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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT l=5(5 \  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes %3'4Qmp R  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to Q3#- q> ;7  
unoperated cataract in Australia. /%Bc*k=ox  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual %R5APMg1  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than (LPMEQhI:  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination SU"-%}~O#,  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography lhTjG,U=  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who FG7}MUu  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater gZgb-$b  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or 2%N$Y]  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. q{ov62t`  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne s)"C~w^  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 s z/7cLo  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria xA]CtB*o7  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract JxI}#iA  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had OA2<jrGB!  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 AJSe +1  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber [AQ6ads)  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber R-J\c+C>W  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated Mjq1qEi"B  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or !v^D}P 3Y  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven }% JLwN  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate O>xGH0H  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery E\#hcvP  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% bCg {z b#  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone Gvv~P3Dm  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an Rj9z '?a9  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision p*F&G=ZE  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no 33| >u+  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural %TdZ_  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance `w6\II)aB  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated oAe]/j$  
cataract. UA/Q3)  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is :y%%Vx~  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced LYNd^}  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of !Sfy'v.  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes Z; Xg5  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. _Xd,aLoo  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health IBb3A  
services accessibility, prevalence 4.7OX&L'G  
INTRODUCTION Zalgg/.  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in 9r@r\-  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all sXOGI v  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate T j9;".  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be 16)@<7b]J  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 1.!rq,+>1  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting Cq;t;qN,nQ  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is XWZ *{/u  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in ym:^Y-^iV  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists DtG><g}[]  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather xz[a3In+  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral q 3JoU/Sf  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has QgO@oV*S  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for x:b 0G  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has UOSa`TZbZ  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 )VQ:L:1t(  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is ;!DUNzl  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the KG6ki_  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract T5.1q rL  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence KL,=Z&.<=  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors [5,aBf) X  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to <iunDL0  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. BusD}9QqB  
METHODS ;X-~C.7k  
Study population ?Q[uIQ?dV  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual ^ '!]|^  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 zvYkWaa_Qz  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to )a.Y$![  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. =:n>yZ3T  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of TKj8a(R_  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen ~4y&]:I  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites *T$o" *}  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. z(d@!Cd  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 =`[08  
Original Article v Ic 0V  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia f9u^/QVS&  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD 35B G&;C  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Q( .d!CQ>  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, 1OK,r`   
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au Ks . m5R  
78 McCarty et al. ^ }Rqe  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural MO&QR-OY  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural 0H,1"~,w]  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify 3?SofPtc/  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a u[9i>7}9  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of ps=jGh[  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, l|z 'Lwwm5  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of &M(=#pq9  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. 9~98v;Z1  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local OY7\*wc:  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. gQ4Q h;  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian s `fIeP  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. |#8u:rguy  
Assessment of cataract \PU3{_G]  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after 6wC|/J^  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine oV utHt  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the O 4@sN=o  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using im{'PgiR  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and jV Yt=j*"V  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on E6a$c`H@?  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) XzI c<81Z  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, %Z~, F?  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, Xr\|U89P  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than le*mr0a  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to @/h_v# W  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual V&`\ s5Q  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, C{>@b:]p  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. 7NC "}JB&  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to y;A<R[|Ve  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the YSwAu,$jf  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight p48M7OV  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the [.4R ,[U  
analyses. !GI*R2<W  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., *O-1zIlp  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in qS<a5`EA  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. N: 'v^0  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman WccTR aq  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph z-fP #.  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were dr0<K[S_  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera t"M&Yy  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 ~_ss[\N  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately :l>&5w;  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated `|K30hRp:  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies q<(yNqMKP  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were {<0=y#@u  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, !4-B xeNY\  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph t mAj  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical am,UUJ+h>  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) L,#ij!txS  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to A41*4!L=  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. $YuVM  
