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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT lv%9MW0 z  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes u92^(|  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to ^D{ lPu 3  
unoperated cataract in Australia. SaOYu &>  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual r;&>iX4B  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than K`g7$r)U[  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination p-GAe,2q  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography T>`74B:  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who Ztr Cv?  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater {)8>jxQN  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or )wvHGecp*  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. P!G858V(  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne QX4ai3v  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 Ej ".axjT  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria 4d b(<h  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract Y_woKc*  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had },+wJ1  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 ^. dsW0"0  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber fk1ASV<rN  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber #P l~R  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated +LM#n#T  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or ~T&<CTh  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven ?qCK7 $ j  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate $YN6<5R)  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery ])xx<5Jt4  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% a}%#*J)!  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone + s- lCz  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an <Utnz)  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision GrUCZ<S  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no |B?27PD  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural fQ#l3@in  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance (M*FIX  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated `s\ ?w5[  
cataract. N[s}qmPha  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is .zi_[  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced |&RU/a  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of  -i0~]*  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes vQ;Ex  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. 0u;4%}pD  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health i\,-oO  
services accessibility, prevalence gIjh:_ Pz  
INTRODUCTION -[cTx[Z,  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in ibj87K  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all OX\A|$GS  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate wB.&}p9p  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be be.*#[  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 <J) ]mh dm  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting P GqQ@6B  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is Z&1\{PG3*  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in <3LbN FP  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists x(1:s|Uyp{  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather nLXlU*ES  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral fp`;U_-&0  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has F1*>y  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for y [}.yyye  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has |-:()yxs  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 bCRV\myd`  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is KcWN,!G  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the V% rzk*LA  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract +r2+X:#~T  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence j()7_  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors ,Vc6Gwm  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to rV` #[d  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. (KjoSN( K  
METHODS 5-:?&|JK;  
Study population G#ZH.24Y  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual 8{^kQ/]'|  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 G/)O@Ugp  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to D+rxT: d  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. 0yk]o5a++  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of W=~ ~5jFX  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen l{*@v=b(  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites /CrSu  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. }7b%HTF=  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 )3cAQ'w  
Original Article 'g}!  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia N=V==Dbu-  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD 9)l$ aBa  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia y6g&Y.:o  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, j * %  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au \;,_S+Fz8  
78 McCarty et al. xVw9v6@`h  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural D(~U6SR  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural ))qy;Q,  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify #NQMy:JHD)  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a 0 j^Kgx  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of 9=s<Ld  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, W~)}xy  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of t$`r4Lb9/  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. Mc)}\{J  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local aHD]k8 m z  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. [DuttFX^x  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian Zj(AJ*r  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. 9i:L&d N  
Assessment of cataract IW5,7 .  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after Y/F6\oh  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine I{|O "8  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the {qk1_yP  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using aj='b.2)  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and 8]c2r%J  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on KYm0@O>;  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16)  m!!/Za  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, 70d1ReQ  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, ic:zsuEm  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than s S+MqBh&I  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to !)f\%lb  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual 7sCG^&Y  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, LBeF&sb6  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. K-)] 1BG  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to fUWG*o9  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the n` _{9R  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight mthA4sz  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the ^L nTOdAE  
analyses. ,Fl)^Gl8?  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., ,<_ A2t 2  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in QO:!p5^:  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. n+9=1Oo"  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman eb{nWP  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph !?jrf] A@  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were 9rX&uP)j^#  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera ]jQ utlg|  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 iq8<ov  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately Xu'&ynID  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated ^Z+?h &%%  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies 7F7 {)L  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were \:'/'^=#|  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, [S%_In   
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph |s(FLF-  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical P1 8hxXE3  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) {lDd.Fn  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to /Iy]DU8  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. !Pvf;rNI1T  
Assessment of risk factors d L 1tl  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information y2d CEmhY  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 #Y`~(K47  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration 6<SAa#@ey  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, 6vo;!V6  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension G6P?2@  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and qJs<#MQ2  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were 3 3x{CY15  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to 4r#= *  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants iL&f gF"'  
and use of vitamin supplements. ~ "H,/m%2o  
Data management and statistical analysis )p0^zv{  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a CS5?Ti6  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, '~<m~UXvD#  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or rSk >  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at DB|Y  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms ,j{,h_Op  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and rig,mv  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency `/XY>T}-  
checks were performed on the entire data set. [< ?s?Ci  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was y/{fX(aV  
employed for statistical analyses. x%m%_2%Z  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific mt{nm[D!Xp  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to w^|*m/h|@u  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five 61>.vT8P  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates ^z IW+:  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific \BTODZ:h  
data were weighted according to the 1996 T{.pM4Hd  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the 4y?n [/M/  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. jh%Eq+#S  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared gnOt+W8  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated mb TEp*H  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted %KhI >O<  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the D9=KXo^  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. HZC"nb}r4  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically {0wIR_dGX  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use 4K#>f4(U`g  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The u<tbbKM  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment +US!YU  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with (l~AV9!m:  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence d9f C<Tp  
limits. S]e|"n~@  
RESULTS QC OM_$y  
Study population S"bg9o  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 y1eW pPJa  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) SuJ aL-;  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did DZ'P@f)]  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was y *jp79G  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as ,GbR!j@6  
a whole. ]b:Lo  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to H7&8\ FNa  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The m{Wu" ;e  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to ,*TmIPNK  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural TVtvuvQ2K  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) i4Q@K,$  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. T"}5}6rSG  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery 1Kw+,.@d  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases (&Kk7<#`  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any MO]F1E ?X  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). ~|D Ut   
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three I3{PZhU.  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence !7O+og L  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes '5#^i:  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% Zgp4`)}:  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract U/66L+1  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract )Yh+c=6 ?  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall a_^\=&?'  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was q5J5>  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). pGP7nw_g  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract zJKv'>?  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified )` SrfGp8  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated /e5O"@  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents T#T*Zw"+  
as information about risk factor exposure was not !,_u)4  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed )W,aN)1)  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence ,i ^9 |Oeq  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic ih-#5M@  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a ch*8 B(:  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use d~])K#oJ  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private x /(^7#u,  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, hk;5w{t}}  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. Q^P}\wb>  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the 2"v6 >b%  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having zF`0J  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract 7(1|xYCx$  
surgery were not available. udK%>  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate ~Py`P'+  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had  \{_q.;}  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been B&M%I:i  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment \k7"=yx  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant df8k7D;~e  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression 3GYw+%Z]  
model. The factors that remained significantly related +%z> H"J.  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever >a<.mU|#  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been fC d&D  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors *gb*LhgO  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate F}yW/  
model. BGZ#wru  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract x3=A:}t8  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with T9|m7  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 un"Gozmt5  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort JPI3[.o  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total HXC ;Np  
(years) (%) (%) (%) =+-UJo5  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) F`W?II?  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) Zd%k*BC  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) :gibfk]C  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) q-2Bt,Y  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) #$07:UJ  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) h 0Q5-EA  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) Xza(k  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) kd(8I_i@  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) DU'`ewLL7  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) %JBz5G  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) hBUn \~z  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) C`9+6T  
Age-standardized 9wwqcx)3(  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) n5NsmVW\x  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 }@+0/ W?\.  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% lvz7#f L~  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, .@U@xRu7|  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). Om\vMd@!  
