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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT L|Iq#QX|  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes =nl,5^  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to Uyh#g^r  
unoperated cataract in Australia. * bK@A2`  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual a;sZNUSn  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than  ?auiq  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination .[! ^ L  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography #</yX5!V  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who y{<7OTA)  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater {lA@I*_lj  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or $Z4p $o dk  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. bYfcn]N  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne 4$rO,W/&0  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 622).N4  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria ~[{| s' )  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract K;~dZ  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had s] qfLC  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 R!=XMV3$PH  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber BeRn9[  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber 8I'?9rt2M  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated F&Gb[ Q&a8  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or B4?P "|  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven 711 z-  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate ;AaF;zPV  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery 8`D_"3j3g\  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% 8[k-8h|  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone 8447hb? W$  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an L\UYt\ks  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision a?;{0I:Ln  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no ^%nAx| 4xQ  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural 1~+w7Ar =(  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance \<5xf<{  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated ojaZC,}  
cataract. {MHr]A}X\  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is *]LM2J  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced 0wx`y$~R  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of gG}<l ':  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes j/sZ:Q  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. nPKj%g3h  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health UZyo:*yB  
services accessibility, prevalence *ce h ]v  
INTRODUCTION +2vcUy  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in N-^\e)ln  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all m^wYRA.  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate g;-CAd5  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be JLjx4B\  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 t ({:TQ  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting v8LKv`I's  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is +;vfn>^!b  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in k'm!|  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists 6%)dsTAB  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather =ahD'*R^A  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral =!Ok079{[  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has 8tsW^y;S  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for *dGW=aM#C  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has !fZxK CsQ  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 !.9N J2'8  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is  MgA6/k  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the 90Q}9T\  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract @@+\  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence cd\0  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors  75%!R  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to H Jwj,SL  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. s@0#w*N  
METHODS u"nyx0<  
Study population {eS!cZJ  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual qL(Qmgd  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 JWC{"6  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to ?k#-)inf)  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. >wZ!1Jq  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of EFhe``  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen Wo\NX05-?  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites Jgb{Tl:r  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. )0YMi!&j`  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 ji: JLvf]%  
Original Article qHklu2_%  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia d.sxB}_O  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD `G,\=c~{A  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Busxg?=  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, ~#N^@a  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au Y ~xcJH  
78 McCarty et al. "2$C_aE  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural _=}Efy7  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural 7C F-?M!  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify * ix&"|h  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a vA*!82  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of 9H`Q |7g(5  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, }]'Z~5T  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of <%B sb}h,  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. ^g"G1,[%w  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local b[%sKl  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. "l"zbW WOH  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian B~G ?&"]  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. M|w;7P}  
Assessment of cataract  mR)Xq=  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after l Q {k  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine f![?og)I%  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the kl,I.2-  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using |7LhE+E  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and 4"nb>tA  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on E3@G^Y  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) 2v\,sHw+-  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, <lopk('7  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, B4Ko,=pg  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than 9)9p<(b $  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to >4 4A  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual OGpy\0%  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, c>!zJA B  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. ,@!io  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to gG*]|>M JI  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the `K5 Lp>=R  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight W5z<+8R  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the  ieo Naq  
analyses. xMsSZ{j%5  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., 1?%Q"*Y&  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in Gmi ^2?Z(  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. cetHpU ,  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman &.^(, pt  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph mUSrCU_}  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were s 2F<H#  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera :x88  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 w1U2cbCr/  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately 9bu}@#4*  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated ),cozN=NM  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies W;L<zFFbU)  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were I "Qf};n  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, $[(amj-;l  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph [l# 8}dy  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical H#/ #yVw  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) t"# .I?S0  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to Bk)E]Fk|  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. ?OjZb'+=K  
Assessment of risk factors fGdT2}gd  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information U)v){g3w)  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 @~p;.=1]F  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration &<dC3o!  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, <DeC^[-P  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension fl@=h[g#t  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and G.{)#cR  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were LOO<)XFJ  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to K%jh 6c8  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants |-)2 D=P  
and use of vitamin supplements. wqnrN6$jf  
Data management and statistical analysis xVnk]:c  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a |(eR v?Qy@  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, 2|a5xTzH  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or Yq~$p Vgf  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at h/goV  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms C}'Tmi  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and kO3N.t@n  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency &"gQrBa  
checks were performed on the entire data set. (/i?Fd  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was eo [eN.  
