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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT zMbz_22*  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes +X4/l" |  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to B,avI&7M;S  
unoperated cataract in Australia. &C6Z{.3V  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual V^E.9fs,  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than q&0I7OV  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination @`H47@e  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography > ?<C+ZHh  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who * v W#XDx  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater q}MPl2  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or uBqZ62{G  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. 4pC.mRu 0  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne }.74w0~0^  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 VmTPE5d  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria -1<*mbb0  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract eZk4 $ y  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had XXA1%Lw%  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 $pGdGV\H  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber |Y|gT*v  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber j_Q kw ?   
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated 8nQj D<-  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or 8e*1L:oB!  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven m[%*O#_  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate OjRJyhzS*  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery 64w4i)?eM[  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% L2 ^-t7  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone 6im!v<1Qx  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an j& ~`wGM  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision R1lC_G]  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no { B,r  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural #I] ^Wo  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance FEzjP$  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated #CYDh8X<i  
cataract. 7GVI={ b  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is 6 x8P}?  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced [/iT D= O,  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of GfMCHs   
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes Z<^TO1xs9B  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. b w2KD7  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health Fo@cz" %  
services accessibility, prevalence 4<{]_S6"0y  
INTRODUCTION F#^<t$5t  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in do>,ELS+m  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all jJOs`'~Q\  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate m_pqU(sP  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be svTKt%6X  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 r(Vz(  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting O<EFm}Ae  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is Hz6tk9;w  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in yoc;`hO-  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists -4IHs=`;I  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather 4`M7 3k0  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral Tb@r@j:V  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has znxP.=GB   
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for 2@~hELkk/E  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has xS>d$)rIj  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 _b)=ERBbCo  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is !um~P  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the ^KRe(  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract R5KOai!  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence v%2@M  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors lH#C:n  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to .%x%b6EI  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. Vhi4_~W3j]  
METHODS rT mVHt  
Study population ^_rBEyz@  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual R|u2ga ~  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 |@*3 nb8  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to BGOajYD  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. hq|I%>y  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of A6Vb'Gqv{  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen u"s@eN  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites q4y sTm  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. s'4%ZE2Dr  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 FD[o94`%  
Original Article =73aME}  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia qe<xH#6  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD &ra2(S45  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia uy'qIq  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, #i'wDvhol  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au ]VcuD05"C  
78 McCarty et al. R}E$SmFg  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural N# <X"&-_#  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural \TS.9 >\  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify 4L_AhX7  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a C-sFTf7  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of ZuNUha&a  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, u/.# zn@9h  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of Q79WGW  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. ,:6.Gi)|  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local @>q4hYF  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. FG5YZrONx  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian Uo 0[ZsFD  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. W_bA .z T{  
Assessment of cataract qNX+!Y}y  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after '> :%n  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine 08_<G`r  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the #}+_Hy  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using C {G647  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and  ,8)aK y  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on 8E|FFHNK<2  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) \F9HsR6  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, q rF:=?`E  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, &\W5|*`x-  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than $AF,4Ir-b+  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to F#Bi*YY  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual o@qI!?p&  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, !|-:"hE1h  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. nnuJY$O;M  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to F-<c. 0;6  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the ',s{N9  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight .#_g.0<  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the _Kv;hR>  
analyses. ar:qCq$\  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., t]6 4=  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in lTZcbaO?]  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. kYu"`_n}  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman tRXR/;3O  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph p;rT#R&6>  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were k-8$ 43  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera V3[>^ZCA  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 ^fhkWx4i  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately j12khp?  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated qViolmDz  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies 2@f?yh0  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were t**o<p#)f  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, FQw@ @  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph S*a_  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical h9j/mUwV  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) Zl7m:b2M  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to H:`[$ ^  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. S@vLh=65  
Assessment of risk factors <'<{|$Pw  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information WHv xBd  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 Hh0a\%!  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration Hbi2amfBu  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, -,} p pTG  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension "~aCW~  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and TkV*^j5  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were 16n8[U!  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to \!,qXfTMB  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants kV3Z t@+  
and use of vitamin supplements. t"]~e"  
Data management and statistical analysis Zv)x-48  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a x@480r  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, gTwxmp.,  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or tO]` I-  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at i-_ * 5%A  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms 9?#L/  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and -P|st;?#  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency 8^%Nl `_2B  
checks were performed on the entire data set. x"QZ}28(t  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was T?'Vb  
employed for statistical analyses. XB'PEvh8  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific 6_h'0~3?`  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to GV T[)jS  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five p!xCNZ(m  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates `@07n]KB  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific CDTM<0`%  
data were weighted according to the 1996 8RJ^e[?o(  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the 0O:')R&  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. 8Mf{6&F=  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared 8Cw+<A*  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated vMB`TpZ  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted ,aBo p#  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the l4+Bs!i`  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. ^N\$oV$  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically M$0-!$RY  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use t/TWLhx/  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The aX$Q}mgb  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment yhpeP  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with at-+%e  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence `oq][|  
limits. .!pr0/9B  
RESULTS @ysc?4% q  
Study population Ob#d;F  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 _^5OoE"}!  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) y Hk}'YP  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did 2aR<xcSg  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was Ekv Tl-  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as e(~9JP9  
a whole. iUua!uC  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to =h Lw 1~  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The zG. \xmp  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to y`|86` Y  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural zv8AvNDK  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) miTySY6 ^  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. 'fIoN%  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery qLYz-P'ik  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases p-Jp/*R5  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any Sr#\5UDS  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). L]kd.JJvy  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three -+ha4JOB  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence 9k.5'#  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes Id}/(Pkq  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% rn9n_)  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract @?vC4+'  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract {TL.2  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall  B8~JUGD  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was /f}!G  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). H _0F:e  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract SIridZ*%  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified 90[6PSXk  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated _@5|r|P>  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents 1)o6jGQ  
