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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT C@8WY  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes yA# -}Y|]b  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to 9/nS?>11  
unoperated cataract in Australia. ^.f`6 6/  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual E5y\t_H  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than Ao/KB_4f*Q  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination (GNY::3  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography T)QT_ST.9  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who EFYyr f@  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater (.DX</f/4  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or />i~No#Xm  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. h5.>};"@ '  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne %`~? w'  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 pzPm(M1^X  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria u9 yXHf  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract @9wug!,  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had R3dCw:\O+Z  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 # [0>wEq  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber  !AGjiP$  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber )|`# BC  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated -X6[qLq  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or kZsat4r  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven :&/b}b!)AX  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate iw$n*1M  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery j(;o   
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% ^j1WF[GiSO  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone 5ecAev^1-  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an 0{Kb1Ut  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision Ba9le|c5  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no Zu$30&U  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural f~LM-7!zf}  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance &mM[q 'V  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated oA _,jsD4  
cataract. {bSi3oI  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is /puM3ZN  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced #_, l7q8U  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of "2}E ARa  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes Vko1{$}t  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. ]Y%?kQ^  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health DKjkO5R\  
services accessibility, prevalence Z?vbe}pUM  
INTRODUCTION @"6dq;"  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in %U.aRSf/  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all oWZbfR9R  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate <V}^c/c!  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be %D(% lh2  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 }#[MV+D  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting PLi[T4u  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is )V}u}5  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in 6QCU:2IiL  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists *EZ'S+wR  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather vKzq7E  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral )$*T>.JA  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has fE\;Cbi  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for t\hvhcbL  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has A 'Q nL  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 +%$'( t s  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is n]/7UH}(<&  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the W2F %E  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract ddDl~&}o  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence ;NrN#<j( !  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors N5ityJIgQ  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to 4uW}.7R'  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. R "S,&  
METHODS %)7HBj(*J  
Study population k!gft'iU  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual $Ik\^:-  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 -q9`Btz  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to MPINxS  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. "y_A xOH  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of k%iZ..  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen WXqrx*?*+  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites ;?/v}$Pa  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. %&L]k>n^  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 Z h?1+Sz&  
Original Article i^[yGXtW  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia Sm;EWz-?  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD %m:T?![XO  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia *5$$C&@o9  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, >gAq/'.Q  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au nwlo,[  
78 McCarty et al. Jsi [,|G  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural B_w;2ZuA  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural "Jw6.q+  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify #4. S2m4  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a %k8} IBL  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of YYDLFt r2  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, J]8nbl  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of V#;6 <H"  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. sidSY8j  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local k;v2 3  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. ShA I6j  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian /esSM~*H  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. X%7Y\|  
Assessment of cataract DXj_\ R(}  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after KQ<pQkhv  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine riqvv1Nce  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the {l= !  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using (q+U5Ls6  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and *9}2Bmojv  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on -[?q?w!?  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) :. B};;N  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, 5KJN](x+  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, 0}]k>ndT  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than 7-81,ADv(  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to }YHoWYR  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual  Ex35  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, #"%=7(  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. e"^* ~'mJ  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to ^+cf  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the UPgjf  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight v/6QE;BY&Q  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the "YD<pRVB  
analyses. rk W*C'2fz  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., GbG!vo  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in 2bU 3*m^M  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. uNV (r"  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman CZg$I&x  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph DPI iGRw  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were )y-y-B=+T  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera hp6S *d  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 *b9=&:pU(  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately MnUal}MO  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated n?vrsqmZ  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies g83]/s+  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were qazM@  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, RVtb0FL  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph C0;c'4(  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical SUxz &xH  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) \'6hv>W@  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to MHJH@$|]  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. Kf D8S  
Assessment of risk factors ]Ow A>fb  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information AjB-&Z  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 ]cLO-A  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration S1NM9xHJ  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, 4v cUHa|4  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension %{g<{\@4(;  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and w=I8f}(  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were {j.5!Nj]B  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to LC) -aw>-  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants _v:t$k#sN  
and use of vitamin supplements. ^2}0lP|  
Data management and statistical analysis Q)S0z2  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a gH5E+J_$  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, NL%5'8F>,  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or }stc]L{79  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at =B_vQJF2  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms ^c" wgRHc<  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and -t2bHhG  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency B B*]" gT  
checks were performed on the entire data set. Z}6   
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was Q[J%  
employed for statistical analyses. 5SKj% %B2,  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific ^%tmHDNL.  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to v:kTZB  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five "HSAwe`5jU  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates [`^5Zb  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific uQgv ;jsPz  
data were weighted according to the 1996 57*`y'C W  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the ^Rriu $\  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. W Z`u"t^2V  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared v8Gm ;~  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated @ *'$QD,  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted [O92JT:li  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the WBdC}S }3t  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. ak]:ir`o  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically x`/ "1]Nf  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use R+Q..9 P  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The H0tj Bnu   
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment e7rD,`NiV  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with {z:aZ]QhKc  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence CtiTXDc_  
limits. <2Q+? L{  
RESULTS ^p3"_;p)h  
Study population 0~2~^A#]\  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 #qqIOjS^w  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) >S\D+1PV  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did G 92\` Q  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was JRfG]u6GU  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as );-?~   
a whole. UbDRzum  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to K1i@.`na/$  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The d~#>.$Uu  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to 9p| ;Hh:  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural IpX.ube  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) @ Gxnrh6  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. AP1Eiv<Hub  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery J@$h'YUF  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases pGS!Nn;K2  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any V $'~2v{_  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). IY$v%%2WZ  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three ;h|zNx0  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence 6k569c{7  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes LBO3){=J  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% T >BlnA  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract dY|~"6d)  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract {w/{)B nPG  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall =rH' \7T  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was H] i.\ 2z  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). #Tm^$\*h\]  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract "$@>n(w  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified j%_{tB  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated 4gyC?#Ede  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents }bkQr)us  
