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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT vmL0H)q  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes 65g\WB+/  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to }VyD X14j  
unoperated cataract in Australia. nq r[HFWs  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual Z:5e:M  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than 58WL8xu  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination bKi V<&Z5d  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography  z7>  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who %I?uO( @  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater ]H%y7kH8  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or 8eQ 4[wJY  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2.  qauk,t  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne S}mqK|!  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 r+ k5Bk'  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria (@[c;+x  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract +O2T%  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had rISg`-  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 >Ta|#]{  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber E:!?A@Fy  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber >+LFu?y  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated IXc"gO  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or J{` G=  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven <XDYnWz  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate rzsAnLxo  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery h0_od/D1r  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% krnxM7y  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone ;Hk{bz(  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an Ahv%Q%m%2  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision ~|QhWgq  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no D;*P'%_Z  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural Te_%r9P|2  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance }V:ZGP#!'  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated `\Z7It?aDs  
cataract. x/7kcj!O  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is VI_8r5o  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced 1g<jr.  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of N/CL?Z>c  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes dX^ ^ @7  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. Q#M@!&  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health RKru hF  
services accessibility, prevalence ~$w9L998+  
INTRODUCTION KUD&vqx3  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in N5K\h}'%  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all IPHZ~'M  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate aq,Ab~V]  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be |f67aN  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 /hF@Xh%hY  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting {mOQRAKl  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is Q7#Yw"#G!  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in h[*:\P`  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists rvEX ;8TS  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather ^GL>xlZ(  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral Rq@M~;p  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has Te d1Ky2O  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for M1HGXdN*B  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has wa1Qt  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 U,Q  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is O n/q&h5  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the @h=r;N#/`P  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract H3#rFO"C*  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence [ikW3 '99,  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors $ VTk0J-W  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to ZVIlVuZ}  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. nG4}8  
METHODS W!Fu7a  
Study population :q34KP  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual O_ 4 j"0  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 qw<~v?{|C  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to sD=iHO Am  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. }'u0Q6Obj  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of AGGNJ4m  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen 4{6XZ_J1  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites pq +~|  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. $+WMKv@<  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 ]@A31P4t|  
Original Article \f4JIsZ-&  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia :{=2ih-}  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD 8i~n;AhDs  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ana?;NvC  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, uRnSwJ"hE  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au FA$1&Fu3Y  
78 McCarty et al. fI }v}L^  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural |Ye%HpTTv  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural ~]78R!HJ  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify /SKgN{tWe  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a MVkO >s  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of s)5W:`MH?  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, + 0 |d2_]E  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of Sp\ 7  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. !b{7gUjyI  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local $E6b u4I  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. bR}=bp4K  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian -+Gd<U$  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. 0u=FlQ }h  
Assessment of cataract JG*Lc@Q  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after &uLC{Ik}  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine fl *>m,  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the 2>'/!/+R  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using !_pryNcb  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and ]vUTb9>{?  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on |yYu!+U  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) [*z`p;n2D  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, VhX~sJ1%Gp  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, G21cJi*  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than ,_!MI+o0  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to ST25RJC  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual _ su$]s  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, Pj7n_&*/  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. ]x^v;r~  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to (C60HbL   
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the 65AG # O5R  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight D/TEx2.=J3  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the f) @-X!  
