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Ophthalmology waiting times at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: August 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
42,010
Seen within 18 weeks
84.6%
Typical (median) wait
7.7 wks
Waiting over a year
19
Waiting over 65 weeks
10
Waiting over 78 weeks
2
Seen within 18 weeks
Ophthalmology · % of the waiting list
70%80%90%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%84.6%70.0%April 202175.4%May 202180.3%June 202181.9%July 202180.5%August 202179.8%September 202178.6%October 202179.3%November 202177.8%December 202177.4%January 202277.5%February 202277.8%March 202280.4%April 202382.0%May 202381.6%June 202381.0%July 202381.5%August 202381.5%September 202382.8%October 202383.1%November 202382.5%December 202382.7%January 202482.9%February 202483.3%March 202485.0%April 202485.4%May 202484.3%June 202484.0%July 202482.6%August 202482.7%September 202482.4%October 202482.6%November 202481.2%December 202480.9%January 202582.5%February 202583.1%March 202582.7%April 202582.2%May 202583.1%June 202581.7%July 202580.5%August 202581.5%September 202582.0%October 202583.7%November 202584.5%December 202584.5%January 202684.3%February 202685.8%March 202684.4%April 202684.6%May 202684.9%June 202684.7%July 202684.6%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ophthalmology patients who started treatment in August 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
10.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
75.8%
Patients treated
2,843
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
8.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
80.9%
Patients treated
8,262
in August 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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