employed for statistical analyses. 0FAe5 BE7  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific Mn<#rBE B  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to ?mi1PNps#  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five gm8FmjZtf  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates Cs2F/M'  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific CT0 ~  
data were weighted according to the 1996 lKSd]:3Xm  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the 3:g~@PB  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. N|-'Fu  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared +1pY^#A  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated 5jey%)=  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted ( #K u`  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the PdD,~N#  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. elDt!9Pu  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically ""W*) rR   
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use "CTK%be{q/  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The |*5HNP  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment 1m4Xl%KS>  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with H"vkp~u]I  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence ;) XB'  
limits. _O;2.M%@  
RESULTS \r`><d  
Study population _Squ%z:D  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 |kc#=b@l  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) x_oiPu.V  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did F tw ;T|  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was oD.[T)G?  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as L/KiE+Y  
a whole. Ql]+,^kA@  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to y*<x@i+h  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The )cV*cDL1j  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to  hF^y4v|5  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural x2h5,.K  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) &rfl(&\oUi  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. 60z8U#upM  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery [ f;o3  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases b]6@ O8  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any eufGU)M  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). bw8[L;~%_  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three `'G1"CX  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence AlA:MO]NM  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes !g7lJ\B  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% H;c3 x"  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract &>A<{J@VL  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract ;Q>+#5H6F8  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall h>"j!|#!s  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was 9Q>85IiT  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). {1;R&  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract tA8O( 9OV  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified sR;u#".  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated |*( R$tX  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents g[Q+DT  
as information about risk factor exposure was not <O0.q.  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed =/Ph ]f9  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence Tfp^h~&u  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic ):lH   
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a =K <`nF0 w  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use "A]#KTP  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private x|$|~ 6f=n  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, &embAqW:  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. 4'5|YGQj  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the ~L4L|q 7  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having L6./5`b s  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract z/,&w_8,:  
surgery were not available. qLV3Y?S!L  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate y96 HTQ32  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had DY\~O  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been I-^C6~  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment &grqRt  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant 1:!H`*DU&  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression Eh*(N(`  
model. The factors that remained significantly related NfWL3"&X  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever 2ck0k,WP  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been 1Qw_P('}  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors ;I?x; lH  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate x\oSD1t,  
model. Y5c[9\'\  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract 5z&>NI  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with O-huC:zZh  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 {&J~P&,k  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort Sm{> 8e}UE  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total &?$mS'P  
(years) (%) (%) (%) 1|m%xX,[  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) 3l"8_zLP  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) n,d)Wwe_`y  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) b:cy(6G(  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) yfal'DqKF  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) d^f rKPB  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) fm L8n<1  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) hI 9q);g  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) +I?k8 ',pi  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) Au6Y]  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) Mo5b @ [  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) i\O^s ]  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) #IJe q0TVB  
Age-standardized lF_"{dS_6(  
(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) YN+vk}8 <  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 |-;VnC&UY  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% s_a jA  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, ^,,}2dsb>  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). x FWhr#5,  
Outcomes of cataract surgery . !Pg)|  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior E7M_R/7@y  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were /M+Du,  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular #=VYq4B=  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular '_^T]fr}  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact 6i2%EC9  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of loO"[8i.k  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected '&'m# H*:  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% uKd4+Km  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes ]8}51y8  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, "VZXi_P  
P = 0.027). fx(h fz  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity jj1\oyQ8  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without OQ7 `n<I<)  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract 8AX_y3$  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, i'7+ ?YL  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the LP=j/qf|  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18  UXs)$  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this gf1+yJ^d!  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four 5&V=$]t  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these z -!w/Bv@  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction -cM1]soT  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one IQRuqp KL  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract 68Gywk3]=u  
