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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT Ssw&'B|o  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes :\ mRtVH   
of cataract surgery and the factors related to "?P[9x}  
unoperated cataract in Australia. G,=F<TnI'  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual '#A:.P  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than 9s(i`RTM  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination mpAHL(  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography Sl"BK0:%7  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who 3"Yif  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater ZjS(ad*.2  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or +} U2@03I  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. wdwp9r  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne 3b@VY'P  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 \Tyf*:_F>  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria f TO+ZTRqf  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract =JW[pRI5a  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had f`?0WJ(M  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 oNIFx5*Z  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber `eC+% O   
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber t8/%D gu  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated ~RInN+N#  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or Ak A!:!l  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven :6D0j  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate Y\( ;!o0a  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery kiX%3(  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% )xt4Wk/  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone Q'K$L9q  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an 1TZPef^y  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision 1 i3k  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no =9$mbn r  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural XYAm J   
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance 0 iR R{a<  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated >DP:GcTG  
cataract. Qx t@ V  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is 9i%9   
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced d!V$Y}n  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of !d8A  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes 10O$'`  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. URw5U1  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health &{z<kmc$6  
services accessibility, prevalence @Y-TOCadT  
INTRODUCTION iM5vrz`n  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in Hg+ F^2<y  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all y LM"+.?pL  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate /;oqf4MF  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be kg>>D  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 SlaDt  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting -^SA8y  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is &tE.6^F  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in f/y`  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists #/ "+  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather lddp^ #f  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral GwLFL.Ke  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has s 3r=mp{  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for z$[C#5+2  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has C@gXT]Q 0}  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 |d}MxS`^  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is (OmH~lSO.  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the p#@Z$gTH`'  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract 50~K,Jx6B  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence L*JPe"N -e  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors @i%YNI5*  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to Qe$k3!  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. ig_2={Q@  
METHODS -<f;l _(  
Study population %y<]Yzv.  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual :c]`D>  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 pq! %?m]  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to x\@*6 0o  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. L,]=vba'$  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of vqNsZ 8|`  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen QIU,!w-3X  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites ;4#D,zlO^  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. C)RBkcb  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 ,FQK;BU!lh  
Original Article uCP>y6I  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia o>lms t%<  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD [=%YV# O  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia lmCZ8 j(FF  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, s0W2?!>)  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au X%{'<baR  
78 McCarty et al. pW?& J>\6  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural *cv}*D  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural !|G(Yg7C  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify SU%DW4 6  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a !?FK  We  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of nCxAQ|P?  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, /SR^C$h'I  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of [`_io>*g  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. @R2at  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local )j&"%[2F  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. \gO,hST   
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian #=,(JmQPt  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. KLQ!b,=q  
Assessment of cataract dZ(|uC!?  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after 'c` jyn  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine "HIXm  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the 0 t.p1  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using oduDA:  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and 9s$U%F6}  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on WQePSU  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) / !xF?OmVd  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, A}VYb :u/  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, %@J1]E;  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than LLAa1Wq  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to VM=+afY5M  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual '\DSTr:N  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, %b!-~ Y.  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. m~l F`?  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to x8#ODuH  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the 9uB(Mx(-:`  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight 7,$z;Lr0S  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the ] Uc`J8p,  
analyses. !fkep=  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., :Ao!ls' =  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in g[z.*y/  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. GUB`| is^  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman ]dPZ.r  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph deX5yrvOie  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were .w? . ib(  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera Uu p(6`7  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 $a;]_Y  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately 9l/EjF^  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated hq>Csj= =@  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies <g2_6C\j  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were J u` [m  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, GJ(d&o8  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph VL( <  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical WgGm#I>K  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) -#&kYK#Ph  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to kUHE\L.Y]  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. ^C^*,V3  
Assessment of risk factors p#8W#t$  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information =(r* 5vd  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 |PVt}*0"  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration Zy"=y+e!E;  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, g<*jlM1r  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension OJ>.-"  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and zzpZ19"`1  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were 3HV%4nZLf  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to <|6%9@  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants !3&kQpF  
and use of vitamin supplements. ]n1dp2aH  
Data management and statistical analysis *6ZCDm&N  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a >O9 sk  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, j} HFs0<L  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or QOFvsJ<s  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at "`tXA  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms #} ,x @]p  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and P~CrtTss  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency Z)< wv&K  
checks were performed on the entire data set. Xh3;   
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was x!TZ0fq0  
employed for statistical analyses. H -t|i  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific pgc3j P!  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to Qc-(*}  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five +=@^i'  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates 7v~j=Z>  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific x!7yU_ls`  
data were weighted according to the 1996 -e-e9uP  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the 9 t:]  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. D#rrW?-z  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared GuQRn  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated .-I|DVHe  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted w<wV]F*  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the sRRI3y@  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. Mhpdaos  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically HxwlYx,4  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use V^fV7hw<  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The 0&w0a P`Y  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment 2ypIq  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with 70gg4BS  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence D,;\F,p  
limits. P~7.sM  
RESULTS wz(K*FP  
Study population '5.\#=S1  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 1 =GI&f2I  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) E%pz9gcSx  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did MgJ5B( c  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was &y. dmW  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as )m#']c:rg  
a whole. ?-~I<f ]_  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to .KA V)So"  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The =:7$/T'Qg  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to {w 5Z7s0  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural ~l4f{uOD>]  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) mUXk9X%n  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. [#b2%G1  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery %$X\"  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases AlX3Wv }  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any g:~+P e  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). %v=!'?VT  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three xy^1US ,L1  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence Jq1 n0O  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes C3"&sdLb$  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% __\P`S_  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract WmVVR>0V|  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract ;h=S7M9 .  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall 7'j9rmTXs  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was ;93KG4a  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). YKx 1NC  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract CT"Fk'B'  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified 5 si}i'in  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated UKs$W`  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents OlGR<X  
