Retina surgery
Retina surgery waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 25.
The source publishes this surgery as "Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy)".
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 26 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 2.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 3,742 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
By state and territory
The shortest median wait comes first. A state with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a state to see its hospitals.
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| State or territory | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 20 days | 1.5% | 1,241 surgeries |
| South Australia | 28 days | 3.5% | 400 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 32 days | 1.1% | 566 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 34 days | 3.6% | 1,400 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory | 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 | 56 surgeries |
| Northern Territory | 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 | 64 surgeries |
| Queensland | 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 | 15 surgeries |
Hospitals by median wait
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 11 daysRank 1st of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 13 daysRank 2nd of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 51 surgeries |
| The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital | 14 daysRank 3rd of 25 nationally | 0.5%Rank 7th of 18 nationally | 666 surgeries |
| Kurri Kurri Hospital | 15 daysRank 4th of 25 nationally | 1.1%Rank 9th of 18 nationally | 275 surgeries |
| Alice Springs Hospital | 16 daysRank 5th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 19 daysRank 6th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 148 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 19 daysRank 6th of 25 nationally | 8.4%Rank 15th of 18 nationally | 214 surgeries |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 20 daysRank 8th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 22 daysRank 9th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 167 surgeries |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | 24 daysRank 10th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 25 daysRank 11th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 202 surgeries |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 29 daysRank 12th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre | 30 daysRank 13th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 160 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 30 daysRank 13th of 25 nationally | 6.1%Rank 13th of 18 nationally | 229 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 32 daysRank 15th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 152 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 34 daysRank 16th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| The Canberra Hospital | 41 daysRank 17th of 25 nationally | 5.5%Rank 12th of 18 nationally | 55 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 47 daysRank 18th of 25 nationally | 14.0%Rank 18th of 18 nationally | 50 surgeries |
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 49 daysRank 19th of 25 nationally | 2.3%Rank 10th of 18 nationally | 176 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 58 daysRank 20th of 25 nationally | 10.9%Rank 16th of 18 nationally | 128 surgeries |
| Lismore Base Hospital | 70 daysRank 21st of 25 nationally | 6.3%Rank 14th of 18 nationally | 96 surgeries |
| Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital | 80 daysRank 22nd of 25 nationally | 0.6%Rank 8th of 18 nationally | 538 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 82 daysRank 23rd of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 87 daysRank 24th of 25 nationally | 13.0%Rank 17th of 18 nationally | 77 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 93 daysRank 25th of 25 nationally | 3.7%Rank 11th of 18 nationally | 161 surgeries |
| Albany 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 |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base 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 |
| Bundaberg Base 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 |
| Busselton Health Campus | 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 |
| Dubbo 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 |
| Gladstone 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 |
| Hawkesbury 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 |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 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 |
| Mudgee Health Service | 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 |
| North Canberra 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 |
| Palmerston Regional 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 |
| Perth Children's 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 |
| Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee 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 |
| Redland 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 |
| Rockhampton 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 |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's 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 |
| Shellharbour 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 |
| Sunshine Coast University 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Sydney Children's 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 |
| The Alfred | 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 |
| Women's and Children's 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 the three states that treated the most patients in 2024–25.
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Show the figures as a table
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales | Victoria | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 19 days | 22 days | 13 days | 28 days |
| 2017–18 | 21 days | 27 days | 16 days | 27 days |
| 2018–19 | 22 days | 28 days | 16 days | 25 days |
| 2019–20 | 21 days | 42 days | 13 days | 25 days |
| 2020–21 | 19 days | 25 days | 12 days | 24 days |
| 2021–22 | 18 days | 22 days | 14 days | 26 days |
| 2022–23 | 24 days | 30 days | 18 days | 34 days |
| 2023–24 | 22 days | 26 days | 18 days | 35 days |
| 2024–25 | 26 days | 34 days | 20 days | 32 days |
Hospitals near a place
These pages list the public hospitals in and near one place that published a figure for this surgery.
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
Surgery Waits is not medical advice. Your general practitioner and your treating specialist can help you decide what is right for you.
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, 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-procedure/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/