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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT |))O3]-  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes vhd+A  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to eufGU)M  
unoperated cataract in Australia. <44A*ux  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual @8eQ|.q]Q  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than N%Uk/ c'  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination y Q-{ CJ,  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography \'CA:9V}  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who .D{He9  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater EECuJ+T  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or M2!2 J  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. 4 Kh0evZ  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne N~|Z@pU"  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 s8.SEk|pB  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria 4l'`q+^-  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract W 9!K~g_  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had ib-H jJ8  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 W2BZG(dm  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber 4o|<zn  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber 8(>2+#exw  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated )F_nK f"a  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or  &4{!5r  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven z\`tn z7>$  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate n7/>+V+  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery k}0b7er=R  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% xmi@ XL@t  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone Mp?L9  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an +_1sFH`  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision >%H(0G#X  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no /B<QYvv  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural m "96%sB  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance ?$#P =VK  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated 8j)*T9  
cataract. $!$,cK Pl5  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is a}Z+"D  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced *yv@B!r  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of jG{OLF6 !  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes bTt1yO  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. Ab6R ?mUM  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health 55FRPNx-x  
services accessibility, prevalence l b;P&V  
INTRODUCTION ; !A=YXB  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in On|b-  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all c\;_ jg  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate 5 ^K\<+{~B  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be oL~?^`cGZ  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 5>lIrBf  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting 0xY</S  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is KP&xk1 3)  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in L5'?.9]  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists O?O=]s u  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather d<6m_! L  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral IdM~' Q>\  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has jweX"G54R  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for c8T| o=`k6  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has &%%ix#iF  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 "8"aYD_  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is A'.=SA2.Y  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the [N12X7O3  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract PQp =bX,  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence 3=yfbO< -  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors b;%t*?t  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to >ZW|wpO  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. 4Us_Z{.  
METHODS Lx tgf2r  
Study population lB0`|UEb (  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual ~d].<Be  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 tJ 2GSZ`  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to tbWf m5 $  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. Ij$C@hH  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of !LzA  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen 6T4I,XrY_F  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites UoPY:(?;i  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. 9Msy=qvYG  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 &!OEd ]  
Original Article ,2^4"gIl  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia +[<YE  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD o8Gygi5  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Pc_aEBq  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, '3Lu_]I-  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au m3TR}=n  
78 McCarty et al. : n QlS  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural |1RVm?~i  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural Ps74SoD-  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify xC,x_:R`  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a Dlq !:dF{&  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of 3iIy_nWC  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, Aeb(b+=  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of b:D92pH  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. v6s,lC5qR  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local V`1,s~"q  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. TK fN`6  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian })H d]a  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. 3o%vV*  
Assessment of cataract pA6KiY&  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after yQE' !m  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine R7kkth  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the y %Q. (  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using _cX}!d!j  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and f9W:-00QD  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on Q$c6l[(g  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) e @Lxduq  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, z#^fS |  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, c3^!S0U  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than Lwr's'ao.  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to  u]P|  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual `m 7<_#Y  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, %.Ma_4o Z  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. rD].=.?1  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to SM2Lbf p!u  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the Io1j%T#ZT  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight 5#,H&ui\  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the *an Ng<@  
analyses. jk9f{Iu  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., {^WK#$]  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in ;xZ+1 zmL0  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. 9D T<  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman jE\ G_>  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph c*;oR$VW  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were r5}p .  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera rwRZGd *p  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 --K) 7  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately IT| h;NUG  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated h>/teHy /  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies A2|Bbqd  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were  b`jR("U  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, g3:@90Ba  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph ;6G]~}>o  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical UP-eKK'z  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) .U!EA0B  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to \p4*Q}t  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. dn(!wC]  
Assessment of risk factors zg2d}"dV  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information oGcgd$%ZB  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 Y& 6jFT_  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration |! 9~  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, uw+nll*W%  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension #{6VdWZ  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and F*k =JL  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were F5*-HR  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to vMzL+D2)  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants #Pd9i5~N  
and use of vitamin supplements. `oxBIn*BD  
Data management and statistical analysis o,i_py  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a OX;bA^+}P  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, D$FTnY  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or i+`8$uz  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at Ftyxz&-4$p  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms lMgguu~qg  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and  !XTzsN  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency @1j*\gYz  
checks were performed on the entire data set. ( #dR\Di  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was nAQ[ -NbW,  
employed for statistical analyses. /[/L%;a'p  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific |;J`~H"K  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to ndQw>  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five Y$OE[nGi%X  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates *L<EGFP  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific Ja1`S+  
data were weighted according to the 1996 ^qL<=UC.  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the +=W(c8~P  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. >_Tyzl>z  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared @Mya|zb  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated LDegJer-v  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted [Vbd su9  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the b0 }dy\dnQ  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. RSAGSGp  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically /\,3AInLb  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use hvI#D>Z!Yp  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The q>+!Ete1p  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment HMD\)vMK6  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with dOaOWMrfdf  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence R.1. LB  
limits. ByE@4+9  
RESULTS _gH$ ,.j/  
Study population _rSwQ<38>  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 _*z ^PkH  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) n"?*"Ya  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did 3ylSO73R  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was jjrE8[  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as Ca5LLG  
a whole. ]?V:+>t=  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to pcIS}+L  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The JS03B Itt  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to pq_U?_5Z'r  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural 'Jek< 5  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) ;wJe%Nw?  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. e2fv  %  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery Y9-F\t=~  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases Xn~\Vb  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any EhKG"Lb+  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). : ^p aI  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three P B-x_D  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence n5oX51J  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes iD cYyNE  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% Jza ?DhSAZ  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract mcidA%  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract ;,uATd|  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall }%c>Hh  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was `gC J[  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). `<P:l y.  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract B1Pi+-t  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified ]a.^F  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated Y^DGnx("m  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents pUqNB_  
