As at 30 September 2026, there were 67,061 cataract surgery bookings in Eye Specialty with the waitlist per cluster as follows:
Cluster
Waitlist
  • Hong Kong East
    8,907
  • Hong Kong West
    3,133
  • Kowloon Central
    11,206
  • Kowloon East
    9,747
  • Kowloon West
    11,785
  • New Territories East
    10,314
  • New Territories West
    11,969
The waiting time for patients with cataract surgeries performed in the past 12 months (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026) was as follows :
Number of Surgery Performed
Median Waiting Time*(month)
90th Percentile Waiting Time*(month)
  • Hong Kong East
    3,502
    16
    27
  • Hong Kong West
    4,227
    7
    11
  • Kowloon Central
    6,392
    20
    24
  • Kowloon East
    3,399
    26
    30
  • Kowloon West
    2,941
    12
    47
  • New Territories East
    5,081
    12
    28
  • New Territories West
    3,716
    19
    32
(For reference only)
Date of Next Update: 29 January 2027

* 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.

Note: The information on this page is based on the old clustering arrangement. The Hong Kong East Cluster and the Hong Kong West Cluster have officially been integrated to establish the Hong Kong Island Cluster from 1 April 2026. The information will be updated in due course.