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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT P@lDhzd  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes > ka*-8 ?  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to ,41Z_h  
unoperated cataract in Australia. {S[+hUl  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual OI/m_xx@j  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than 3h N?l :/b  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination  =ie8{j2:  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography /6S% h-#\  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who k%2woHSu&  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater Q5%$P\  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or *XN|ZGl/  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. 9NzK1V0X  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne $r>$ u  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 DpA"5RV  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria cl2+,!:  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract f[r?J/;P9  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had +ftOJFkI  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 0' m$hU}  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber F"I{_yleq'  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber '2LK(uaU  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated Q5K<ECoPk  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or y&A 0}>a:d  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven C6<*'5T  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate SK][UxoHm  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery AhozrroV  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% 6I8A[   
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone :6h$1 +6  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an $~^Y4 } m  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision N*mm[F2+F  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no 85{2TXQ^%=  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural `qXCY^BH2  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance GF^)](xY+  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated 9sQ #v-+Yx  
cataract. Gl!fT1zh0  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is \N|ma P  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced {.r jp`39  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of ?=^~( x?S  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes M94zlW<  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. jsp)e=  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health XT "-   
services accessibility, prevalence u*h+ c8|zI  
INTRODUCTION  0m&  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in <w1# 3Mu'  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all s.uw,x  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate L/+KY_b:*  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be q8=hUD%5C  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 s/+k[9l2  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting E0lro+'lS  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is XX9u%BZ~  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in VV%Q "0 \  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists GEd JB=  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather x$gVEh*k  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral I_aS C4  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has 5 0KB:1(g  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for A}h`%b  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has }i\U,mH0_&  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 iC`mj  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is 7j//x Tr}a  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the Xlp$ xp"  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract %=G*{mK  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence I5$]{:L|9  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors I `I+7~t  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to ?*K{1Ghf  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. H6Dw5vG "l  
METHODS &}+^*X  
Study population {wS)M  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual 7w A.:$  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 fEgwQ-]  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to h!4jl0 oX]  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. WKDa]({k%  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of #ts;s\!  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen %@Ow.7zh  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites R4 x!b`:i  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. 1{0 L~  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 5p]Cwj<u  
Original Article  tOEY|  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 9%  wVE]  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD J6s@}@R1  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia =IC cN|  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, J.;{`U=:  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au k  __MYb  
78 McCarty et al. "IE*MmsEz  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural P r_$%x9D  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural G-#]|)  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify *41 2)zEy  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a %X^K5Io  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of  gK Uci  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, _O w]kP='  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of 6vL+qOdx  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. ]\ DIJ>JZ  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local K H&o`U(}  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. y'#i'0eeL  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian nbf w7u  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. 48p< ~#<W\  
Assessment of cataract 2n3g!M6~  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after  )o\U4t  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine 'v?"TZ  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the [:Y`^iR.  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using x+;"(]#  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and *v6 j7<H  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on vf-cx\y7  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) PZB_6!}2[F  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, CgxGvM4  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, g*a|QBj%  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than SGK=WLGM8  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to R.rxpJ+kU  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual tIJ?caX5=  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, ?V >{3  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. \ W.uV[\  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to ~P5;k_&  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the 5uxB)Dx)  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight Sru}0M# M  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the B!iz=+RNC1  
analyses. Y- vLEIX=  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., n k@e#  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in 6Q}WX[| tQ  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. 6 OLp x)fG  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman EKTn$k=  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph yL.Z{wd  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were c(5r  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera i{.%4tA4  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 6'YsSde".  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately +PfXc?VU  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated L28DBjE)A  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies <f+ 9wuZ  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were Q q7+_,w  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, wr+r J  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph W!.vP~>  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical z&x3":@u<  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) b!hs|emo;  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to i=mk#.j~  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. I C?bqC+  
Assessment of risk factors (|kcSnF0  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information ~E J+<[/  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 h|Z%b_a  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration P9/Bc^5'  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, $22_>OsA  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension "jFRGgd79  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and nz%{hMNYH  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were l]wjH5mz=i  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to QhqXd  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants dd{pF\a  
and use of vitamin supplements. %hnv go:^g  
Data management and statistical analysis fVJsVZ"6v`  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a w4UaWT1J  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, J/ ! Mt  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or dd=' ;%?  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at J#OiY  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms e_iXR#bZc  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and [->uDbtzL  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency 3\~ RWoB0u  
checks were performed on the entire data set. BEfp3|Stb  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was kl&9M!;:n  
employed for statistical analyses. f:)%+)U<Xm  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific s2'] "wM  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to } eL*gy  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five n@"h^-  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates COC6H'F  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific N9s ,..  