as information about risk factor exposure was not KiFTj$w,  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed gH,Pz  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence eU`O=uE   
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic 3P>1-=  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a _ iDVd2X"H  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use (GGosXU-v  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private  y<m[9FC}  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, #*w)rGkU2  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. {98e_z w  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the Z'uiU e`&  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having =vQ J2Rg  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract f8WI@]1F  
surgery were not available. X<$DNRN  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate A n`*![  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had 4W49*Je  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been yH43Yo#Rk  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment XR[=W(m}  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant /J!:_Nq  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression E8R;S}P A  
model. The factors that remained significantly related 8HZ+r/j  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever d:^B2~j  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been Z zp"CK 5  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors P,3w b  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate HOCj* O4  
model. Ok\X%avq  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract j!%^6Io4  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with |</)6r  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 ; Ad5Jk  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort kQlwl9  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total cL03V?} ~  
(years) (%) (%) (%) +w?R4Sxjn  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) M;OMsRCVO  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) Sl^PELU  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) hLk6Hqr7  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) ,5ZQPICF  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) ]cmX f  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) :E~rve'  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) b l+g7g;  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) 02*qf:kTnA  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) udLIAV*  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) EEL3~H{(  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) %P t){9b  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) G\;6n  
Age-standardized ?8GS*I  
(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) o,* D8[  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 "opMS/a"7  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% "2sk1  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, T>L?\-  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). SZHgXl3:  
Outcomes of cataract surgery (?zD!% k  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior <EN9s  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were \ I523$a  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular 5ct&fjmR_  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular DHw)]WB M  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact wT::b V{  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of ja';NIO-  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected ]FTi2B{}H  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% ~qGW9 4  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes Dpw*m.f  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, Q^rR}Ws  
P = 0.027). %6 0 OS3  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity d`B<\Y#{Us  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without x}?<9(nE c  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract qclc--fsE  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, 4<F z![>  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the LtMM89u  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 cpltTJFg  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this Q[7i  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four E3wL n/<  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these >{IPt]PCn  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction CG=c@-"n/  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one UGhEaKH~R  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract IFX$\+-  
surgery. Jd>~gA}l  
DISCUSSION  V>'  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically cu0IFNF}[  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract 2(xC|  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes 'Be'!9K*d  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual FRrp@hE  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and \%=\4%:  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is zzQWHg]/  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, lZ\8W^  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract GrL{q;IO  
services throughout Australia. Iv6 q(c  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age 5:h[%3'bB  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is 5G* cAlU  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous /9w>:i81  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye :jLL IqhB  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract %SM;B-/zHt  
between studies because of different methodologies and }~XWtWbd-  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well yLX $SR  
as the different age structures of the study populations. &r5q,l&@n  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of `C+<! )2  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. $"^K~5Q  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity >1~ /:DJ  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. _IDZ.\'>$  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the $<^t][{  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. IU%|K~_n  
80 McCarty et al. @w[i%F,&`  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort ut{T:kT  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total >gk_kl Lh  
(years) (%) (%) (%) V2YK  T,5  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) %BqaVOKJ"f  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( qLN^9PdEE  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) |\5^ub,m  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) tMIYVHGy  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19)  ggr  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) `2s!%/  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) _u`YjzK  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) P3$eomX'  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) tli.g  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) /Rp]"S vt  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) C|(A/b  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) 7|P kc(O  
Age-standardized yBIlwN`kB  
(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) `BPTcL<W  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract y7R#PkQ~  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. -EjXVn! vQ  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 i=8iK#2 h  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the GP|=4T}Bf  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude IP~!E_e}\  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the JE?p'77C  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). )s2] -n}W  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains W L$^B@gXQ  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban L"L3n,%F  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than YdY-Jg Xm  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, E-MPFL  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in 5sD,gZ7  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, [\u R3$j#  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens _B4&Fb.  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. c pY {o^  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable 0ju1>.p  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, 9N ]Xa  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that Rd?}<L  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and Otn,UoeeB  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is R+sT &d  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted 4 p_C+4  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement ."K>h3(&V  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We mp|pz%U  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction g jF5~ `  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have @0`A!5h?u  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this &}ZmT>q`$  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their > =>/~dIb  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants  K +7  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the ]`o5eByo  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ WSThhI  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their wI#8|,]"z  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to 1CtUf7 `/Q  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change p< R:[rz  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function y48]|%73  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in KaIKb=4L|  
overall quality of life.22 91 jRIB  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually -K"'F`;W  
significant posterior capsule opacification following &K[*vyD  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% ?z ,!iK`  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated ycGY5t@K@  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear K2m>D=w  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an Xj?Wvt  
opaque capsule. "EW8ll7r  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and :XKYfc_y  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, On C)f  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We 5zuwqOD*  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more lR(9;3  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is *MJm:  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 37bM e@W  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any _S!^=9bJ  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of J%|?[{rO{'  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care &lc@]y8  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without X<ex >sM  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the N,t9X7G&  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated rcnH^P  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. = XZU9df  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem Zl V  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract +]l?JKV  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will "+DA)K  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the ITPE2x  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in Zy0M\-Mn  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well )1<0c@g=  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes j }~?&yB  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. (6%T~|a  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract H4i}gdR  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for P0N/bp2Uy  
cataract extractions increases. L 3]J8oEmU  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2[ sY?C  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants z/Lb1ND8  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the V[ UOlJ  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell as07~Xvp-  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and _JH.&8  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient 5nPvEN /  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal ;NP-tA)  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. AArLNXzVW  
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