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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT BUB#\v#a  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes -]"=b\Q  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to !U.Xb6  
unoperated cataract in Australia. uP/PVoKQ  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual =ZM#_uW  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than '(A)^K>+  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination l4u@0;6P  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography =t1.j=oC  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who 4q o4g+  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater 6J0HaL  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or z52T"uW  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. $,"{g <*k;  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne SvC|"-[mJ  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 33x3zEUt6  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria A3ad9?LR[R  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract a*JM2^,HO  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had 3nv7Uz  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 0L10GJ"(  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber KpBh@S  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber Vt{C80n&N  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated -a(f-  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or ,t5X'sY L  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven M iIH&z  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate 6W$ #`N>  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery - '+|r]  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% X&DuX %x0  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone G3&ES3L  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an +:1ay ^YI  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision \W;~[-"#  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no ElAJR4'{*i  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural J411bIxD+q  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance 3=~"<f l  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated 0?l|A1I%   
cataract. H4 Y7p  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is M`\c'|i/  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced !3Fj`Oh  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of g.aNITjP  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes 9oS\{[x.  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. 3P Twpq1  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health 0X+Jj/-ge  
services accessibility, prevalence pcNVtp 'V  
INTRODUCTION W ]5kM~Q@  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in b,5H|$nLu  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all VBR@f<2L  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate ba|x?kz  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be jo=XxA  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 ? Ldw\  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting #O]F5JB  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is :Oo  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in &q1(v3cOO  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists ]g3&gw  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather O]w&uim  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral AQ. Y-'\t  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has l W'6rat  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for ttLC hL  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has @Qd6a:-6  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 \l_ RyMi  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is ;3Fgy8 T  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the VJD$nh #M5  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract L':;Vv~-  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence @z$V(}(O^  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors Rg<y8~|'}  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to !40{1U&@a`  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. e{O m W  
METHODS /#9O{)  
Study population wke$  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual T{]Tb=  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 )8ctNpQt  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to $q DH  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. B^U5= L[:p  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of ?F*gFW_k  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen s ZkQJ->  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites g Gg8O? Z  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. LB? evewu  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 ZNFn^iuQ  
Original Article >~TLgq*  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia j!&g:{ e  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD 7\JRHw  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia U;OJ.a9  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, $"J+3mO  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au I6YN&9Y  
78 McCarty et al. Da_g3z  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural S`K8e^]  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural qQ/j+  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify b,D+1'  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a DDN#w<#  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of -nN} 8&l  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, rxIfatp^  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of u` `FD  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. pHni"i T  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local /0!6;PC<  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. TaG'?  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian +aEE(u6%E@  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. m-5Dbx!j  
Assessment of cataract puL1A?Y8UM  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after t 4{{5U'\  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine ,X+mXtg.  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the NL0X =i  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using <{3VK  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and M!,$i  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on +<Uc42i7n  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) 'S)}mG_  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, B+*F?k[  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, C*/d%eHD  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than o\g",O4-  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to y_Bmd   
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual v /G,  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, x a7x 2]~-  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. FlrLXTx0  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to BQ)z m  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the U5Q `r7  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight @L=xY[&{  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the P,j)m\|  
analyses. ql2>C.k3L  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., bEMD2ABm  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in ]Yp;8#:1  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. ?Sh]m/WZd[  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman aHXd1\6m  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph {Ymn_   
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were f]qP xRw  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera (caxl^=  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 HKP<=<8/O  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately ,*+F*:o(m  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated cDYKvrPY  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies Z0`Bn5  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were O 8w R#(/  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, x<>#G~-  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph ?R(fxx  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical ]t=m  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) z|Q)^  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to #e}Q|pF  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. eBFsKOtu  
Assessment of risk factors 9f\Lon4 lX  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information ?xWO>#/  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 bE74Ui  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration 08n2TL;EsX  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, h8&VaJ  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension  _/;vsQB  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and jdiH9]&U  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were ZP &q7HK\  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to M4w,J2_8MK  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants "oz : & #+  
and use of vitamin supplements. J: vq)G\F  
Data management and statistical analysis sG7G$G*ta!  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a uD0T()J.P5  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, w j !YYBH  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or ^hr^f;N  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at rE$0a-d2B  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms |J-Osi  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and $9YAq/#Q  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency {k*rD!tT  
checks were performed on the entire data set. S3 12#X(%  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was c|m*< i  
employed for statistical analyses. @( p9}  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific )-VpDW!%_  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to {P')$f)  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five /|Z_Dy  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates ;O8'vp  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific \GYrP f$  
data were weighted according to the 1996 tf[)Q:|  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the 4 1G}d+  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. e_=TkG1E6  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared 8! eYax   
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated FxU a5 n  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted 42$ pvw<  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the W%@r   
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. 4}4cA\B:n  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically #mKF)W  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use OFe-e(c1  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The ~(*2 :9*0  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment W{U z#o  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with J4?i\wD:  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence   6a}  
limits. cl04fqX  
RESULTS |P0!dt7sQ  
Study population ZSWZz8  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 n)|{tb^  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) [[$dPa9  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did =j~BAS*"  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was fHK.q({Qc  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as A=W:}sz t]  
a whole.  T<oDLJA\  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to &NKb },~  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The t)|~8xp P  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to JR_%v=n~x  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural J6 J">  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) `G0k)eW  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. 9;7Gzr6A"  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery j*\oK@  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases 6l'J!4*qY  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any $J8g)cS  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). ! \VzX  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three ]"/SU6# 4:  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence 1etT."  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes ZIN1y;dJ  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% !RP0W  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract Mz6\T'rC  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract 7Kf  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall oam$9 q  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was jG~-V<&  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). E{0e5.{  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract + -uQ] ^n  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified 5,-g^o7  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated yAAV,?:o[  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents #SKC>M Gz  
