13week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 6,353 people on the ophthalmology list here have been waiting longer than 13 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago. It is about 2 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 44 of them have been waiting more than a year.
66%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
34
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
266 / 298
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
1 week longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 1 week longer than twelve months ago, but 1 week shorter than six months ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (n2s) Norwich | 3 miles | 3 wks | 9 wks |
| Anglia Community Eye Service - Thetford Healthy Living Centre Thetford | 30 miles | 4 wks | 9 wks |
| Anglia Community Eye Service Ltd Wisbech | 57 miles | 5 wks | 8 wks |
| Spamedica Cambridge Cambridge | 68 miles | 5 wks | 8 wks |
| Anglia Community Eye Service - Cambridge Cambridge | 68 miles | 5 wks | 8 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 9,208 | 18 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 6,326 | 13 wks |
| Gynaecology | 5,982 | 16 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 5,637 | 14 wks |
| Other: Paediatric Services | 5,053 | 12 wks |
| Dermatology | 4,715 | 11 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.
This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.