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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT |dxcEjcY_  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes I|#1u7X%]  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to foOwJ}JU  
unoperated cataract in Australia. .< Lb v5m  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual AUk,sCxd  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than |QI FtdU5T  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination { e U_  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography "&,Gn#'FG  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who APC,p,"  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater l-Q.@hG  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or .|pyloL.  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. *+-L`b{SX  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne .=nx5y z  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 6Wm`Vj(s  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria $\DOy&e  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract kYVn4Wq  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had J *lKXFq7  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 7HpfHqJ7  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber aa'u5<<W  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber "0nT:!BZ  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated Gg\805L@  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or f~RS[h`:  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven e+!+(D  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate '>}dq p{Wr  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery 4rmSo^vK  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% %|3I|'%Y  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone I-fjqo3  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an j#C1+Us  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision DRBRs-D  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no Nvlfi8.  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural P~>E  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance )]=1W  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated 7# /c7   
cataract. wX0m8" g@  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is \,w*K'B_Y  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced fjE  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of 6O`s&T,t  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes hr T_0FZV  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. LIo3a38n?y  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health B]`!L/  
services accessibility, prevalence woHB![Q,  
INTRODUCTION BVKr 2v  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in 2\$P&L a  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all aKLA_-E  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate ad\?@>[ I  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be GTj=R$%09  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 K/2k/\Jk[_  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting >q'xW=Y j\  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is jm-J_o;}z6  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in ^4+ew>BLSv  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists YL )epi^  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather E&\dr;{7  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral s`j QX\{  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has fn%Gu s~  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for *wgHa6?+7  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has cTA8F"UGD  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 WIytgM  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is IL:d`Kbqf  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the uHBEpqC%  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract egBjr?  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence _RLx;Tn)L  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors L x{bR=  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to xW$F - n  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. [m9Pt]j @  
METHODS  )Ir_:lk  
Study population Wq bfZx  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual 16iy miLz&  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 jpL' y1@Ut  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to " 6T: &>  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. =j)y.x(  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of K !X>k  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen sU {'  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites UbBo#(TZ)  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. h)%}O.ueB  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 9n$0OH /q  
Original Article _3q%  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia KY)r kfo B  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD s\c*ibxM,  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia -Jo8jE~>V  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, aR }|^ex  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au n-h2SQl!  
78 McCarty et al. 5K1WfdBX7)  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural go, Hfb  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural ^y.e Fz  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify 9m2_zfO[ w  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a gTI!b  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of F{1;~Yg%  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, 9aLS%-x!+  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of B]PTe~n^  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. 8:Yha4<Bv7  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local *7"R[!9  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. 7wt2|$Qz  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian =-M)2&~L~  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. 32_{nLV$[  
Assessment of cataract P# o/S4  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after >wK ^W{  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine lVywc:X  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the uN`{; Av  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using |Rr^K5hmD  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and BX[92~Bq  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on /K mzi9j+  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) (>qX>  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, a :jRQ-F)  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, 2[&3$-]  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than Jtj_R l !  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to }?,Gn]]  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual !F0MLvdX7^  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, p*10u@,  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. ||y5XXs  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to & z;;Bx0s  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the z\Y+5<a  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight e";r_J3w  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the nG;wQvc  
analyses. 2 M c/ah  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., \1 4"Bgj1  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in iw<#V&([ J  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. O YGh!sW  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman eqcV70E8cK  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph P&3'N~k-  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were 3 $;6pY  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera eR r.j  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 ~ \tI9L?|A  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately f[3DKA  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated -Sa H_Nuj  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies >W"g r]R<  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were u-Pa:wm0-  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, &LE,.Q34  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph $x5P 5^Y  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical mH> oF|  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) 8YC\Bw  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to }f)$+mi  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. F)/}Q[o8  
Assessment of risk factors Z% ~ j)  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information FblwQ-D  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 R6~x !  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration brJ _q0@  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, Q[^IX  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension N+x0"~T}I  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and 3DnlXH(h1  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were YQOdwc LG  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to 2b xkZS]  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants {4Y@ DQ-  
