Eyes at Optegra (Manchester Eye Hospital)

Optegra (Manchester Eye Hospital) ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 13 to 21 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 7 weeks and 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 93% are within 18 weeks.

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13 to 21weeks

Half seen within 13 weeks, 9 in 10 within 21 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 200 people treated in the month.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Ophthalmology at Optegra (Manchester Eye Hospital), 6 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
March 202612.617.85.7
April 202612.720.17.6
May 202612.418.37.8
June 202612.718.27.6
July 202612.919.76.9
August 202612.821.07.4

Faster options within 25 miles

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5 to 24weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 24 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 751 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
6 to 25weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 475 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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