Curitiba Has 28 Thousand People Waiting for an Ophthalmologist Appointment

The Unified Health System of Curitiba has a waiting list of 28,773 patients waiting for an ophthalmology appointment. The data is from May 30, 2025. Despite the high number, the city has reduced the waiting list by 49% since May 2024, when there were 56,199 people waiting for an appointment. In the same period, there was a 57% increase in the waiting list for cataract appointments (from 1,011 patients to 1,583). On the other hand, Curitiba elimi…