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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT w,!N{hv(  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes [ zCKJR  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to )fke;Y0  
unoperated cataract in Australia. qUQP.4Z95  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual Vk1 c14i>  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than ExOSHKU,e  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination iYr*0:M  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography {'?PGk%v  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who oPF n`8dQ  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater xu'b@G}12  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or j 4(f1  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. _Vt CC/  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne \LM{.g zT  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 ng[LSB*57Y  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria ~(.&nysZ-  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract S\2@~*{-8  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had FJ|JXH*  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 xl(R|D))  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber yV) 9KGV+:  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber )u=a+T  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated zhI"++  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or L5]uT`Twa  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven 6lQP+! EF  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate 9Om3<der  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery 2)|G%f_lS  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% D.w6/DxaXa  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone [5MV$)"!j  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an R'B-$:u  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision x 4`RKv2m  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no vyruUYFWe  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural GrM`\MIO  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance fRcy$  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated Lr(My3vF8q  
cataract. )p 8P\Rl  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is W@vCMy!  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced WWVQJ{,}  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of %u*HNo  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes A XPdgo6  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. wF{M"$am  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health 3 E!F8GZ  
services accessibility, prevalence V`"Cd?R0Z  
INTRODUCTION 0@}:`OynX  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in jlaC: (6  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all l\{r-F N  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate )C0 y<:</  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be Lz`_&&6  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 E.^F:$2  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting dwUs[v   
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is n@//d.T  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in '17V7A/t  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists k$ w#:Sx  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather O+ J0X*&x  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral mC!^`y)  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has c- "#  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for JYa 3xeC;  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has $NwPGy?%  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 J?qikE&  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is -}"nb-RR\  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the N=c{@h  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract ;Bne=vjQp  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence rVDOco+w  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors  ~5n?=  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to ~f?brQ?  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. LCok4N$o  
METHODS 256V xn  
Study population Z#s-(wf  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual k3& /Ei5  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 Ej$oRo{ IG  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to :<,tGYg/!  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. G PL^!_  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of GCp90  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen 8D`TN8[W  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites ho}G]y  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. L.% zs  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 j&`D{z-c~  
Original Article c"NGE  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia :<xf'.  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD a0hgF_O1  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia __)"-\w-_(  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, f!JSb?#3  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au +"PME1  
78 McCarty et al. +@anYtv%7  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural /5Xt<7vm8  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural K#dG'/M|Pb  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify {hx=6"@  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a KZ|p_{0&  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of j +Ro?  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, h{CyYsQ  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of l/56;f\IA  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. W7.QK/@  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local k<%y+v  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. TR!7@Mu 3  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian X9#i!_*  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. k~qZ^9QB~  
Assessment of cataract 36yIfC,  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after !FeNx*31i  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine HLl"=m1/>  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the .'S_9le  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using LO)p2[5#R  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and -m Sf`1l0  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on 10r9sR  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) [ejl #'*5  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, PAv<J<d  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, -<^3!C >  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than PfJfa/#pA  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to g715+5z[  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual It5n;,n  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, T_~xDQ`v  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. 0mI4hy  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to z A@w[.  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the N~9zQ  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight G/V0Yn""  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the YG>6;g)Zm  
analyses. fl<j]{*v  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., z2OXCZ*/  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in nLBi} T  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. ~}s0~j~  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman $>=w<=r|;  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph *5R91@xt  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were Fzn#>`qG  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera qF4DX$$<  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 [I%'\CI;  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately $kn"S>jV  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated (eO_]<wmky  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies Owm2/  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were jx8hh}C  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, W vWZzlw  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph fh@/fd  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical Ox+}JB [  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) pOIfKd  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to .;NoKO7)  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. zK&J2P`  
Assessment of risk factors =lS@nRH  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information bv'Z~@<c  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 Z n]e2  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration 4mF=A$Q_/  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, \t]aBT,  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension RUlJP  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and }#9 |au`  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were LX iis)1  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to BG2Z'WOH  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants cUM#|K#6  
and use of vitamin supplements. ~ aRcA|`  
Data management and statistical analysis Rj {D#5  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a k0!D9tk  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, 'C\knQ  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or %'<m[wf^ o  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at 407 ;M%?'A  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms y{1|@?ii  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and 1F }mlyS  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency [:C!g#o  
checks were performed on the entire data set. MA5BTq<&  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was Gzu $  
employed for statistical analyses. 3?oj46gP  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific ' 8bT9  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to U2VnACCUZs  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five |p{FSS  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates ZVmgQ7m  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific =8)q-{p3  
data were weighted according to the 1996 $2\k| @)s  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the wXxk+DV@  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. haMt2S2_B:  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared H&zhYKw  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated '^Ce9r}  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted +A,t9 3:k  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the jNA^ (|:  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. U i ~*]  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically |J#mgA}(  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use (j;6}@  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The ,:QDl  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment  lj!f\C}d  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with /N&)r wc  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence R83Me #&  
limits. D>Qc/+  
RESULTS ' Z}/3 dp  
Study population /n SmGAO  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 4X &\/X  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) Z{ A)  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did Lh5d2 }tcO  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was LGm>x  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as Ysk,9MR(F  
a whole. 2$O @T]  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to /8SQmh$+e  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The nVC:5ie  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to 6h|@Bz/A  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural ''f07R  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) mb\}F9  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. jyt#C7mj-A  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery Tej-mr3P  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases d4#Q<!r  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any S3=M k~_&  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). /QsFeH  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three wr=h=vXU[  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence %7PprN0>  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes _ G!lQ)1  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% ~R]E=/m|  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract V6,D ~7  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract 9K@>{69WQ  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall d]OoJK9&&  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was }TZ5/zn.Dw  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). 6}. B2f9  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract C^S?W=1=w  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified ~4[2{M.0>@  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated <JHU*Z  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents "_ b Sy  