Outcomes of cataract surgery "?xHlYj@+  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior ,!y$qVg'\f  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were S`0(*A[W*  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular 0&|\N ? 8_  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular ,T$U'&;  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact 'Aq{UGN  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of .j0$J \:i  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected )~JHgl  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% WlC:l  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes  w``ST  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, q ^N7 I@Y  
P = 0.027). dOH  &  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity {qJ1ko)$  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without K;H&n1  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract qWPkT$ u  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, ,Ah;A [%?~  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the {]@= ijjf  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 0-Ku7<a  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this aSQ#k;T[  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four Vv=. -&'  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these \?k'4rH  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction #r\4sVg  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one 16(QR-  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract uZK r  
surgery. 2eY_%Y0  
DISCUSSION .[OUI  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically `d`T*_  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract K Z91-  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes WP'!*[z  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual _A9AEi'.  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and >} i  E(  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is e6$WQd`O  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, {hrX'2:ClT  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract c`w}|d]mC  
services throughout Australia. ?IT*: A] E  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age -x`@6  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is FWgpnI\X|{  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous h MD|#A- <  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye 'zuIBOH`j3  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract T+H!_ky`A  
between studies because of different methodologies and vV-`jsq20H  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well Z,Dl` w  
as the different age structures of the study populations. ` 7V]y -  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of S3 Xl  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. {fT6O&br  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity l}A93 jSL  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. $}<e|3_  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the MeZf*' J  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. R%[ c;i  
80 McCarty et al. ]Gq !`O1  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort U9MxI%tb  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total j3E7zRm] \  
(years) (%) (%) (%) V1B5w_^>h'  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) )MTOU47U  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( d5:c^`  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) m^;f(IK5  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) }b.%Im<3R  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) |Ds1  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) D2~*&'4y  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) draN0v f  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) gp.^~p]x  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) Z"fJ`--  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) 1=Z0w +v{  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) I51@QJX  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) Vs!Nmv`  
Age-standardized I9ep`X6Y  
(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) o0KL5].  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract k~w*W X'  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. A6(/;+n  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 H"WprHe  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the &^Q/,H~S  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude JZyAXm%  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the \ }G> 8^  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). c yz3,3\e  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains xU`p|(SS-  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban {R6ZKB  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than R8'RA%O9J  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, U # qK.  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in brUF6rQ  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, Xc&9Glf  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens d7bS wL  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. {I't]Qj_e  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable u]UOSfn  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, }@d@3  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that I%KYtv~ `  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and IW] rb/H  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is :^h$AWR^f  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted x7 ,5  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement s!$a \k  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We { 2f-8Z&>  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction @`9]F7h5W  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have Ml-6 OvQ7g  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this ;Q`lNFa  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their ~*];pV]A[  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants ,Ma^&ypH  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the X|]A T9W  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ a/xn'"eli  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their 8'y$M] e9n  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to }W^A*]X  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change  K_}K@'  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function h^P#{ W!e\  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in XC#oB~K'  
overall quality of life.22 +G>\-tjSD  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually Z*6IW7#  
significant posterior capsule opacification following !U Ln7\@  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% C~exi[3  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated '8kP .l  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear FW DNpr  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an a(ZcmYzXU  
opaque capsule. +:/%3}`  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and "_?nN" A7  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, 0JujesUw(  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We vW@=<aS Z  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more P[fq8lDA  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is )D%~` ,#pQ  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 uCB=u[]y4  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any %J-GKpo/S  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of <wHP2|<l*  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care |JsZJ9W+J  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without  4Wp=y  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the M)(DZ}  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated + >!;i6|  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. 3PF_H$`oJ  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem b7ZSPXV  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract N6TH}~62}  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will Zj Z^_X3  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the z'7]h TA  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in ~F#j#n(=`q  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well 5 IpDeJ$  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes @PIp* [7oC  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. {2gwk8  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract @E8+C8'  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for $Y gue5{c  
cataract extractions increases. -ze J#B)C  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS &,)&%Sg[  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants 7PF%76TO  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the ,]/X\t5]D  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell . 'yCw#f  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and *n"{J(Jt`  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient .o}v#W+st  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal 9Gz=lc[!7  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. q75s#[<ap  
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