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Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes ;S+UD~i[Bu
of cataract surgery and the factors related to xY3
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unoperated cataract in Australia. F XpI-?#E<
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual Td7f
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than 4G:?U6
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination "OIra2O
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography yvPcD5s5
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who Z6.0X{6nA
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater sj"zgE)
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or ~OuK ewr\
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. NU>'$s
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne In[!g
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 ("G
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rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria z0@{5e$#Y
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract a&'!g)d
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had nnv&