data were weighted according to the 1996 X Nm%O  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the ,cg%t9  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. afJ`1l  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared 7G^`'oZ  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated E@%X  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted .JG>/+  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the {8YNmxF#  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. S9'8rn!_  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically %%=PpKYtSD  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use $u`v k|\R  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The uBPxMwohR  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment j!oD9&W4~  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with [kjmEMF9i  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence :gvw5h%  
limits. n qR8uL>  
RESULTS /M.@dW7 w  
Study population K:i{us`  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 H+VKWGmfG  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) IQz:D J  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did qq)Dh'5*e,  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was ^JKV~+ Q  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as xK3 xiR  
a whole. h.`U)6*?&N  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to [J6*Q9B<V&  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The RH+'"f  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to ns{BU->f  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural wGXnS"L!  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) ##6_kcL:6G  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. vw'`t6  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery n$ri:~s  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases *i}Nb* Z3  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any {APsi7HYBr  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). jf_0IE  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three KvFGwq"X  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence m}x&]">9  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes `@Q%}J  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% UHtxzp =[  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract q*<Fy4j  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract ^Ms)T3dM  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall 2^Tj@P7  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was Zl0Kv *S  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). z)Y<@2V*C  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract $uA?c& e  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified %'}L.OvG  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated b9ON[qOMN  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents @$5GxIw<l  
as information about risk factor exposure was not `Z3Qx~f x  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed FBjIft5e  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence Su<Ggv"  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic .b4_O CGg  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a z2m%L0  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use _)J;PbK~  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private %!r>]M <  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, $B6"fYiDk  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. uC3o@qGW<  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the _E e`Uk  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having ` Nn^   
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract /t-m/&>  
surgery were not available. H61 ,pr>  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate or_x0Q  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had U!:Q|':=h  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been ti:qOSIDTA  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment 8K! l X  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant / r #.BXP  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression 6#xP[hlR[  
model. The factors that remained significantly related s(Of EzsH=  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever XqVhC ):  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been ]8(_{@ /  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors UV%A l)3  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate =T)4Oziks  
model. m~%\f8w-x  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract g{@q  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with /I{<]m$  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 a3i4e GT-  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort |3f?1:"Z  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total etdI:N*x  
(years) (%) (%) (%) O/^7TBTn<r  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) .OM m"RtK  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) "nX L7N0  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) $LLkYOwI  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) >Ha tb bA  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) @b\/\\{  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) K!6k<  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) m72r6Yq2@  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) C-/<5D j  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) bCY8CIF  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) i-)OY,  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) $pK2H0c  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) 4S>A}rWz  
Age-standardized A+*M< W  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) ; F% 3b47  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 He att?(RR  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% ~G.'pyW  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, bcFG$},k  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). Y.&nxT95=  
Outcomes of cataract surgery To1 .U)do  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior coq7La[  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were [F4] p R(  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular CAdqoCz|  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular ) -x0xY  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact Jhdo#}Ub  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of $d 2mcwh\  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected BH"f\oc  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% v7x %V%K  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes `R@1Sc<*|  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, ^$-ID6  
P = 0.027). !5lb+%7  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity IzPnbnS}  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without /<7'[x<  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract wp7<0PP  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, -?L~\WJAL  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the ,@1rP55  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 J:g4ES-/   
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this }pqnF53  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four _p0@1 s(U  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these bzYj`t?  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction MYyV{W*T>  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one GH ] c  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract 8NCu;s  
surgery. E6+c{41B  
DISCUSSION L\;n[,.  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically B?A]0S  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract b ]A9$-  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes ux>wa+XFa  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual R^u 1(SF  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and _,r2g8qm  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is a6Zg~>vX  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, |.]sL0; 4Z  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract k5M3g*  
services throughout Australia. (r Tn6[ *  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age $)or{Z$&  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is {N.J A=  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous  ylTX  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye Lp1\vfU<+  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract u9c^:Op  
between studies because of different methodologies and <PMQ$s>KK  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well rJz`v/:|P  
as the different age structures of the study populations. { pJf ~  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of bX*>Zm   
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. d@b" ~r}  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity Sm5 T/&z  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. .#Vup{.  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the Sv#S_jh  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. lEXER^6  
80 McCarty et al. Q0j4 c  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort ^}Wk  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total j 3t,Cx  
(years) (%) (%) (%) YP4lizs.  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) *4 HogC  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( G4<M@ET  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) JmBe1"hs  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) 4Pv Pp{Y  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) /:GeXDJw  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) L]e@. /C$  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) \c(Z?`p]R1  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) JIOeDuw+  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) A7enC,Ey  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) =6O<1<[y  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) 38zG[c|X  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) 1e)5D& njS  
Age-standardized E``\Jre@  
(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) \ $Q?  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract HceZTe@  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. :pw6#yi8`  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 ozUsp[W >  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the \N a  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude f+V^q4  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the S4C4_*~Vd  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). \J-}Dp\0b  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains Sau?Y  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban q Oyo+hu  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than Xf6\{  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, 8;<3Tyjzu  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in Xf%wW[~  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, ,/Al'  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens (X/dP ~  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. tdOox87YK  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable &pFP=|Pq  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, *T-v^ndJh  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that i:n1Di1~E  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and |'!9mvt=  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is {1L{   
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted \:Z8"~G  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement kn= fW1  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We HSlAm&Y\  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction I!u fw\[  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have ,jJbQIu#  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this 0I7 r{T  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their T u7}*vsR  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants k *|WI$  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the !CUX13/0  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ R=<uf:ca  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their wvPS0]  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to 6I-Qq?L[H  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change d 6zfP1lQ  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function !BEl6h  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in aB2t/ua  
overall quality of life.22 ~pPj   
A recent review found that the incidence of visually }]+k  
significant posterior capsule opacification following M&5De{LS}  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% qU+q Y2S:  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated [KNA5(Y0  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear *B%ulsm  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an j7 \y1$w  
opaque capsule. EzGO/uZ]  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and ?;ovh nY)  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, !H4C5wDu  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We Qkx}A7sK  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more k@9CDwh*s  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is %^}|HG*i??  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 xAu&O\V  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any /m8&E*+T1  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of o>@9[F,h+  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care RZTC+ylj  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without I@l }%L  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the (laVmU?I7  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated D:fLQ 8a  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. )|IMhB+4  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem v|GDPq  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract y9X1X{  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will JXk<t5@D  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the nPj &a  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in 6w*q~{"(   
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well "cx#6Bo|  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes r"x/,!_E  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. zi= gOm  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract F.@U X{J  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for nW!pOTJq21  
cataract extractions increases. oh.8WlI  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9s`j@B0N57  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants  d>}R3T  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the ;*q  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell T Y*uK  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and d <Rv~F@  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient YZQF*fj  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal u>h|A(<  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. } DQ KfS  
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