Aces Exeter
Updated February 2026
The typical wait to see an ophthalmologist is
12 weeks
That's nearly 3 months
Aces Exeter is an Independent Sector provider in the South West region. There are currently 47 people waiting to see an ophthalmologist, with a typical wait of about nearly 3 months. About 9 in 10 people are seen within 18 weeks. That's the NHS target.
Median wait and % seen within 18 weeks for this department, with the national average as a dashed line.
Distribution of patients by how many weeks they've been on the waiting list.
The national average wait to see an ophthalmologist is about 9 weeks. This hospital is slower than the national average.
Ranked 214th out of 298 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 37th out of 43 in South West
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The current average Ophthalmology (Eye Care) waiting time at Aces Exeter is about 12 weeks.
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