as information about risk factor exposure was not |r|<cc#  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed %8U/ !(.g  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence fLGZ@-qA0  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic 'r/+z a:2  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a E;I'b:U`  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use "`va_Mk  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private 3c%dErch  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, =I(F(AE  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. |IN{8  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the |{STkV]  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having 2b&&3u8  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract u;@~P  
surgery were not available. |8m2i1XG  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate }KEL{VUX  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had j'\!p):H  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been {Yt@H  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment +m gm39  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant VLL CdZ%  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression W`vgH/lSnZ  
model. The factors that remained significantly related [5"F=tT7WP  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever m|/q o  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been < 2 mbR  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors ],?$&  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate neLQ>WT L  
model. $vC}Fq  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract 1xf Pe#  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with 1:.I0x!  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 Dr_ (u<[  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort [$x&J6jF.  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total y\C_HCU H  
(years) (%) (%) (%) *vqr+jr9  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) Cih~cwE  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) +[lv `tr  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) o<\u Hr3  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) V_Xq&!HN[  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) @OB7TI_/   
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) >Ohh) $  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) NB.s2I7  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) GKg&lM!O$  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) <rbzsn"a  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) zHg1K,t:  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) gK#G8V-,  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) `0z8J*T]  
Age-standardized eKv{N\E  
(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) H[e=^JuD  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 d95 $w8>  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% OH_mZA  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, "0sk(kT  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). ej;\a:JL  
Outcomes of cataract surgery .dQEr~f#}  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior "T~ce@  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were Rch?@O#J  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular 1$toowb"Zy  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular ]7/6u.G7R  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact CYH o~VIK  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of "74Rn"d5  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected i [N=.  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% JIh:IR(ta  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes .ZVADVg \  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, i!7|YAu  
P = 0.027). ,+U,(P5>s  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity 6 66f;h  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without ]dU/ ;8/%  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract _I<LB0kgf.  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, a`E1rK'  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the [[A}MF*@  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 LmjzH@3  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this aS)Gj?Odf  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four /^9KZj  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these 7]pi.1i  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction cms9]  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one n~C!PXE  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract <xO" E%t  
surgery. uNXKUJ V0  
DISCUSSION _I A{I  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically |x/00XhS  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract |4?O4QN  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes HTw7l]]  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual *c{X\!YBh  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and 9TZ4ffXV*  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is k*"FMJG_  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, M~"93Q`f^  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract P(Wr[lH\y  
services throughout Australia. c@<vFoq  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age yf@DaIG  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is `p\@b~GM  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous e 0cVg  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye KXvBJA$  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract J0V\_ja-  
between studies because of different methodologies and V^/]h u   
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well <o:|0=Sw b  
as the different age structures of the study populations. OHyBNJ  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of de$0DfK  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. B kh1VAT  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity {(j1#9+9  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. H%^j yGS  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the Jh!'"7  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. zM+eb| >cr  
80 McCarty et al. p"ElO,\  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort N&K`bmtD  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total Ks_B%d  
(years) (%) (%) (%) jt,dr3|/n  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) *!- J"h  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( KE*8Y4#9  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) j]5mzz~  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) D g~L"  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) @24)*d^1  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) ObIL  w  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) J_ y+.p- 5  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) JK_(!  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) o b,%); m  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) zc#$hIi  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) .QVZ!  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) 8\])p sb9  
Age-standardized <yw(7  
(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) z [9f  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract /.>8e%)  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. Htn''adg5  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 4te QG  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the 4k4 d%  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude -H-:b7  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the >u R0 Xs;V  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). T2/lvvG  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains U\~9YX8  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban noL&>G  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than 9qcA+gz:|  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, uzgQ_  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in yMVlTO  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, RF$2p4=[  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens 9?J 3G,&  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. ckhU@C|=*  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable 7uq/C#N  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, /|MHZ$Y9w?  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that aTLu7C\-e  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and 8;\   
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is 9Q  /t+  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted :XFr"aSt  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement lC8Z@wkjO  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We `G0GWh)`x  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction e !2SO*O  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have @]F1J  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this !> 2kH  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their hb ="J349  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants z&KrG  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the ` G- V %  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ BL[N  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their oT0TbZu%  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to hH(w O\s  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change {16]8-pe  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function 6Q*Zy[=  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in sD ,=_q@  
overall quality of life.22 wG@f~$   
A recent review found that the incidence of visually C116 c"  
significant posterior capsule opacification following VS jt|F)t  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% {|{;:_.>  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated ORx6r=zg  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear Lvd es.0|  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an \)`OEGdOR\  
opaque capsule. '4ip~>3?w  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and )lZoXt_ 3  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, {&ykpu090  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We Mj6 0?k  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more !9t,#?!  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is z50 P* eS  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 z_8lf_N  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any +3F%soum95  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of 2h:{6Gq8  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care i_ e%HG  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without p1N3AhXY  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the I%:\"g"c  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated Vbv)C3ezD  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. 4;*jE (  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem C2{*m{ D  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract &WNIL13DK  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will _#K?yP?  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the />n!2'!  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in jwpahy;\WL  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well 5=#2@qp  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes FsLd&$?T&  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. hg2Ywzfm-  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract X-*LA*xbN  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for lK_T%1Gz  
cataract extractions increases. y$+=>p|d.^  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2HO2  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants I? ="Er[g}  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the vnWt8?)]^  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell #(QS5J&Qq  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and NL,6<ZOon,  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient %l?*w~x  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal OLo?=1&;;  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. aJ@lT&.  
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