--- title: "Cataract surgery waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Cataract surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/vic/" --- # Cataract surgery waiting times in Victoria The median wait for cataract surgery in Victoria public hospitals was **68 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **106 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 24 public hospitals in Victoria reported cataract surgery in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** 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. 3 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 106 days marks the national median. - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/cataract-surgery/): 1 day - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/cataract-surgery/): 3 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 21 days - [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/cataract-surgery/): 27 days - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/cataract-surgery/): 27 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/cataract-surgery/): 29 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/cataract-surgery/): 36 days - [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 48 days - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/cataract-surgery/): 64 days - [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/cataract-surgery/): 87 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/cataract-surgery/): 88 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/cataract-surgery/): 88 days - [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/cataract-surgery/): 92 days - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/cataract-surgery/): 97 days - [Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cranbourne-integrated-care-centre/cataract-surgery/): 100 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/cataract-surgery/): 134 days - [Sunbury Day Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunbury-day-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 174 days - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 211 days - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 234 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/cataract-surgery/): 338 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/cataract-surgery/): 365 days - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/cataract-surgery/): not published - [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/cataract-surgery/): not published - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/cataract-surgery/): not published Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) in Victoria public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28. | Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/cataract-surgery/) | 1 day | 8.6% | 934 surgeries | | 2 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/cataract-surgery/) | 3 days | 0.0% | 131 surgeries | | 3 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 21 days | 15.3% | 111 surgeries | | 4 | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/cataract-surgery/) | 27 days | 0.3% | 594 surgeries | | 4 | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/cataract-surgery/) | 27 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 6 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/cataract-surgery/) | 29 days | 0.0% | 1750 surgeries | | 7 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/cataract-surgery/) | 36 days | 0.0% | 1648 surgeries | | 8 | [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 48 days | 5.2% | 5067 surgeries | | 9 | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/cataract-surgery/) | 64 days | 0.0% | 748 surgeries | | 10 | [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/cataract-surgery/) | 87 days | 0.0% | 1284 surgeries | | 11 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/cataract-surgery/) | 88 days | 0.2% | 471 surgeries | | 11 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/cataract-surgery/) | 88 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 13 | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | 92 days | 0.3% | 1908 surgeries | | 14 | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/cataract-surgery/) | 97 days | 4.9% | 494 surgeries | | 15 | [Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cranbourne-integrated-care-centre/cataract-surgery/) | 100 days | 0.1% | 2775 surgeries | | 16 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/cataract-surgery/) | 134 days | 1.3% | 750 surgeries | | 17 | [Sunbury Day Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunbury-day-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 174 days | 0.0% | 726 surgeries | | 18 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 211 days | 6.2% | 195 surgeries | | 19 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 234 days | 16.5% | 327 surgeries | | 20 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/cataract-surgery/) | 338 days | not published | 42 surgeries | | 21 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/cataract-surgery/) | 365 days | 49.8% | 996 surgeries | | unranked | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/cataract-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/cataract-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/near/clayton/) · [near Epping](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/near/epping/) · [near St Albans](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/near/st-albans/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for cataract surgery in Victoria public hospitals was 68 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Cataract surgery waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/vic/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026. ## What is not here Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here. Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/), or see [every surgery reported in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. 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