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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT SXwgn >  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes O)\xElu  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to yJ/m21f  
unoperated cataract in Australia. E@0w t^  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual P-7!\[];te  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than ~ W52Mbf  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination _ &19OD%  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography FT[wa-b  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who yE{l Xp;  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater j ;VYF  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or '?_I-=" Mr  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. [9'5+RXw3  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne J4!Z,-  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 d0MX4bhZ  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria y;;^o6Gnw  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract sFC1PdSk4T  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had 43,- t_jV  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 v:JFUn}  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber T_5 E  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber oJ{)0;<~L  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated &y3_>!L  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or a9FlzR  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven |Ro\2uSr  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate 7:jSP$  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery YjvqU /[3  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% {D1=TTr^  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone {7Dc(gNS  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an lJ}G"RTm  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision `9zP{p  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no IL YS:c58=  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural X k<X :,T  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance <9\_b 6  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated JOenVepQ,  
cataract. "W\ #d  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is D2>=^WP6+  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced axXA y5  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of =qI JXV  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes rh$%*l  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. z4UeUVfZ}  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health XImb" 7|  
services accessibility, prevalence zcIZJVYA  
INTRODUCTION ,h8)5Mj/J  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in R%7k<1d'`  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all MJ}VNv|S  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate f.rHX<%q9B  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be O?8G  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 oVc_ (NH-  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting K V  4>(  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is QVzLf+R~  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in uysGOyi<u  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists (doFYF~w  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather 1eiH%{w  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral |_!xA/_U'T  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has Q\ro )r  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for B1*%pjy  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has z@T;N'EM  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 l ^\5Jr03  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is }tc,3> /  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the ZFz>" vt@  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract NpH)K:$#%  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence r95$B6  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors mIl^  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to u) fbR  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. {PYN3\N,  
METHODS |D`Zi>lv  
Study population Ww)qBsi8  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual pS0-<-\R  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 $~zqt%}  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to :^J(%zy  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. d3^LalAp  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of F}i rCi47c  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen 36 &7J{MU  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites B\Rq0N]' M  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. %Cb8vYz~  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 UmInAH4  
Original Article \=,+we Gw@  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia CaZEU(i  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD m!E36ce}  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (VwS 9:`  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, !=q {1\#  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au w#XE!8`  
78 McCarty et al. K& 2p<\2  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural P|_?{1eO2  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural E(]yjZ/  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify OXA_E/F  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a /KlA7MH6  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of ~iF*+\  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, i!YZF$|  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of >JCSOI  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. 9c#9KCmc  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local #;}IHAR  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. wyAqrf  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian 7fnKe2M M  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. vk;>#yoox  
Assessment of cataract >Z<ym|(T*  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after 8*6J\FE<p  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine PX2Ejrwj  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the U|U/B  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using hO{@!H$l  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and CdTmL{Y1  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on B;W=61d  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) >`,v?<>+  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, &sx/qS#,VL  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, +u25>pX  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than O aF+Z@ s  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to >2$Ehw:K^  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual K=`*cSU>  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, >KGQ#hnH  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. vbwEX6  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to ;CAB.aB~  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the B#EF/\5  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight 2(`2f  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the &\!-d%||)  
analyses. hh:)"<[  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., rw+0<r3|K  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in TvI}yaCu/x  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. `4;<\VYCr  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman X8;03EW;  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph hc0VS3 k)  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were :I<%.|8  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera O8dDoP\F2  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 \dufKeiS&a  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately "OK(<x]3;>  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated Pfd FB  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies 4S"K%2'O  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were o5Qlp5`:u  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, jh8%Xu]t  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph Saz+GQ G  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical Zjo9c{\  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) G]&:">&R  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to [$H8?J   
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. aty K^*aX  
Assessment of risk factors ]$*N5 Y  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information (G$m}ng  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 lbv, jS  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration ~r=TVHjqi  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, :; ??!V  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension dYr#  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and -@J;FjrXmP  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were cUy6/x9&  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to u $sX6  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants H56e#:[$  
and use of vitamin supplements. %8 4<@f&n]  
Data management and statistical analysis %FF  S&vd  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a u\t ;  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, PK+][.6H  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or y>~Ke UC  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at .vT'hu  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms _$=xa6YA  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and =,0E3:X^  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency Ap97Zcw  
checks were performed on the entire data set. gV`:eNo*  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was s;5PHweWf  
employed for statistical analyses. txL5' mK  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific h_A}i2/{  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to WO}JIExy  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five Z;n}*^U  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates T`WFY  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific kYR&t}jlCg  
data were weighted according to the 1996 %b!p{p  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the ?29 KvT;#]  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. @9c^{x\4  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared _nTjCN625  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated L50`,,WF  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted y'zEaL&SI@  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the -)$)<k  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. h1Q7(8=Eg  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically D(r|sw  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use T+~~w'v0  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The | z('yy$  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment Az)P&*2:'`  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with wvc?2~`  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence Gu%`__   
limits. >T(f  
RESULTS 0dgR;Dl(  
Study population Z,d/FC#y(  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 -|3U0: 'm  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) 5-C6;7%:  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did O=-|b kO  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was ;pULJ}rDb  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as Xz5=fj&  
a whole. P, Vq/Tt  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to F*NIs:3;  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The ZU:gNO0  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to o+tY[UX  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural "@ f`O  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) qGh rJ6R!  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. x Apa+j6I  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery N..u<06j/  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases "jpjBH:c$  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any >Ek `PVPD  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). .&[nS<~`  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three M P3E]T~:  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence IBuuZ.=j2h  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes m?m,w$K  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% @TH \hr]  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract cX&c%~  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract T&S< 0  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall R]r~TJ o  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was cKxJeM07  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). ("TI~  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract -\I0*L'$|\  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified sVC5<?OW!p  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated f{)*"  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents 6-JnT_  
