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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT Lc<eRVNd,  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes [ neXFp}S  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to J NC  
unoperated cataract in Australia. W v!<bT8r  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual "`A:(<x  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than 4ZT A>   
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination 1xnLB>jP#  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography l{P\No  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who h5|.Et  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater F5gObIJtuY  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or > s*DrfX6  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. <64HveJ  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne BOf1J1  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 5 HV)[us  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria w#G2-?aj  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract kpfwqHT  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had [JTto!Ih$  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 Uhh l3%p  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber ^9"KTZc-*  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber >tRHNB_  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated 00vBpsZj2;  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or qFR dg V>8  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven ,ul5,ygA  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate M<8ML!N0;t  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery {_ V0  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% u@ N~1@RT|  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone (L69{n  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an  u>cC O'q  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision v ahoSc;sw  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no p6 xPheD  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural |w)5;uQ&\  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance !G=>v e  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated <O857 j  
cataract. V 7<eQ0;m  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is k 'zat3#f  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced \aSz2lxEHn  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of T |"`8mG  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes juno.$ 6  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. cx(2jk}6  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health $B _Nc*_e  
services accessibility, prevalence fGu!M9qN4  
INTRODUCTION 8 $ ~3ra  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in <f%/px%1  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all W);W.:F  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate ePA;:8)_j  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be P/ aDd@j  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 zl)&U=4l  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting ba&o;BLUy  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is $%He$t  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in p{C9`wi)  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists >h7$v~nra  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather Bcaw~WD  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral AN10U;p/O  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has U"x~Jb3]O  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for qy9i9$8  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has b`]M|C [5  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 eBvW#Hzp  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is k`@w(HhS  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the ?#ihJt,  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract )k~1,  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence @LC~*_y   
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors `,m7xJZ?y  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to Mi D  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. J!<#Nc  
METHODS O\JD,w  
Study population w`-$-4i  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual TU-c9"7M~  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 %^U"Spv;  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to oVEAlBm^v  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. x Ty7lfSe  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of qAORWc  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen xv&S[=Dt  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites ##2`5i-x  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. i :EO(`  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 R( GmU4  
Original Article j$0zD:ppW  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia ? KF=W  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD 6~3jn+K$1  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia *LEu=3lp%>  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, XK3!V|y`  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au -B,cB  
78 McCarty et al. {9Xm<}%u]]  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural )*Vj3Jx  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural J$#D:KaU:N  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify niQ+EAD  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a eL_^: -   
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of "B~WcC  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, 4*H(sq  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of G~`'E&/  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. @OY1`Eu O  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local i'Wcf1I-=  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. K_Z+]]$#  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian 7t`E@dm  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. (y 3~[  
Assessment of cataract F68},N>vr@  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after :ao^/&HZ  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine HE@-uh  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the }+*w.X }L  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using SQKi2\8w  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and u"*J[M~  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on =A$Lgk>|  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) V/@[%w=  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, @ ;g`+:=  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, =kwb` Z/a  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than 3L?WTS6(u  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to CQj/e+eE4  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual F19;RaP+  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, CM`x>J  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. OY+!aG@.  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to 2;dM:FHLhO  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the @gs26jX~2}  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight UENYJ*tnP  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the rat=)n)"t  
analyses. BT&rp%NO6l  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., M|1eqR%x-?  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in s'R~ r  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. 9`OG  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman jK& Nkp  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph .a ~s_E  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were e@='Q H  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera _JfJ%YXy  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 $ iX^p4v  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately OI)&vQ5k  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated Ej;Vr~Wi  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies d)`nxnbMeM  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were trID#DT~  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, >VpP/Qf  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph c@0l-R{q  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical q$e T!'x  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) dbf^A1HI  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to !Ei Ze.K  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. 44Seq  
Assessment of risk factors T {5 M1r  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information @c.11nfn`  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 YHwVj?6W  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration umq$4}T '$  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, T>AI 0R3  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension ,*9#c*'S  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and <MI$N l  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were r9p?@P\:[  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to LH?gJ8`  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants +iZ@.LI  
and use of vitamin supplements. .HH,l  
Data management and statistical analysis yKX:Z4I/  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a s5_1}KKCs  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, g/n"N>L  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or 8ESk G  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at -7C=- \]  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms Z.cG`Km*  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and y$;zTH_6j  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency b_)QBE9  
checks were performed on the entire data set. 0*]<RM  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was <+mO$0h"r  
employed for statistical analyses. U3VsMV*Y  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific 6i?kkULBS  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to unbcz{&Hb[  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five R,(+NT$  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates CM@"lV_  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific ni02N3R  
data were weighted according to the 1996 O7L6Htya  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the :`!mCW`Q-  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. G1n>@Y'j''  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared O+3D 5*  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated 'E4(!H,k  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted @?($j)9}  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the 0^-b}  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. "p_[A  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically EZu  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use s $=B~l  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The v*T@ <]f3j  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment h^3Vd K,  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with T=)L5Vuq<  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence H6+st`{  
limits. Yh!\:9@(  
RESULTS M. UUA?d<'  
Study population {UjIxV(J  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 Q0oDl8~  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) s9)8{z  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did :O2v0Kx  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was ?2 O-EiWjZ  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as ,HjHt\!~<  
a whole. z8MpE  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to m~\m"zJ4  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The -1Ki7|0,  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to SZ1pf#w!  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural 4?6'~G$k  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) p RfHbPV?  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. .m % x-i  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery n$VPh/  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases NhaeAD $e  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any 9hi(P*%q   
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). >Sl:Z ,g;  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three y#SD-# I-  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence N,'qMoNf  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes 5EZr"  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% qv >(  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract v nT  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract ?@7|Q/  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall oML K!]a  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was hQrsZv:Q  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). 5^R#e(mr  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract mCP +7q7  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified eh# (}v  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated i}12mjF  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents xH .q  