Assessment of risk factors '>dsROB->  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information iu!j#VO  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 gN#&Ag<?  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration *Pj[r  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, ?K, xxH  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension 0>hV?A  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and uk%C:4T  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were [ySO  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to mlC_E)Ed5  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants (iM*Y"Y  
and use of vitamin supplements. ioxs x>e<  
Data management and statistical analysis p)l>bC?3  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a bxX[$ q  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, H9nVtS{x  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or s5{N+O)~S  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at 2<&lrsh  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms u&MlWKCi  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and lq0@)'D  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency ul[edp_  
checks were performed on the entire data set. Vs@[="  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was &t .9^;(  
employed for statistical analyses. J9s4lsea  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific f-6hcd@Ca  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to nNuv 0  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five -h=K]Y{`  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates [k~V77w 14  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific MExP'9  
data were weighted according to the 1996 piq1cV  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the #1-y[w/  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. PF$K> d  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared Nb.AsIR^  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated lwS6"2q  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted w74 )kIi  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the a.P7O!2Lp  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. )b<-=VR  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically MUo}Qi0K  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use e[txJ*SuO  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The 8m? 9?OV5  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment QWt ?` h=  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with pqaQ%|<  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence {(mT,}`4  
limits. hoy+J/  
RESULTS R"Ol'y{  
Study population wps`2`z  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 i <KWFF #  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) FD?!bI4  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did p-]vf$u  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was 3+6s}u)  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as eow6{CD8  
a whole. !<!5;f8  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to b21c} rI3  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The 9qIdwDRY  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to <DG=qP6O  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural Rv9oK-S  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) V!!E)I  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. p|mt2oDjw  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery uyr56  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases )6?(K"T  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any an+`>}]F  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). rCGyr}(NC  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three @^47Qgj8 U  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence 8v&4eU'S  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes V=!tZ[4z$h  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% #K A,=J  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract Y8I*B =7  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract [a~|{~?8  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall ${"+bWG2G!  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was h-B&m:gD_U  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). +bwSu)k  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract OhT?W[4  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified s;-(dQ{O  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated 2BA'Zu`  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents NFT&\6!o  
as information about risk factor exposure was not _~m@ SI  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed o"F=3b~:n  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence c]]OV7;)>  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic wfH#E2+pk  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a ]qZs^kQ  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use -3 .Sr|t  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private T%kr&XsQX  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, (UW V#AR  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. HIUB:  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the ?[#nh@mI  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having P !:LA b(  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract Zo}O,;(F5  
surgery were not available. zTODV<-`  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate =<ng t N  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had fi*@m,-  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been j2A Z.s  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment `w@8i[2J  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant &s.S) 'l4l  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression [=dK%7v  
model. The factors that remained significantly related d tHB@\1  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever SJ(<u2J]  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been d~NvS-u7  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors |KF_h^  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate "`l8*]z  
model. DbRq,T  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract .wj?}Fr?97  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with L \1&$|?  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 `cee tr=  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort ~4e4G yx c  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total p:kHb@  
(years) (%) (%) (%) Tw^b!74gq  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) [T|_J$ ;  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) /_yJ;l/K  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) QtM9G@%  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) 'Z^-(xG,+  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) qX,T X 3  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) .d }7c!  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) Y 6B7qp  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) m-%.LDqM  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) ,OGXH2!h  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) F^La\cZ*'  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) CF|4, K)  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0)  D`Tx,^E  
Age-standardized S5a?KU  
(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) CFo>D\*J  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 jv<C#0E^  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% aaa6R|>0  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, B)^uGS W  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). }iOFB&)w  
Outcomes of cataract surgery R]Iv?)Y  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior [ \41  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were xna4W|-  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular /b ]Yya#  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular 'f'zV@)  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact zG"*B_l}+  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of RxeyMNd  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected &@dMIJK"(  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% "q<}#]u  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes uaiCyh1:  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, o?T01t=  
