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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT xB(:d'1|  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes K|G $s  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to YP<]f>SBt  
unoperated cataract in Australia. %-l:_A  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual "AouiZkh  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than WO-WoPO  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination !7)ID7d  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography u =kSs  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who ge?-^s4M  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater l~YNmmv_  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or Z]TVH8%|k  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. ? SP7v Q/  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne *'YNRM\}  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 23$hwr&G\  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria 0juIkN#  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract )95yV;n   
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had +g6j =%  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 o:D BOpS  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber 0t/y~TrBY  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber rg^\BUa-W,  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated Gd6 ;'ZCmY  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or ,DuZMGg  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven M(zY[O  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate ilp;@O6  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery d)1sP0Z_@  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% /Np"J  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone O;BMwg_7  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an K'5sn|)  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision {9.~]dI|L  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no Ed&,[rC  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural '"]>`=R  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance Q`p}X&^a  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated ?sf2h:\N  
cataract. wdcryejCkr  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is z@l!\m-  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced \LoSUl i  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of a[P>SqT4`  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes Q$.V:#  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. llaZP(pJ  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health wO_pcNYZ8  
services accessibility, prevalence iVpA @p   
INTRODUCTION kf^-m/  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in f}lT|.)?VD  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all {GX &)c4  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate ?`T6CRZhr  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be }W@#S_-e8  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 lNA'M&  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting NDe[2  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is N.5KPAvg%  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in s`B e#v  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists 6cQeL$,SQ  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather j:v~MrQ7|  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral y?*[}S  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has <@U.   
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for 9*-pden l  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has =qV4Sje|q  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 ;<bj{#mMv  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is "q9~ C  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the >}dTO/  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract hapB! ~M?  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence w&wA >q>&  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors ;PfeP ;z  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to SZim >@R  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. ?Kx6Sf<i  
METHODS _" ?c9  
Study population TRs[~K)n  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual `DgaO-Dg3  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 Fe_::NVvk  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to _L&n &y1+%  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. it qQ)\W  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of 763E 6,7  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen #d }0}7ue  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites 4)3g!o ?  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. b\SXZN)Be  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 /M0l p   
Original Article ~mN g[]  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia r5f^WZ$-  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD R<0Fy=z  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia k-{yu8*';  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, J y]FrSm^  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au >}-~rZ  
78 McCarty et al. %)zk..K{l  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural U8 Z~Y}29  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural Q{H17]W  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify $-m@KB  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a }BA9Ka#%  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of KjO-0VMN3  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, +2- qlU  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of }$^]dn@  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. 9 TqoLX  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local pI  &o?n  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. !A~d[</]m  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian 66/Z\H^d  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. <#zwKTmK1  
Assessment of cataract `tX@8|  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after L {!ihJr  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine PXa5g5 !  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the nlaG<L#  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using :=y0'f V(@  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and R_7 6W&  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on vuXS/ d  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) >o#ERNf  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, [ne" T  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, Np$z%ewK.  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than ?<! n m&~  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to >'N!dM.+9  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual C>4UbU  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, -/zp&*0gcx  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. IJ0#iA. T  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to MA$Xv`6I\  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the oKRFd_r+  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight %MbyKz:X  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the D; jK/2  
analyses. @ ICb Kg:  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., Y87XLvig}  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in }a^|L"  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. x/xb1"  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman ~,gLplpG0  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph LQqfi ~  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were 3{e'YD~hP  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera w4,]2Ccn.  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 +I@cO&CY|  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately U-g9C.  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated @\jQoaLT$_  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies 4H-j .|e  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were .,M;huRg  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, c+2sT3).D  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph DsGI/c  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical g<a<*)&  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) 8W -@N  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to pj; I)-d/  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. ]Ik%#l.G_  
Assessment of risk factors X#ZgS!Mn  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information 7ZsA5%s=,  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 3?`"  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration ,2,5Odrz  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, S GM!#K  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension B4Lx{u no  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and 8\# ^k#X  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were H~o <AmE0!  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to ~pz FZ7n4  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants _~M^ uW^l  
and use of vitamin supplements. 2"&) W dm  
Data management and statistical analysis Ik ~1:D]f  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a zwr\:Hu4  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, n:4uA`Vg  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or >EP(~G3u  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at =SBBvnPLI  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms , Z ~;U  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and Uyx&E?SlEq  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency 2UadV_s+s  
checks were performed on the entire data set. 1-VT}J(  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was Em^ (  
employed for statistical analyses. _[K#O,D,  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific '2nqHX D  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to ziEz.Wn"  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five Y(6Sp'0  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates 0 f/.>1M=  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific RBGX_v?  
data were weighted according to the 1996 G/?~\ }:s  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the -?a<qa?$  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. P?ep]  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared e@]Wh)  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated K_BPZ5w  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted Mz=!w]qDH  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the m7qqY  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. =zg:aTMti  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically 0b|zk <  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use u{f* M,k  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The wts:65~  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment k#JQxLy#  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with 2#5,MP~r  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence } :?.>#  
limits. wz /GB8P  
RESULTS i+vsp@d  
Study population \gO,hST   
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 @,H9zrjVFZ  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) JBX[bx52<r  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did ( (3}LQ  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was  1yqoA *  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as 2y GOzc  
a whole. f@V3\Z/6E  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to 3sm M,fi  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The P9Q2gVGAO{  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to ^>$P)=O:v  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural t-e5ld~a  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) '\DSTr:N  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. &<x@1,  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery pxINw> \Qv  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases `k{& /]  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any $.mQ7XDA9  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). R4's7k  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three ||B;o-  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence  -7]Xjb5  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes OyG"1F  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% hP@(6X,"  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract jFG0`n}I  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract !>^JSHR4t  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall vP-M,4c  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was /uqu32;o  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). }OShT+xeX  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract Bstk{&ew  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified 3ha|0[r9  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated _sHK*&W{CT  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents ZFh+x@  
as information about risk factor exposure was not r8MZvm2  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed wVK*P -C  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence 'md0]R|  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic ),^eA  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a 1'w:`/_  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use |?m` xO  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private /)|X.D  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, Eh8Pwt7C@  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. >%b\yl%0  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the jB$SUO`*  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having 1cN')"  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract "u^EleE!  