and use of vitamin supplements. + 8 5]]}I  
Data management and statistical analysis {.$5:<8aC  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a Qj~m;F!  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, LziEF-_  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or <jF]SN   
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at q}e"E cr  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms Q[_{:DJA  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and )ALPMmlRs  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency 8*3o 9$Pj  
checks were performed on the entire data set. 4>nY't;0  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was "Wr5:T-;  
employed for statistical analyses. S!< YVQq  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific \UM9cAX`  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to Twyx(~'&R  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five ;hGC.}X  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates K[0.4+  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific mZ 39 s  
data were weighted according to the 1996 aAZS^S4v  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the zWpJ\/k~  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. HQ ~`ha.  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared '_,/N!-V  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated GZ0? C2\  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted `<!Nk^2ap  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the O6Bs!0,  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. z(2pl}  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically bh|M]*Pq  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use b/'{6zn  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The uc!j`G*]  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment DhY.5  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with r_nB-\  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence Qd;P?W6  
limits. DhZuQpH  
RESULTS |N_tVE  
Study population ST$~l7p  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 r/zuo6"5  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) I^"ou M9}Q  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did C'&)""3d  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was A>WMPe:sSS  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as }5c%v1  
a whole. 0/K?'&$yvb  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to P^V,"B8t  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The S :)Aj6>6  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to U-Ia$b-5!  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural  m(CW3:|  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) X`i'U7%I  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. iUSP+iC,  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery sd4eJ  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases _8t5rF  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any 4 =/5  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). e_'/4 n  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three BS3Aczwk  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence m$<LO%<~p  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes DV+ M;r s  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% 9/A$ 3#wF  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract (Z:(f~;  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract EUBJnf:q  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall l e+6;'Q  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was ]0 N'Wtbn  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). *u LOoq  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract d4ANh+}X"_  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified u.v 5!G  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated kk|7{83O  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents PJd7t% m;  
as information about risk factor exposure was not % mP%W<  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed b-*3]gB  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence ]U[y3  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic  R&oC9<  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a /<[S> ;!kr  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use '?| (QU:)F  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private %v}SJEXF p  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, 8CXZ7 p  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. FHztF$Z  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the /zt9;^e  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having _N`'R.va  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract So?.V4aD_  
surgery were not available. ~kDR9s7  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate E lf ' 1  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had b:%z<vo  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been @|I:A  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment "n<rP 3y  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant 9NUft 8QB  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression ceiUpWMu,  
model. The factors that remained significantly related M't~/&D#  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever 3 k%fY  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been *[ ' n8Z  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors A%Ov.~&\G  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate s,5SWdb\v  
model. [G.4S5FX.]  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract M<Gr~RKmAn  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with #sHA!@ |  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 ;N+ v  x  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort /5x~3~  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total It5U=PU  
(years) (%) (%) (%) O~p@87aq  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) 3Jt7IM!9[  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) ]^f7s36  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) oK-T@ &-  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) [Ej#NHs  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) t^8 ii  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) ^Vbx9UN/  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) G<F+/Oi&DX  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) 0r4,27w  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) @Feusprs  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) PZT]H?  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) k`j>lhH  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) zRO-oOJ  
Age-standardized t:N YsL  
(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) |JUb 1|gi  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 j{U#g8  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% Fwu :x.(  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, .Mn_T*F  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). DH@]d0N  
Outcomes of cataract surgery N WSm  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior qD/GYqvm  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were AQUl:0!  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular f 1Z  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular 2 qA"emUM  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact S= NGJ 0  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of RJYB=y8l  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected bNH72gX2Yh  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% gv6}GE  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes QbN7sg~~  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, ;0Vyim)S]  
P = 0.027). >}uDQwX8  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity D2,2Yy5 y  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without HsF8$C$z  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract f;PPB@ :`$  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, 5qe6/E@  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the N!W# N$  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 O<*l"fw3  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this @nh* H{  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four <P% <EgOE  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these >~%EB?8  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction v^;p]_c~2  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one 0\y{/P?I$  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract hja;d1yH  
surgery. un&Z' .   
