Cataract surgery waiting time at The Alfred
Half of patients at The Alfred waited 36 days or less for cataract surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)". This public hospital is in the South Yarra area of Victoria.
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
- 36 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 1648 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 132 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 16 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 56 days in 2011–12 to 36 days in 2024–25 — down 36% — while the national median rose from 89 days to 106 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], about 6 km away, at 27 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 11.5%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Alfred | 36 days | 0.0% | 1648 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 68 days | 4.7% | 21008 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 106 days | 11.5% | 87841 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 106 days marks the national median.
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 4 km away: 48 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 6 km away: 88 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 6 km away: 27 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 12 km away: 134 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 17 km away: 211 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 18 km away: 338 days
Broadmeadows Health Service, VIC · about 19 km away: 92 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 22 km away: 88 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- The Alfred
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Alfred (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 56 | 61 | 89 |
| 2012–13 | 102 | 52 | 89 |
| 2013–14 | 57 | 41 | 79 |
| 2014–15 | 69 | 35 | 83 |
| 2015–16 | 84 | 56 | 93 |
| 2016–17 | 50 | 41 | 85 |
| 2017–18 | 34 | 40 | 87 |
| 2018–19 | 40 | 36 | 84 |
| 2019–20 | 56 | 49 | 98 |
| 2020–21 | 119 | 79 | 172 |
| 2021–22 | 54 | 84 | 158 |
| 2022–23 | 36 | 77 | 133 |
| 2023–24 | 29 | 89 | 119 |
| 2024–25 | 36 | 68 | 106 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at The Alfred · Cataract surgery across Australia · Cataract surgery in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria