As at 31 December 2023, there were 69,759 cataract surgery bookings in Eye Specialty with the waitlist per cluster as follows:
Cluster
Waitlist
  • Hong Kong East
    8,275
  • Hong Kong West
    3,222
  • Kowloon Central
    13,526
  • Kowloon East
    9,704
  • Kowloon West
    12,855
  • New Territories East
    9,522
  • New Territories West
    12,655
The waiting time for patients with cataract surgeries performed in the past 12 months (1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2023) was as follows :
Number of Surgery Performed
Median Waiting Time*(month)
90th Percentile Waiting Time*(month)
  • Hong Kong East
    3,418
    20
    40
  • Hong Kong West
    2,941
    12
    19
  • Kowloon Central
    5,972
    30
    38
  • Kowloon East
    2,571
    10
    27
  • Kowloon West
    2,456
    13
    52
  • New Territories East
    4,490
    11
    25
  • New Territories West
    3,555
    13
    57
(For reference only)
Date of Next Update: 30 April 2024

* The median and 90th percentile waiting time implies that half and 90% of the patients with surgeries performed could receive surgeries earlier than the indicated waiting time respectively.