DISCUSSION "mk4O4dF  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically 342m=7lK  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract ,A{'lu  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes *EB`~s  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual 5n1aRA1  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and 0afDqvrC6  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is 5PRS|R7  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, ,Fv8&tR  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract 46(=*iT&V  
services throughout Australia. D)_67w|u|  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age 9>OPaL n  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is MjNq8'$"  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous k$NNpv&;d  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye 6^Q/D7U;s  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract `"-ln'nw  
between studies because of different methodologies and ^z^zsNx  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well -,Oq=w*EV  
as the different age structures of the study populations. rZi\  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of PL}c1Ud  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. C -:lM1  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity V9 J`LQ\0  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. nF#1B4b>  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the +{5y,0R  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. qx;8Hq(E[  
80 McCarty et al.  A|90Ps  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort ,P.yl~'Al  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total Y48 MCL  
(years) (%) (%) (%) bZKlQ<sI  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) #sRkKl|  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( qtI42u{  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) MJ..' $>TC  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) CBrC   
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) 5X1z^(   
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) A{IJ](5.kd  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) % %c1@2G<  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) /]@1IC{Lk  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) )%6h9xyXt  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) ~ 5@bW J  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) |H%[tkW6c  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) N0POyd/rL  
Age-standardized } Tz<fd/  
(95% CL) Combined 3.31 (2.70, 3.93) 4.36 (2.67, 6.06) 2.26 (0.82, 3.70) 3.79 (2.97, 4.60) QrSF1y'd  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract a^5.gfzA  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. TaqqEL  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 "WfVZBWG$  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the 5 >c,#*  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude H(rK39Q  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the q,% lG$0v  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). Wq"5-U;:w  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains \\d!z-NOk?  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban j0q:i}/U,  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than +v{g'  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, r Y#^C  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in A}l+BIt  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, ;Im%L=q9GL  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens TO5#iiM)  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. AbA_s I<;  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable VoG:3qN  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, d$}!x[g$Z  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that 6cVJu%<V  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and R|g50Q  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is 3 [r9v!l  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted *u ^mf~  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement W&Xm_T[ Q  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We  SCq:jI  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction uN*Ynf(:-  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have $_Kcm "oj  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this r>,s-T!7  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their kdW$>Jqb  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants yR$ld.[uf  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the u.rFZu?E\  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ EC`=nGF  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their \u$[$R5  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to wi-F@})f#  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change 4r tNvf5`  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function 12o6KVV^x  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in 1haNpLfS>  
overall quality of life.22 PR3&LI;B*  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually vJ9IDc|[  
significant posterior capsule opacification following xRbtiFk9H  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% ^R h`XE  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated F S!D  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear aL^ 58My&  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an 3,^.   
opaque capsule. i5#4@ 4aC  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and ' '<3;  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, i)q8p  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We ?p& ( Af)  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more BFswqp:  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is SsCV}[  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 p+ #]Jr  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any dZ|x `bIgs  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of Dg}$;PK  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care G]zyx"0Sqb  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without .~,=?aq^  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the ![&9\aH  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated PVaqKCj:6W  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. pEq }b+-  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem zuS4N?t`p  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract B &e'n<  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will ihd^P]  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the j:7AVnt  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in }"M5"?  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well [Om,Q<  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes "t%Jj89a\  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. 6h7TM?lt  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract -5Oy k,  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for mo"1|Q&  
cataract extractions increases. SBg|V  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5'/ff=  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants IZBY*kr  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the NUFW SL>  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell nd }Z[)  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and vZ1?4hG  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient JHa\"h  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal ZF@$3   
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. 06e dVIRr  
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