as information about risk factor exposure was not myvh@@N  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed > V%Q O>C  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence V5s& hZZYa  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic P|}\/}{`  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a #v/ry)2Y=  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use K-@bwB7~s  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private _E x?Xk  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, 2Ow<`[7  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. F 6&P~H  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the K%2I  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having DQ_ 2fX~)  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract <.$,`m,  
surgery were not available. hAAUecx  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate x]' H jTqX  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had <Kp+&(l,l  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been b%<jUY  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment !E0fGh  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant Rp4FXR jC  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression npj5U/  
model. The factors that remained significantly related /j %_t  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever [x$; Xq A  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been sH@  &*  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors X|)Il8  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate gix>DHq$k  
model. Cz[5Ug'V  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract ck~ '`<7  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with `\e'K56W6  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 Gl"wEL*  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort ChVY Vx(  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total 4K'|DO|dH  
(years) (%) (%) (%) ku-cn2M/  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) UL ck  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) R/rcXX7%  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) Tz2x9b\82  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) - BjEL;  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0)  u{pTva  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) J]\s*,C&  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) ~Ji>[#W K  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) $'y1 Po'2  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) W=F3XYS  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) T 77)Np  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) #yX^?+Rc  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) nHE +p\  
Age-standardized '&/(oJ ;O~  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) Zr5'TZ`$  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 EI<"DB   
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% VDPxue  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, @H3|u`6V  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). +6uOg,;  
Outcomes of cataract surgery 8R&z3k;!t  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior Mi<*6j0  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were =SA 4\/  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular #T Z!#,q  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular  J&(  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact `Nkx7Z~w:  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of T..-)kL+p  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected pn+D@x#IA  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% UnJi& ~O  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes :u,2" ]  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, O2/%mFS.  
P = 0.027). >qr=l,Hi  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity hU |LFjc  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without Ty)gPh6O  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract SB5@\^  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, 9 Wxq)  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the goG] WGVr  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 N)`tI0/W  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this Z?vY3)  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four }Ox2olUX  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these AEBw#v!,o  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction V*0Y_T{_  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one [R roHXdk+  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract c }g$1of87  
surgery. @Z"QA!OK~c  
DISCUSSION G:H(IA7Z  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically 0b!fWS?,k0  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract Nj! R9N  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes uOy\{5s8  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual h5h-}qBA  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and vLVSZX  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is M$DwQ}Z  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore,  M}_M_  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract C{lB/F/|!  
services throughout Australia. w+:+r/!g  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age f?oI'5R41  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is Br?++ \  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous  F<XD^sO  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye ^^U)WB  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract dW] Ej"W  
between studies because of different methodologies and .>cL/KaP  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well hU=f?jo/  
as the different age structures of the study populations. `qQQQ.K7)z  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of y2d_b/  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. `K ~>!d_  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity c"jhbH!u4  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. D0"yZp}  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the zjhR9  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. J0{WqA.P  
80 McCarty et al. J^e|"0d  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort uvAy#,  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total &vGEz *F  
(years) (%) (%) (%) 2R~=@  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) Z2Y583D  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( c"_H%x<[  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) E,nYtn|B  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) _a:!U^4  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) 'FvhzGn9Q  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) RI< Yg#   
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) 4h0jX 9  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) qhHRR/p  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) ?F_;~  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) 0 C i"tA3"  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) znDtM1sLeV  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) "Ezr-4  
Age-standardized 9jJ/ RXp  
(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) E6d8z=X(  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract 2ucsTh@  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. *p<5(-J3  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 J7aK3 he  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the .]d tRH<  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude "vHAp55B{  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the ():?FJ M  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). <38@b ]+  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains , $F0D  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban s%?p%2&RA  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than q@!H^hd}  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, 38.J:?Q  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in z4%F2Czai&  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, Bv|9{:1%X}  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens N[D\@ o  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. +!Gr`&w*)  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable _nCs$ U  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, W;9X*I8f8  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that ,f""|X5  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and 4I[FE;^  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is u$ / ]59  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted 9Q5P7}%p  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement ~;4k UJD  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We $}c@S0%P"  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction cg5{o|x  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have :[rKSA]@  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this COJ!b  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their U[ungvU1U  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants J^a"1|  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the Tsp-] -)  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ ;GE u.PdxB  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their NjyIwo0  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to e{+{,g{iu  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change :|mkI#P.  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function %hb5C 4q  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in {!?RG\EYN  
overall quality of life.22 D}U<7=\3H  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually -Dm .z16  
significant posterior capsule opacification following [$Bb'],k  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% h4i $z-!  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated ?a9k5@s  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear meD (ja  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an Ax*~[$$~%  
opaque capsule. Czxrn2p/  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and ?C2;:ol  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, bD-Em#>  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We X&8,.=kt"  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more 291|KG  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is nv{4 U}&P  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 5z>\'a1U  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any Vgk ,+l!4  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of % "^XxVJ*  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care ~{Bi{aK2  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without B '/ >Ax&  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the /CE d 14.  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated 4,DsB'  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. NyLnE  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem <J`xCm K  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract *b_54X%3  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will &2igX?60  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the -"H4brj;G  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in XCriZ|s  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well - S-1<xR  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes 9#6/c  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. gAP}KR#T  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract A,)ELVk1F  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for ^W'[l al.  
cataract extractions increases. ulM&kw.4i  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xvl  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants =rF8[Q0K  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the V}-o): dI|  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell #+k[[; 0  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and %m3efaC  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient 1bkUT_  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal 5zOSb$;  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. C<XDQ>?  
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