as information about risk factor exposure was not {Z,_/@}N  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed XU y[l  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence m!K`?P]:N  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic 9?XQB%44  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a ;p+[R+ )  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use jP{&U&!i  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private \47djmG-  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, YO'aX  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. 2O 2HmL  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the XkPE%m_5D  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having {sfA$ d0  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract ZuFcJ?8i  
surgery were not available. -tZ~& 1"  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate k-Yli21-/|  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had '^.`mT'P  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been ,gpZz$Ef(  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment n_ 4 r'w  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant ]9N&I/-  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression bp!Jjct  
model. The factors that remained significantly related M#_|WL~  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever s IFE:/1,  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been ^) (-7H  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors  .P <3+  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate k8?G%/TD  
model. 4[(NxXH8M  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract g/FZ?Wo  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with 84WX I#BH  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 [!De|,u(^  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort 6w=`0r3hy  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total &7i&"TNptP  
(years) (%) (%) (%) ?-zuy US  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) Z}TLk^_[  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) $AT@r"  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) ?ac4GA(  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) 9O -2  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) &JXb) W  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) m8=n`XI  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) Cs_&BSs  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) ^?$,sS ;Q  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) xbBqR _ H_  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) fZezDm(Q  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) D#G%WT/"  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) W|D kq  
Age-standardized hJ$9Hb  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) {"+M%%`*#  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 . %s U)$bH  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% jM&di  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, Lo~ ;pvv  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). [lg!*  
Outcomes of cataract surgery ":_II[FPY  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior  kDE-GX"Y  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were i1|>JM[V  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular !( rAI  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular @uH!n~QV  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact |)+ SG>-  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of Y@`uBB[  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected HMCLJ/  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% Xva(R<W7d<  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes . P$m?p#  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, =nGFLH6)  
P = 0.027). B=!!R]dxA  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity ]*#i_dho7  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without =3 .dgtH  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract "_q~S$i^  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, 9h amxi  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the lN#j%0MaUo  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 /)6T>/  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this M bWby'  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four ~;3yjO)l?)  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these #NW+t|E  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction #4JMb#q0E  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one *S ag  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract zr /v.$<  
surgery. Hu"$ )V  
DISCUSSION t1Fqq4wRi  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically ;OlnIxH(W  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract [)Nt;|U  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes .; F<X \_  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual h mRmU{(Y  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and @3.Z>KONx  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is '2.ey33V  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, J\y^T3 Z  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract `;j1H<L  
services throughout Australia. TcaW'&(K  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age LP"g(D2'n  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is g{V(WyT@  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous Pvc)-A  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye ^ 8}P_  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract q`1tUd4G  
between studies because of different methodologies and }_nBe gv  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well y|| n9  
as the different age structures of the study populations. 7Mh'x:p  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of peVY2\1>R  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. n+8YTjd  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity ZWCsrV*;  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. =Fz mifTc  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the 9 Zos;  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. xw8k<`  
80 McCarty et al. }!iopu  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort 2H`r:x<Z-  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total nGVr\u9z  
(years) (%) (%) (%) @ym:@<D  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) I0F [Z\U  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( k{f1q>gd  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) _/:--Z  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) u0wu\  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) Qr R+3kxM  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) (')t >B1Z  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) %72# tY  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) lz`\Q6rZ  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) D\G 8p;  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) C/!P&`<6  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) 1Lf -  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) c^_+<C-F  
Age-standardized q}_8iDO6  
(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) gkK( 7=r%  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract ^ h_rE |c  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. :30daKo  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 I_B%F#X)  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the &DQ_qOKD  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude 3x(Y+ ymP  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the "A[. 7w  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). -qSGa;PJ  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains fbI5!i#lz  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban -wUT@a  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than H E*^!2f  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, c CjN8<  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in FpB3SJ6 B  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, +v%+E{F$+  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens c @lF*"4  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. |s#,^SJ0  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable Z2;~{$&M+  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, D{7sfkcJ  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that #x;d+Q@  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and eLH=PDdO  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is pl}W|kW}  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted 0}Kyj"-3  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement >8NUji2I  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We T2?.o.&u  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction #m{F*(%  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have asW W@E  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this WM9({BZ  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their OZKZv,  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants '0Q/oU  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the e[Z-&'  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ eiA$) rzy  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their TPj,4&|  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to B0g?!.#23  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change {iQ4jJ`n  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function |]HA@7B  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in -Zg.o$  
overall quality of life.22 |@B|o-  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually 6m:$RW  
significant posterior capsule opacification following ;iN [du  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% '^Q$:P{G?  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated z  +c8G  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear Yru,YA   
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an 6 ZXRb  
opaque capsule. ~A(^<  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and V_4=0(  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, R<r,&X?m  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We $m-@ICG#  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more dA#'HMh@  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is p8iKZI]g  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 nx!+: P ,  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any H@|m^1  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of Eb&=$4c=  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care e[QEOx/-h2  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without DnCIfda2g  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the .; dI&0Z  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated 1_mqPMm  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. Q+IB&LdE  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem QwnqysNx4  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract #Fh:z4  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will S<I9`k G  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the 'qoaMJxN`  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in 1#XZVp;M  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well .sZ"|j9m  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes ZQsVSz( 1  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. @f#6Nu  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract c`UizZ  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for dp }z G+  
cataract extractions increases. <,t6A?YoMP  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS QOv@rP/  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants `Js"*[z  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the %\1W0%w  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell MVDy|i4  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and PSU}fo  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient cE*d(g  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal !w o  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. C|S~>4`  
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