--- title: "Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Pterygium (eye growth) removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/vic/" --- # Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in Victoria The median wait for pterygium (eye growth) removal in Victoria public hospitals was **90 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **197 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Pterygium - excision of". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 12 public hospitals in Victoria reported pterygium (eye growth) removal 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 "Pterygium - excision of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 5 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 197 days marks the national median. - [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/pterygium-excision-of/): 11 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/pterygium-excision-of/): 50 days - [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 77 days - [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/pterygium-excision-of/): 106 days - [Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cranbourne-integrated-care-centre/pterygium-excision-of/): 127 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/pterygium-excision-of/): 130 days - [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/pterygium-excision-of/): 225 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Sunbury Day Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunbury-day-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/pterygium-excision-of/): not published Pterygium - excision of 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 | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/pterygium-excision-of/) | 11 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 2 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/pterygium-excision-of/) | 50 days | not published | 41 surgeries | | 3 | [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 77 days | 5.8% | 138 surgeries | | 4 | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/pterygium-excision-of/) | 106 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 5 | [Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cranbourne-integrated-care-centre/pterygium-excision-of/) | 127 days | 0.0% | 78 surgeries | | 6 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/pterygium-excision-of/) | 130 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 7 | [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/pterygium-excision-of/) | 225 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | unranked | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sunbury Day Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunbury-day-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | **Cite this page** > The median wait for pterygium (eye growth) removal in Victoria public hospitals was 90 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in VIC", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/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/pterygium-excision-of/), 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. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/vic/.