--- title: "Squint surgery waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Squint surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/qld/" --- # Squint surgery waiting times in Queensland The median wait for squint surgery in Queensland public hospitals was **100 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. 12 public hospitals in Queensland 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. 7 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. - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/squint-surgery/): 73 days - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/squint-surgery/): 89 days - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/squint-surgery/): 91 days - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/squint-surgery/): 100 days - [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/squint-surgery/): 126 days - [Caloundra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caloundra-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published - [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/squint-surgery/): not published Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) in Queensland 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 | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/squint-surgery/) | 73 days | 0.0% | 63 surgeries | | 2 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/squint-surgery/) | 89 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 3 | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/squint-surgery/) | 91 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 4 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/squint-surgery/) | 100 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 5 | [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/squint-surgery/) | 126 days | 14.5% | 242 surgeries | | unranked | [Caloundra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caloundra-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | **Cite this page** > The median wait for squint surgery in Queensland public hospitals was 100 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Squint surgery waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/qld/)), 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 Queensland](https://surgerywaits.au/state/qld/). ## 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/qld/.