P = 0.027). |mHxkd  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity  *|OP>N  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without Zo12F**{  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract ..Dr?#Cr  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, x{|`q9V~ N  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the X{-@3tG<r  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 JsDugn ,B  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this Gdi8Al]\Nl  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four IegZ )&_n  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these Q,AM<\S  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction $$GmundqB  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one EId_1F;V^  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract VK ~ OL  
surgery. @a[Y[F S  
DISCUSSION d^.@~  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically Wwf],Ya  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract O=A(x m#  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes ^o|Gx  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual gPA), NrN  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and P p]Ygt'u  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is =Y-ZI  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, / }tMb  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract {,Py%.vvR  
services throughout Australia. m:sT)  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age ar!`8"  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is zHT22o56X  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous a2vZ'  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye REaU=-m-  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract HpQuro'Qh  
between studies because of different methodologies and L6jD4ec8  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well c-ud $0)c  
as the different age structures of the study populations. p^yuz (  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of VD).UdUn  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. Kj+=?R~}S  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity |oL}c!0vs  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. ;%/Kh :Vg  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the hh$V[/iK  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. C@$!'^ 61  
80 McCarty et al. l JR  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort |;[%ZE"  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total ,{tK{XpS  
(years) (%) (%) (%) o U`J~6.&S  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) Oapv`Z\i~  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( ~%8T_R/3  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) $^ wqoW%t  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) &/}reE*  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) ZjEc\{ s  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) YV p sf8R  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) `wzb}"gLsM  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) Kpx(x0^2  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) )nI}KQJ<  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) 1%R8q=_  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) ^V1iOf:  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) =[7[F)I~O  
Age-standardized LrL Z lJf  
(95% CL) Combined 3.31 (2.70, 3.93) 4.36 (2.67, 6.06) 2.26 (0.82, 3.70) 3.79 (2.97, 4.60) ?c$z?QTMJ  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract "Q>gQK gL  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. )U?O4| \P  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 _~=qByD   
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the R[%ZyQ_  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude ^E)*i#."4  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the 9Ez>srH(  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). K ]  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains 91Fx0(  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban >l!#_a  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than Zs$Qo->F  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, C'_^DPzj  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in 323zR*\m  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, _~{Nco7T  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens CXe2G5  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. _gGI&0(VM  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable vz[-8m:f  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, X q"_^  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that +i @r-OL   
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and fW'@+<b  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is >R9_ ;  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted /F(wb_!  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement |2YkZ nJn  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We 4GiHp7Y&A  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction em@bxyMm  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have "<e<0::  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this +# 38  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their ':mw(`  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants u(Y! _  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the H(JgqbFB*  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ tiTJ.uz6  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their Nx%]dOa  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to uA'S8b%C  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change ]d}h`!:  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function fku\O<1  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in Mdj?;'Yv  
overall quality of life.22 ="k9 y  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually \NiW(!Z}  
significant posterior capsule opacification following 4P>[]~S  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% :jJ;&t^^  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated TL29{'4V  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear  \z~wm&  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an ^AI5SjOUx  
opaque capsule. _F2 R x@Y  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and 4*)a3jI?  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, 0wh4sKm[X  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We w,6zbI/  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more /K@_O\+;Q  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is CTNeh%K;  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 P,QI-,   
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any kF1Tg KSd  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of DX*eN"z[  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care Pl>BTo>p'  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without _ $ Wj1h  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the SY[7<BUZ  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated L/YEW7M  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. (=T%eJ6 1  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem b_'VWd:am  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract %u)niY-g  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will mmJ$+$JEk  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the mh4<.6>5  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in 6JCq?:#ab  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well bg =<)s  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes k|r+/gIV  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. 4P>4d +  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract " iz'x-wy  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for 0- =PP@W  
cataract extractions increases. fH> I/%  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .?Pghqq.  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants B5pWSS  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the Yp;6.\Z8[  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell <Rno ;  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and 8iIz!l%O  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient 4D4Y.g_x  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal T2%{pcdV/  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.  _ Cu,"  
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