as information about risk factor exposure was not *fyEw\`a  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed  E8 V\J  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence }E] &13>r  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic mr\L q~*c  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a Nd!=3W5?  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use 8&iI+\lCy  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private Yl3PZ*#@ Q  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, /-9+(  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. @Pg@ltUd  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the H s 3*OhK\  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having 6>^k9cJp  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract H%jIjf  
surgery were not available. x@l~*6!K  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate $CV'p/^En  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had nFn`>kQ  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been  8xz7S  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment s:.XF|e{  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant {; ~i q  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression u$^` hzfI  
model. The factors that remained significantly related c.> (/  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever ZOsn,nF  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been C\h<02  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors NGzqiu"J  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate !~kzxY  
model. Kt0Tuj@CY  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract BGj Ta.&  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with nA j2k  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 &g {_.n,  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort p-Btbhv  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total N#ObxOE6T"  
(years) (%) (%) (%) VG7#6)sQoK  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) h}_q  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) Xqw7lj;K  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) bS6Yi)p  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) v Rs5-T  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) C_)>VP D  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) u{z{3fW_  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) oPBjsQ  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) xnO lV  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) &o.SmkJI  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) |SleSgS<#  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) kMXl {  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) bS<p dOX_  
Age-standardized @9a=D<'>  
(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) h='=uj8o5  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 4r&~=up]  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% 89bKnsV  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, ^e ii 4  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). IgL8u  
Outcomes of cataract surgery " cg>g/  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior K%;yFEZ  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were Is[0ri   
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular %b9M\  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular aT#|mk=\  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact 3OlY Ml  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of rv:O|wZ  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected b v"S(  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% c lNP9{  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes QR4o j  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, Tx_ LH"8  
P = 0.027). V5+a[`]  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity `u-Y 5mY  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without 6%-2G@ 6d  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract rH,N.H#]  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, Y i`.zm  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the 566EMy|  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 &n|gPp77$  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this jk @]d5  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four ^_uzr}LE`  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these ]CjODa  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction $)3/N&GXR  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one ?jbam! A  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract R[QE:#hT  
surgery. 0W)_5f&  
DISCUSSION sdLFBiR  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically 6x0>E^~  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract ; OsN^   
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes (ZYOm  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual ag6S"IXh  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and zv41Yv!x}  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is /bWV `*  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, 08Q:1 '  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract 0*q:p`OLw*  
services throughout Australia. .#X0P=  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age  [7bY(  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is 2}NfR8 N  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous A)xI. Q6  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye q9OIw1xQr*  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract xsfq[}eH<  
between studies because of different methodologies and hm& ~6rB  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well _Qv4;a  
as the different age structures of the study populations. ;j$84o{  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of E_++yK^=  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. vjHbg#0%  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity RR"#z'zQ  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. p'H5yg3h  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the xe5>)\18-  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. ?f%@8%px  
80 McCarty et al. 3}"VUS0wh  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort U9JqZ!  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total b^v.FK46G  
(years) (%) (%) (%) 3LEN~ N}  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) l!oU9  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( Cnn,$R=/s  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) "MyYu}AD  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) *6uiOtH  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) &oT]ycz%  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) mk[n3oE1  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) y_\d[  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) Ngg (<ZN  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) d~.#KS  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) 3iY` kf  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) #*~#t4S-  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) r> NgJf,  
Age-standardized `AYHCn  
(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) zhFGMF1  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract Wt_@ vs@.O  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. 6Z 7{|B5}Y  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 dD#A.C,Rz  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the 42Z2Mjtk  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude XWK A0  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the Y@Ty_j~  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). \vKMNk;kz  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains [0  3Aej  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban |',MgA  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than xaejG/'iK  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, {D$#m  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in $n!saPpxS  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, "4|D"|w I)  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens X& pK#=  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. d_]zX;_  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable 3 `$-  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, )mS Aog<  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that YR^J7b\  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and N vQN  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is GeD^-.^  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted )u`q41!  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement iO~3rWQ  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We 0ERA(=w5  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction *xI0hFJIM  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have |1uyJ?%B  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this ssUWr=mD  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their 7='lu;=,  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants ^ 9UKsy/q  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the Tq,Kel  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ ozy~`$;c  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their fucG 9B  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to 6w|s1!B l  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change W_8N?coM  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function b*&AIiT  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in XvETys@d  
overall quality of life.22 -|YG**i/  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually n** W  
significant posterior capsule opacification following LVP2jTz  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% DybuLB$f  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated ~-ZquJ-  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear p8,Rr{  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an 5+Fr/C  
opaque capsule. ^h\& l{e  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and v"ZNS  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, i[_B~/_  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We [@ >}  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more a|S6r-_;s  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is v,]-;V ~<  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 F#NuZ'U  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any NhJ]X cfP8  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of ;GQCq@)-  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care F/ p/&9  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without ,^wjtA 3j8  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the hvW FzT5  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated 8_$[SV$q  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. JX!z,X?r4  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem b:B+x6M  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract cPunMHD  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will zD^*->`p  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the D *=.;Rq  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in 'k'"+  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well J(>T&G;  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes ^k J>4  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. Yw(O}U 5e  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract kF]sy8u]  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for ,{6 Vf|?  
cataract extractions increases. <S ae:m4  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Uv )B  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants qt{lZ_$  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the G22{',#r8  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell 8&Md=ZvK`  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and *q&^tn b  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient ]A&pX AM  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal +-r ~-bs  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. N?EeT}m_  
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