as information about risk factor exposure was not L`YnrDZK  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed =y8HOT}8  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence sJX/YGHt  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic ics  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a ](NSpU|*  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use -9/YS  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private R:B-4  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, Q{!lLka  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. )$yqJ6y5  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the N{`-&8q;K  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having  r_]wa  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract A\ze3fmV  
surgery were not available. |hehROUn  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate 1j6ZSE/*|  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had ]c+qD,wqt>  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been E8=.TM]L  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment |Wj)kr !|  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant nG$*[7<0u  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression JGf6*D"O  
model. The factors that remained significantly related jt tlzCDn  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever N2;T\xx,  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been ]1%H.pF  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors 0F`@/C1y55  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate XcaY'k#  
model. d7^:z%Eb|  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract Pf6rr9  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with $WnK  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 B[C2uVEX:  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort O~9 %!LAu  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total M\,0<{  
(years) (%) (%) (%) 6=90 wu3  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) l+ bP48  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) R8Lp8!F'  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) k x6%5%  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) ]X Jpy-U  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) sBu=@8R]y  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) qU x!-DMY  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) ~!,'z  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) Z5[ t/  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) )1lR;fD  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) h;^h[q1'  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) Bb]pUb  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) KZ`d3ad  
Age-standardized G#N h)ff  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) C:_!zY'z  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 | 3!a=  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% C z4"[C`;  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, ^;<s"TJ(m)  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). Up*p*(d3  
Outcomes of cataract surgery iwJBhu0@#  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior lK9u s  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were ' ,a'r.HJH  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular <!Nj2>  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular ,@/b7BVv  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact (JocnM|U  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of XtNe) Ry  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected 3 {\b/NL$  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% 'vhgR2/  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes /wKW  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, rfkk3oy  
P = 0.027). iPa!pg4m  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity C^aP)& qt  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without FdKp@&O+1  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract G>M# BuU  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, 9<.FwV >  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the DFwkd/3"  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 =mn)].Wg  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this 14]!Lg H  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four b~Y$!fc  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these  PQa {5"  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction R N5\,>+  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one d?oupW}uu  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract I .p26  
surgery. Z WL/AC  
DISCUSSION *%:p01&+  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically <dV|N$WV  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract |[>`3p"&  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes z[M LMf[c  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual 7ib~04  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and "w*VyD  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is 0F8y8s  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, @g }r*U?  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract R61.!ql%w  
services throughout Australia. L}h?nWm8  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age >~){KV1~  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is ``nuw7\C:  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous AY5%<CWj8  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye f>s3Q\+  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract t.t$6+"5We  
between studies because of different methodologies and 'v GrbmK  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well jX-v9eaA  
as the different age structures of the study populations. :XxsDD  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of b/:9^&z  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. = 7d{lK  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity #(j'?|2o%  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. hk3}}jc  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the -M2c8P:.b  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. m=jxTZK  
80 McCarty et al. @] uvpI!h  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort 12U1DEd>-  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total a x4V(  
(years) (%) (%) (%) 2 DJs '"8  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) =3$JeNK9  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( [G>8N5@*  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) nsIx5UA_n  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) =+% QfuK  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) % 3d59O  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) 1v)ur\>R  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) M>nplHq   
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) KV0M^B|W  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) ]&w8"q  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) Yj)H!Cp.xD  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) xTiC[<j  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) Y> ElE-  
Age-standardized o9& 1Ct  
(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) MKzIY:u g  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract 5V5Nx(31i  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. )F*;7]f  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 q ;a"M7  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the RG[b+Qjn  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude }GI8p* ]o=  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the 'qel3Fs"  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). +)YU/41W  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains Af y\:&j  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban 6?8x[l*5M  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than x h|NmZg  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, ukNB#2 "  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in is`O,Met  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, bit@Kv1<C  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens 4 :m/w!q$  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. QE8;Jk-  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable $;~  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, l@C39VP  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that F&pJ faig  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and ^q{=mf`  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is wX?< o  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted A_nu:K-  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement 3pQ^vbQ"  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We 1= NP=ZB  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction ;F3#AO4(  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have Km/#\$|}  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this M$L ; -T  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their b@9>1d$  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants aJ;6!WFW  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the EGD&/%aC  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ ( q8uB  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their pXL@&]U+  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to b`%(.&  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change ik:fq&=  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function ~:Pu Kx  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in .LQvjK[N  
overall quality of life.22 ~]Md*F[4*e  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually 4|yZA*Q^  
significant posterior capsule opacification following E 0k1yA  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% HW,2x}[  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated Zcq 4?-&  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear 0/Q"~H?%  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an !}[cY76_  
opaque capsule. (K"8kQLY  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and jjbw+  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, OvFWX%uY  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We LEM^8G]O  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more VOmWRy"L  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is >mWu+Nn:  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 _jhdqON6E  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any A&dNCB  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of pbM"tr_A{  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care *, Mg  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without %uVbI'n)  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the g;M\4o  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated Nvef+L,v  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. TNvE26.(  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem I{V1Le4?  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract @|2}*_3\  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will e>oE{_e  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the 4-YXXi}  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in uy,ySBY  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well JW5SBt>  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes .W>8bg'u9  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. YBX7WZCR  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract !`VO#_TJ  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for fGv`.T_d  
cataract extractions increases. `tC Oe  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .%@=,+nqz  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants Kk^tQwj/QE  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the 7{vnhl(Z  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell Q&rf&8iH  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and P7Th 94  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient 3xW;qNj:!l  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal =](c7HEQf  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. O ).1>  
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