surgery. O=A2QykV(  
DISCUSSION N+=|WeZ  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically R qtBz3v  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract l6ym <V(1p  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes du66a+@t  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual A^>@6d $2  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and O\ZC$XF  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is #*'Qm  A  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, S^eem_C  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract lPZ(c%P  
services throughout Australia. Y%.o TB&  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age #wI}93E  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is YQn<CjZ8af  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous +?$J8Paf  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye V4n~Z+k  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract r3l1I}  
between studies because of different methodologies and R}ki%i5|  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well  Y~WdN<g  
as the different age structures of the study populations. ~5f&<,p!  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of #ES[),+|mB  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. Y%XF64)6  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity ~U0%}Bbh  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. l88=  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the {]k#=a4  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. #ibwD:{  
80 McCarty et al.  g2vm]j  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort ?woL17Gt  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total rwRZGd *p  
(years) (%) (%) (%) --K) 7  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) i#[8I-OtN/  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( h>/teHy /  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) ;@wa\H[3v2  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) DYf QlA  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) g3:@90Ba  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) ;6G]~}>o  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) UP-eKK'z  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) .U!EA0B  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) \p4*Q}t  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) $*C }iJsF  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) f 2WVg;Z  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) s41%A2Enh  
Age-standardized o?baiOkH  
(95% CL) Combined 3.31 (2.70, 3.93) 4.36 (2.67, 6.06) 2.26 (0.82, 3.70) 3.79 (2.97, 4.60) :3D8rqi:  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract :Awwt0  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. .I`>F/Sjr  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 K *@?BE  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the 3f`Uoh+  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude +~V% R{h  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the ~VsN\!G  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). D?KLV _Op  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains jJ2rfdfj  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban 4e#g{,  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than mS%4  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, +3))G  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in ;~F* 2)  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, +Z"Wa0w A  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens upMs yLp(  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. 4-bM90&1t  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable R ~=c1bpdq  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, qjRbsD>  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that "-:H$  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and "smU5 s,P  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is  KcT(/!  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted DcxT6[  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement %qV:h#  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We FO>?>tK 0  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction $}4ao2  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have D&fOZVuqZ  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this -']Idn6  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their ` 0 @m,  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants H0b{`!'Fs:  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the F*G]Na@6D  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ %]F/!n  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their |ghyH  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to :H>I`)bw  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change jct=Nee|  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function y:E$n!  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in 1TEKq#t;y  
overall quality of life.22 |zRrGQY m  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually ~"*W;|)  
significant posterior capsule opacification following ,]t_9B QK  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% "Pc}-&  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated 5ms]Wbh)  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear n"?*"Ya  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an 3ylSO73R  
opaque capsule. jjrE8[  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and Ca5LLG  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, sMLXn]m  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We pcIS}+L  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more N*[b 26  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is \R9izuc9  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 4YY!oDN:  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any K/(QR_@?  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of WNeBthq6  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care G'Wp)W;])\  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without 0i5S=L`j  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the %* K zP{  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated o; 6^:  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. KL!cPnAUu  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem T++q.oFc  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract tZx}/&m-  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will }Z\S__\9  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the PZ#up{[o  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in 0$b4\.0>~  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well :,yC\,H^  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes "*`!.9pt  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. 0t(c84o5  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract EUh_`R  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for U8gj \G\`  
cataract extractions increases. G$KQgUN~[  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | Vlx :  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants /kw;q{>?o  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the \1#]qs -  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell eU`O=uE   
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and 3P>1-=  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient _ iDVd2X"H  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal D vU1+ y  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. a[z$ae7  
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