surgery were not available. 8}p8r|d!ls  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate Rhgj&4  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had .#6MQJ]OH  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been '%iPVHK7  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment |WQ9a' '  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant ".2K9j7$  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression =jAFgwP\  
model. The factors that remained significantly related 2OBfHO~D  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever eb:A1f4L  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been BR_TykP  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors S\C*iGeqJ  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate )najO *n  
model. Pe7e ?79  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract 1 i |.h  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with v"6 \=@  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 S'i;xL>  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort  P_4DGW  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total v"lf-c  
(years) (%) (%) (%) ur%$aX)  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) 440FhD Mj  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) Fz"ff4Bx [  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) :[7lTp   
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) ocA]M=3~k  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) :hqZPajE  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) a|qsQ'1,;  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) <4X ?EYaTq  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) nB@UKX  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) ! q6hC  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) g`Md80*Zfk  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) "dCzWFet  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) 4O$2]D.\  
Age-standardized *8A6Q9YT  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) BQrL7y  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 -Zy)5NB-tZ  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% "sbBe73 m  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, L(o#4YH}>J  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). qu{mqkfN>  
Outcomes of cataract surgery 3wt  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior ~"7J}[i 5  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were )/Y~6 A9>  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular k|j:T[_  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular *\q8BZ  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact }~zO+Wf2  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of xqWj|jA  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected 6VR[)T%  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% E+{5-[Zc*$  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes Bl4 dhBZoO  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, otnV-7)@  
P = 0.027). Phlk1*1n  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity WOb8 "*OM  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without 7^wE$7hS  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract Iw RQL%  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, A2_Ls;]  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the jtLn j@,  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 t aV|YP$  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this t|=n1\=?  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four *`.LA@bHU  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these j kCH i@  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction dqz1xQ1  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one o16~l]Z|f  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract E7 L bSZ  
surgery. ">,K1:(D  
DISCUSSION lb95!.av+I  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically d'q&Lq  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract +7^w9G  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes #:I^&~:  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual U,d2DAvt  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and V^WQ6G1  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is Ks51:M  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, 1sMV`qv>  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract /rOnm=P+Q  
services throughout Australia. )2toL5Q  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age wvX"D0eVn  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is hsz$S:am  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous uiuTv)pwF  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye yq!CWXZ2  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract qjzZ}  
between studies because of different methodologies and j}"]s/= 6  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well :nt}7Dn'  
as the different age structures of the study populations. 01-p `H+  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of rrbZ+*U  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. F6~b#Jz&i  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity QZWoKGd}+  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. Q4#\{" N!  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the ST#PMb'izn  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. ws#hhW3qK  
80 McCarty et al. zj%cd;  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort twAw01".  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total )x y9X0  
(years) (%) (%) (%) "pR $cS  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) F>p%2II/  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( AX/=}G  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) :Xb*m85y  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) rD_Ss.\^g  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) ;]|m((15G  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) 9t,aT!f  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) lv*Wnn@k  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) Lx9hq7<  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) #Lu4OSM+  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) [R roHXdk+  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) 5;r({ J  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) w;yar=n  
Age-standardized #MmmwPB_  
(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) ,:\zXESy4  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract 5<0Yh#_  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. n:%'{}Jw  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 %t,1_c0w  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the }[YcilU_  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude x`&P}4v0  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the FuRn%)DA5  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). *R1d4|/G  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains +LvZ87O^~  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban GcU(:V2o  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than k;9#4^4(  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, @)FXG~C*  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in p)AvG;  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, c"jhbH!u4  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens Lt ZWs0l0  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. )Q N=>J  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable }pU! 1GsO  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, *PA1iNdKS  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that _16 &K}<  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and U~QCN[gh  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is ?PH}b?f4  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted :D)&>{?  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement %d~9at6-B  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We m$G?e 9{  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction ](( >i%%~  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have uR[PKLh  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this vo^9qSX f  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their 3C5D~9v  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants [n@ !=T  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the \/e*quxx  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ J7aK3 he  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their $9u  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to DcvmeGl  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change jn3|9x  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function "oGM> @q=B  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in frO/ nx|9  
overall quality of life.22 GeW$lA I  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually W1,L>Az^Ts  
significant posterior capsule opacification following ="nrq &2  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% Xcpm?aTo  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated &JQ@(w  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear K*i1! "w  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an <$Kv^Y*  
opaque capsule. UA u4x 7  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and ~rfjQPbh9x  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, sNpBTG@{l  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We uM6!RR!~  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more ')cgx9   
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is ;Z~.54Pf{d  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 3tcsj0Rb  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any \@t5S  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of a~TZ9yg+HL  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care *^5,7}9Qo  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without )GKgK;=~  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the BfLZ  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated !27]1%Aw  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. ?YykCJJ ~@  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem qP'g}Pc  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract JU.%;e7  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will F}DD;K  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the e>Y2q|S85  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in `R?W @,@'  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well W A}@n  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes zL}hFmh  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. EC&,0i4n:  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract k4rB S  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for 0.0!5D[  
cataract extractions increases. BF!zfX?n  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lc?O K"[m  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants e_-/p`9  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the &2igX?60  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell n82Q.M-H  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and sR .j~R  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient #Q 7$I.O]  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal H-w|JH>g  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. 18`%WUPnT  
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