--- title: "Squint surgery waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Squint surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/nsw/" --- # Squint surgery waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for squint surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **281 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **155 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Procedure for strabismus (squint repair)". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 17 public hospitals in New South Wales reported squint 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 "Procedure for strabismus (squint repair)" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 11 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 155 days marks the national median. - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/squint-surgery/): 78 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/squint-surgery/): 169 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/squint-surgery/): 256 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/squint-surgery/): 285 days - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/squint-surgery/): 306 days - [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/squint-surgery/): 387 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Kurri Kurri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kurri-kurri-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) in New South Wales 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 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/squint-surgery/) | 78 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 2 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/squint-surgery/) | 169 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 3 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/squint-surgery/) | 256 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 4 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/squint-surgery/) | 285 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 5 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/squint-surgery/) | 306 days | 34.8% | 92 surgeries | | 6 | [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/squint-surgery/) | 387 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | unranked | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Kurri Kurri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kurri-kurri-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/near/liverpool/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for squint surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 281 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Squint surgery waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/nsw/)), 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/squint-surgery/), or see [every surgery reported in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/). ## 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/squint-surgery/nsw/.