as information about risk factor exposure was not 4> uN H5  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed XV/7K "  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence 7]} I  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic W[I$([  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a x <a}*8"  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use \=D+7'3  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private 4[i 3ckFT,  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use,  *^%+PQ  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. :pM)I5MN[  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the 0$ON`Vsu|  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having ZJF"Yo  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract X1d{7H8A2  
surgery were not available. w[F})u]E  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate O}%E SAB  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had +.&P$`;TZj  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been -.r"|\1X  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment D_?Tj  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant 1$1>cuu  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression ;e*okYM  
model. The factors that remained significantly related Ux1j+}y  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever qSlo)aP  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been `y61Bz  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors xe^M2$clb\  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate XlD=<$Nk7  
model. 1TX3/]:  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract [<5/s$,i  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with p7 !y#  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79  [Rub  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort +L"F]_?  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total +'SL5d*  
(years) (%) (%) (%) X31%T"  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) RhKDQGdd  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) G~DHNO6  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) )b (+=  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) 7D,nxx(`  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) WY QVe_<z:  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) Y'jgp Vt  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) ~CHcbEWk)W  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) n:B){'S  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) y`8U0TE3R  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) I$S*elveG  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) Xs|d#WbX  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) \D' mo  
Age-standardized N %'(8%;  
(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) v FQ]>n X  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2  AV|:v3  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% {>vgtkJ  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, k"%JyO8Y  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). RhmkpboucC  
Outcomes of cataract surgery o3\^9-jmp  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior y{<js!au  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were 0}`.Z03fy  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular !-n* ]C  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular }6pr.-J  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact K@DFu5  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of BMQ4i&kF|  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected 4,W,E4 7  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% _1O .{O  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes **z^aH?B2  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, pzjNi=vhd  
P = 0.027). z79oj\&[  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity OAFxf,b  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without k,'MmAz  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract q&3(yhx  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, Z8/.I   
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the GutiqVP:B  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 5+Tx01 )  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this hT_Q_1,  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four LkK&<z  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these G#f3 WpD  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction T*Ge67  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one 9 `bLQd  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract Ktt(l-e+  
surgery. Eb6cL`#N  
DISCUSSION 5kWzD'!^  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically `'P&={p8  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract ;gu4~LQw  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes EBk-qd a}  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual w8 N1-D42  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and 50A\Y)i_mZ  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is @q># ]8  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, lgK5E *^  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract K5^zu`19  
services throughout Australia. n"}*C|(k  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age 5A 5t  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is ,Csjb1  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous PA*k |  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye U7g,@/Qx  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract (Uu5$q(  
between studies because of different methodologies and =;Co0Q`  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well u#y)+A2&!  
as the different age structures of the study populations. Z!fbc#L6  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of #)48dW!n  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. Oi$1maxT  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity X Dyo=A]  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. & @_PY  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the ci:|x =  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. k SCpr0c  
80 McCarty et al. :f_oN3F p  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort FzCXA=m  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total ^'Rs`e  
(years) (%) (%) (%) GiK,+M"d  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) Qgf|obrEi6  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( d1t_o2  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) 7(C)vtEO:  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) oOubqx  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) U#w0E G  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) lZ2g CZ  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) [TqX"@4NS  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) Nr)DU.f  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) >f-RzQ k  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) 2VX9FDrnk  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) DR]oK_  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) 5 /oW/2"  
Age-standardized )S`Yl;oL  
(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) ^u0y<kItX  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract K9VP@[zbJ  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. 10r!p: D  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 | "M1+(k7  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the 2lN0Sf@  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude Y-+Kf5_[  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the 8 K)GH:a  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). ~]<VEji  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains  _PwPLSg  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban gF2 93Ez  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than /Zx"BSu  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, *] >R  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in N6S@e\*  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, d}Y#l}!E6  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens dPV< :uO  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. ={6vShG)m  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable P~x4h{~Gd  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, M A%g-}  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that XGYsTquSe  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and  ggfCfn  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is <@4V G  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted %Br1b6 V  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement dV*9bDkM/  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We @|OGxQoC  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction zpNt[F?~1  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have Go]y{9+(7  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this oJE<}~_k  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their w-@6qMJ  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants ?fc<3q"  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the QMDkkNK  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ 9c0  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their .H&XP W  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to !9V; 8g  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change +lf`Dd3  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function -xyY6bxL  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in d5=&:cF  
overall quality of life.22 yU~w Zjw  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually Kz]\o"K  
significant posterior capsule opacification following }p8iq  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% 6J -=6t|  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated .^ba*qb`{  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear 5+(Cp3  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an ZF<$6"4N  
opaque capsule. $$B#S '  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and 4P7r\ hs  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, xxC2 h3  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We wkJ@#jD*[  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more IfP?+yPa  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is \@{TF((Y  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 og4mLoLA  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any dTwYDV}:  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of Nr*o RYY  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care vI"BNC*Q 1  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without owA.P-4  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the 'W&ewZH_h  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated F84<=' K  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. 5'|W(yR}  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem "z*?#&?,  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract c? Mbyay  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will ZdT-  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the n8z++ T&  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in sy(.p^Z  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well {}H/N   
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes ^ h2!u'IQ  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. G4\|bwh  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract `~N jBtQ  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for okO\A^F  
cataract extractions increases. qu;$I'Ul%  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS `yC[Fn"E^  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants _Ec"[xW  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the CF : !  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell Us%g&MWdpb  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and 'oUT Y *  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient !Yz CK*av1  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal \:2z!\iP`  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. 4hkyq>c}  
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