analyses. ?)mM]2%%  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., nEbJ,#>Z  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in qb?9i-(  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. QTbv3#  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman +"F9yb  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph vY'E+M"+@  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were %2z] 2@  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera 2-x#|9  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 Z hYOz  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately <imIg t|`2  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated %:vMD  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies fLR\@f  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were iES?}K/q  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, .7v .DR>  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph 8}<4f|?  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical N_eZz#);  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) w;4FN'  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to q;L~5q."E  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. \aB>Q" pS  
Assessment of risk factors jk-e/C  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information Yk!TQY4  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 YMfjTt@Q  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration NB[(O#  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, b%"Lwqdr7  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension +`s %-}-r  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and y8|?J\eRy  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were j@4AY}[tX  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to WZ]f \S  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants f%JC;Y  
and use of vitamin supplements. U-0A}@N  
Data management and statistical analysis  Q  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a h(1o!$EU2  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, ic]b"ItD  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or oo{3-+ ?  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at  hEv}g  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms g7r_jj%ow  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and g&oAa;~o  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency n%Df6zQ<@s  
checks were performed on the entire data set. ;LjTsF'  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was *sbZ{{]e  
employed for statistical analyses. YN>k5\M_v  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific a/v!W@Zz}  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to QaYUcma~n  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five ;"N4Yflz  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates TC$)::C1  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific (S d8S`xO  
data were weighted according to the 1996 1#m'u5L  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the swGp{wJ  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. xq<3*Bcw  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared 9KgGK cy%  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated +t hkx$o  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted jqeR{yo&0b  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the ooW;s<6  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. XVwJr""+  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically D{)K00mm  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use a?dUJt  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The .nG14i7C  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment tzn+ M0'  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with NZW)$c'  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence -\dcs?  
limits. DY(pU/q  
RESULTS r|,_qNrw  
Study population Nm.G,6<J  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 HZJ)q`1E  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) nd4Z5=X  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did Dm+[cA"I  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was 0` y*7.Ip  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as \)'5V!B|s  
a whole. `Hp=1a  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to # X`t~Y'  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The f'WRszrF  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to >f*-9  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural fuQk}OW{  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) "PePiW(i+  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. %5 yP^BL0  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery 9pMXjsE   
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases dzRnI*  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any rf=oH }  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). ]]eI80u[  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three o5;|14O  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence k((kx:  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes HrS-o=  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% qp{3I("_  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract dh-?_|"  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract yW]>v>l:Eg  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall 9 K~X+ N\  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was CsX@u#  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). ;;}}uW=  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract qE*hUzA  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified 9WT{~PGj  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated 9ePR6WS4  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents ?Ll1B3f  
as information about risk factor exposure was not RH^; M-'  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed Q6$^lRNOpk  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence sB=s .`9  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic MZ:Ty,pw:O  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a S76x EL  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use "\O{!Hj8  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private ;%mdSaf  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, H8A=]Gq  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. bW2Msv/H  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the T~naAP  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having H><! C  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract L"'L@ A|U  
surgery were not available. yHs'E4V`$  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate 6.M!WK{+  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had BWLeitS/  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been J@RV^2  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment 1i 7p'  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant RJE<1!{  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression Q32GI,M%B  
model. The factors that remained significantly related %iD'2e:  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever vqRW^>~-B  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been ee*E:Ltz\  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors 4p]hY!7  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate Ombvp;  
model. YA@OA$`E  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract F17nWvF  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with FQw@ @  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 S*a_  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort h9j/mUwV  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total Zl7m:b2M  
(years) (%) (%) (%) /Avl&Rd  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) nX-%qc"  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) <'<{|$Pw  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) 3QD##Wr^  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) Hh0a\%!  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) <rFKJ^B  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) Pt8 U0)i)  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) 5Y(f7,JX  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) @G0j/@v  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) .RxAYf|  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) Qh@A7N/L  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) VH5Vg We  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) %SD=3UK6  
Age-standardized w|WehNGr  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) jwZBWt )5  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 :{KoZd  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% Z}4 `y"By  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, rg{|/ ;imT  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). RE}$(T=  
Outcomes of cataract surgery H}B%OFI\+  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior G!3d!$t  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were 3erGTa[|q  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular Ff @Cs0R  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular ]M5w!O!  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact &o$Pwk\p/  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of %wuD4PRK  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected .#ASo!O5q  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% +>wBGVvS  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes Kt3 ]r:&J  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, {*J{1)2  
P = 0.027). 0xQ="aXE  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity Z&E!m   
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without K6l{wyMb|  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract :7-2^7z)  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, @fSBW+  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the 3.?kxac  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 U4*Q ;A#  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this O>H'o k  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four F$k^px  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these awic9 uMH  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction TppuEC>  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one X5gI' u  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract @jxAU7!  
