Ophthalmology in Victoria
Ophthalmology in Victoria: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Victoria that published a median wait in 2024–25: 22.
A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.
Figures for Victoria
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Victoria
- 62 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 92 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Victoria
- 5.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 10.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Victoria
- 27,000 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 117,596 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in Victoria
The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.
A rank compares a hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | 1 dayRank 1st of 141 nationally | 8.6%Rank 86th of 135 nationally | 934 surgeries |
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 3 daysRank 2nd of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally | 131 surgeries |
| Bass Coast Health | 26 daysRank 10th of 141 nationally | 0.3%Rank 23rd of 135 nationally | 621 surgeries |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 28 daysRank 12th of 141 nationally | 19.1%Rank 112th of 135 nationally | 183 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 30 daysRank 14th of 141 nationally | 0.2%Rank 19th of 135 nationally | 2,177 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 37 daysRank 17th of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally | 1,800 surgeries |
| The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital | 38 daysRank 18th of 141 nationally | 4.9%Rank 68th of 135 nationally | 8,496 surgeries |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 47 daysRank 24th of 141 nationally | 16.7%Rank 104th of 135 nationally | 621 surgeries |
| West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] | 64 daysRank 33rd of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally | 748 surgeries |
| Yarra Ranges Health | 87 daysRank 59th of 141 nationally | 0.7%Rank 28th of 135 nationally | 1,337 surgeries |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 88 daysRank 60th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Broadmeadows Health Service | 93 daysRank 63rd of 141 nationally | 0.5%Rank 26th of 135 nationally | 2,028 surgeries |
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | 97 daysRank 66th of 141 nationally | 5.0%Rank 70th of 135 nationally | 516 surgeries |
| Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre | 98 daysRank 67th of 141 nationally | 0.9%Rank 37th of 135 nationally | 3,177 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 99 daysRank 70th of 141 nationally | 3.2%Rank 57th of 135 nationally | 659 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 106 daysRank 75th of 141 nationally | 18.2%Rank 108th of 135 nationally | 148 surgeries |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 134 daysRank 84th of 141 nationally | 3.6%Rank 60th of 135 nationally | 828 surgeries |
| Sunbury Day Hospital | 173 daysRank 95th of 141 nationally | 0.1%Rank 18th of 135 nationally | 734 surgeries |
| Sunshine Hospital | 211 daysRank 108th of 141 nationally | 8.4%Rank 85th of 135 nationally | 215 surgeries |
| The Bendigo Hospital | 231 daysRank 114th of 141 nationally | 15.9%Rank 101st of 135 nationally | 339 surgeries |
| Blackburn Public Surgical Centre | 283 daysRank 124th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 353 daysRank 137th of 141 nationally | 40.5%Rank 133rd of 135 nationally | 1,269 surgeries |
| Sandringham Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
How waits have changed
Each chart shows one figure for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.
The charts show Australia and Victoria.
- Australia
- Victoria
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| Financial year | Australia | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 71 days | 49 days |
| 2012–13 | 75 days | 44 days |
| 2013–14 | 69 days | 37 days |
| 2014–15 | 70 days | 33 days |
| 2015–16 | 78 days | 50 days |
| 2016–17 | 73 days | 41 days |
| 2017–18 | 74 days | 38 days |
| 2018–19 | 73 days | 36 days |
| 2019–20 | 82 days | 43 days |
| 2020–21 | 118 days | 64 days |
| 2021–22 | 107 days | 69 days |
| 2022–23 | 105 days | 69 days |
| 2023–24 | 99 days | 81 days |
| 2024–25 | 92 days | 62 days |
All of Australia: Ophthalmology
Other states and territories
The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-specialty/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/