Corneal graft waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for corneal graft in Australian public hospitals was 96 days in 2024–25 — from 67 days at The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital to 203 days at Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for corneal graft in public hospitals was 96 days in 2024–25, from 398 surgeries. 5.5% of people waited more than 365 days. 13 public hospitals published a median wait for it.
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State by state
| Rank | State or territory | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queensland | 88 days | 3.9% | 152 surgeries |
| 2 | Western Australia | 105 days | 3.1% | 129 surgeries |
| unranked | New South Wales | not published | not published | 17 surgeries |
| unranked | Northern Territory | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | South Australia | not published | not published | 50 surgeries |
| unranked | Victoria | not published | not published | 46 surgeries |
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- QLD
- WA
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Australia (days) | QLD (days) | WA (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 70 | 70 | not published |
| 2017–18 | 79 | 84 | not published |
| 2018–19 | 78 | 78 | not published |
| 2019–20 | 77 | 85 | not published |
| 2020–21 | 73 | 77 | not published |
| 2021–22 | 83 | 74 | not published |
| 2022–23 | 83 | 85 | not published |
| 2023–24 | 103 | 89 | 121 |
| 2024–25 | 96 | 88 | 105 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for corneal graft in a public hospital?
The national median was 96 days in 2024–25 — half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 88 days in Queensland to 105 days in Western Australia.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for corneal graft?
Of the 13 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital reported the shortest (67 days) and Royal Adelaide Hospital the longest (203 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
5.5% of people who had corneal graft in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days.
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The national median wait for corneal graft in Australian public hospitals was 96 days in 2024–25, from 67 days at The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital to 203 days at Royal Adelaide Hospital.
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Surgery Waits, "Corneal graft waiting list by state, 2024–25", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/corneal-graft/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/corneal-graft/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
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<img src="https://surgerywaits.au/charts/corneal-graft.svg" width="720" height="216" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Corneal graft by state and territory, 2024–25">What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
The source calls this collection "elective surgery". This site calls it planned surgery, because the surgery is planned in advance rather than optional — the methodology explains the wording.