia waited 34 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 21 days (Vic) to 49 days (Qld).

Can I avoid the wait?

As a private patient you choose your surgeon and usually wait less, but you pay fees, partly covered by Medicare and any private health insurance. Private hospitals don't publish waiting times.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. All data sources.

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