Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting time at Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital
Half of patients at Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital waited 365 days or less for pterygium (eye growth) removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Pterygium - excision of". This public hospital is in the Sydney area of New South Wales.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 365 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 83 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 49.4%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 65 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 59 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 315 days in 2016–17 to 365 days in 2024–25 — up 16% — while the national median rose from 128 days to 197 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, about 4 km away, at 44 days. Here, 49.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 15.7%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital | 365 days | 49.4% | 83 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 346 days | 32.1% | 735 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 197 days | 15.7% | 2442 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 197 days marks the national median.
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW · about 4 km away: 44 days
Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW · about 6 km away: 373 days
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital, NSW · about 19 km away: 323 days
Westmead Hospital, NSW · about 22 km away: 396 days
Liverpool Hospital, NSW · about 27 km away: 443 days
Wyong Hospital, NSW · about 72 km away: 320 days
Shellharbour Hospital, NSW · about 84 km away: 360 days
Blue Mountains Hospital, NSW · about 84 km away: 290 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 315 | 260 | 128 |
| 2017–18 | 323 | 277 | 152 |
| 2018–19 | 231 | 275 | 125 |
| 2019–20 | 316 | 315 | 155 |
| 2020–21 | 354 | 331 | 230 |
| 2021–22 | 449 | 306 | 238 |
| 2022–23 | 454 | 329 | 241 |
| 2023–24 | 362 | 317 | 191 |
| 2024–25 | 365 | 346 | 197 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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