surgery. (6Tvu5*4U  
DISCUSSION AYP *J  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically 7(S66  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract k:qS'  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes +-*Ww5Zti  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual !RD<"  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and +'VSD`BR  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is [PW\l+i  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, 15X.gx  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract !En q2  
services throughout Australia. OD O'!T-  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age S 4hv7.A  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is s1GR!*z>  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous G8t9Lx  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye \~!!h.xR  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract  nLD1j  
between studies because of different methodologies and x,% %^(  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well 6^l|/\Y{  
as the different age structures of the study populations. rV_i|  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of 6Lb(oY}\3  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. ?bH&F  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity QB.QG!@  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. >2t.7UhDI  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the |8q:sr_  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. ~~\C .6c#  
80 McCarty et al. \5iMr[s  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort DEw>f%&4  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total ?yc{@|  
(years) (%) (%) (%) -^aJ}[uaI  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) *671MJ 9  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( _1,hO?TK  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) H[_i=X3-~  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) W=:AOBK  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) lz7?Z  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) ({OQ JBC  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) awv$ }EFo  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) z ub"Ap3  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) ~ \]?5 nj  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) \(A  A|;  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) k-Yli21-/|  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) '^.`mT'P  
Age-standardized ,gpZz$Ef(  
(95% CL) Combined 3.31 (2.70, 3.93) 4.36 (2.67, 6.06) 2.26 (0.82, 3.70) 3.79 (2.97, 4.60) n_ 4 r'w  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract u4h0s1iI  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. Vel}lQD  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 \%|Xf[AX  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the njc-=o  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude )bWopc  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the o "6 2~   
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). iF9d?9TWl  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains :r>^^tGT!  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban j4<K0-?  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than ]rv4O@||w  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, /5<=m:  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in Khb Ku0Z  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, R_O=WmD  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens f S[-K?K  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. vK%*5  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable $~S~pvT  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, L R\LC6kM  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that lxm/*^  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and $&=xw _  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is a}uYv:  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted 8L,=Eap  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement jQ,Vs=*H  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We Kv(R|d6Lp  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction B Z =I/L  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have Z6rhInIY  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this tEL9hZzI  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their s/=%kCo  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants 'S1u@p,q  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the ~N/r;omVc  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ CVW T >M<  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their ~L"$(^/  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to &s='$a; 4  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change 0muC4  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function P+0'^:J  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in +U2lwd!j  
overall quality of life.22 N^dQX ,j  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually |ZL?Pqki  
significant posterior capsule opacification following `R$i|,9 )  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% w.-x2Zg},  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated )"S%'myj  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear Z^ :_,aJ?  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an DxV=S0P  
opaque capsule. :Ln)j%&  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and N<9 c/V  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, Jv8:GgSg  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We <NMJkl-r8r  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more '9z W#b  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is Cgx:6TRS  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 `Pvi+:6\Y  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any [( heE  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of sfyLG3$/  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care P |t yyjO  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without f6%k;R.Wz  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the F qH) )2  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated =&z+7Pe[  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. )X0=z1$  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem rG P;0KtQ  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract A|\A|8=b  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will w7Yu} JY^  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the A0<g8pv  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in e,JBz~CK*w  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well H?=W]<!W{y  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes 2Mt$Dah  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. 9^XZ|`  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract I?'*vAW<  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for klUV&O+=%  
cataract extractions increases. 0`x>p6.)G  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS juR>4SH  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants q-(~w!e  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the :^]Po$fl  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell a51(ySC}<s  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and sE?%;uBb  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient GrLxERf  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal M7/5e3  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. NPH(v`  
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