as information about risk factor exposure was not My[L3KTTp  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed i$F)h<OU+  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence 'WOW m$2  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic QK@z##U  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a r!zNcN(%cs  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use 7'o?'He-.2  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private *;}!WDr  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, *&U9npN  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. "RG.vo7b  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the FIS-xpv$  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having "~Eo=R0 O  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract lz>5bR'  
surgery were not available. ?ph"|LyL  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate Fdzd!r1 v  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had "w A8J%:  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been :2?'mKa7  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment [OT@gp:  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant `=\G>#p<T  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression 9~4Kbmr>q  
model. The factors that remained significantly related ^*0;Z<_  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever g$: 2c7uL  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been xWlB!r<}Gz  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors -x RsYYw  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate zL_X?UmV  
model. 6\]-J*e>  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract K'71uW>  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with n =v %}@f2  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 iCc \p2p  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort %+'&$  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total D QZS%)  
(years) (%) (%) (%) Jv7M[SJ#x  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) u!X 2ju<  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) 1.>` h:  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) 5 Fd]3  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) X~j A*kmAj  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) iff U}ce  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) ^oP]@r"qy  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) qItI):9U  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) |, :(3Ml  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) )zt5`"/o  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) $iB(N ZV  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) q!7\`>.2:{  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) Xau.4&\d  
Age-standardized ROfmAc  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) GC{Ys |s  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2  Z-~^)lo  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% ;Joo!CXHO  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, .3Ap+V8?  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). b/G0EcRw+  
Outcomes of cataract surgery InDR\=o  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior ?@u &3/&  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were Vt&I[osC  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular Comu c  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular |;].~7^  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact fY `A  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of FX'W%_f,  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected T&h|sa(   
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% f]hW>-B(q  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes j@:L MR>  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, ]F_ u  
P = 0.027). gf!j|O;  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity  Wi|.Z/  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without 6yR7RF}  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract VP"L _Um  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, ;xRy ONt  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the dzcPSbbpt  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 `j2z=5  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this 63~i6  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four B^OhL!*tI  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these ~p8!Kb6  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction |ST&,a$(  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one |?0C9  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract uo%zfi?  
surgery. -V+fQGZe  
DISCUSSION f&,.h"bS  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically ^WRr "3  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract 2 o.Mh/D0  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes $`riB$v  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual :jhJp m1Xq  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and R"tLu/Sn  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is 6Y=$7%z  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, c-3? D;  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract >Qi2;t~G  
services throughout Australia. } o=g)  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age a]Lr<i8#%  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is zi5;>Iv0}  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous Y`_6Ny="  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye w</kGK[O  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract hxv/285B  
between studies because of different methodologies and BeVQ [  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well Bkcs4 x  
as the different age structures of the study populations. *l5/q\D  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of _|#)tWy}  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. _kar5B$  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity VbZZ=q=Kd  
has not been included in the definition of cataract.  ]@<O!fS  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the p{88v3b6  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. [rf.P'p%  
80 McCarty et al. HtXzMSGo7  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort x=9drKIw>  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total **oN/5  
(years) (%) (%) (%) uv Z!3UH.  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) zEa3a  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( "zYlddh  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) -l^u1z  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) eM{+R^8  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) XC~|{d  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) 2'N%KKmJ L  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) Yz[^?M%(D  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) g }5lG z4  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) N5o jXX!l%  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) qA5tMZ^w  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) 7hQrL+%q8  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) pYH#Vh  
Age-standardized eR =P  
(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) ^Qq_|{vynf  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract 4y:yFTp  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. gP? pfFhG  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 R9^Vk*`gFU  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the srLXwoN[  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude 3)3?/y)_  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the > ;LXy  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). 'H0uvvhOp  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains xk7 MMRb  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban 'pa[z5{k+  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than {CdQ)|  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, 5<^ $9('  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in aJdd2,e  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, m:SG1m_6  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens NwP !.  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. <Nw qt[.  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable ])`w_y(>  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, W8,4LxH  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that ^hiIMqY_{`  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and lY -2e>  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is $lVR6|n  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted 79`OB##  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement ![1+=F !  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We w IQ~a  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction !>RDHu2n  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have  S1$lNB  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this 8L1 vt Yz  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their nQ*9E|Vx  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants OEi u,Y|@l  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the #K#BNpG|  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ 27J!oin$  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their vG'6?%38  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to RISDjU3  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change p>oC.[:4a  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function 1aAY7Dm_&  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in qTZ\;[CrP"  
overall quality of life.22 A4uKE"WE  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually FP=up#zl  
significant posterior capsule opacification following r{cmw`WA/P  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% I|n? 32F  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated \qf0=CPw8  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear ~7=eHU.@  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an o%yfR.M6$  
opaque capsule. }]#&U/z  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and Y5{KtW  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, mO=A50_&,Q  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We &=^YN"=Z  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more J8'1 ~$6  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is Kpg?' !I  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 ,B~5;/ |  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any PZ >(cvX&  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of O=[Q >\p  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care u{-@,-{  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without @cr/&  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the 3q W ](  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated wrQ0 2?  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. 7{Lp/z%r  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem }_Ci3|G>%D  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract a&Qr7tT Y"  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will G|o O  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the RNF%i~nhO  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in c/7}5#Rs  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well KE.O>M ,I.  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes hg %iv%1B'  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. 0&u=(;Dr\  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract !gJTKQX4  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for @d5$OpL$%  
cataract extractions increases. ^F'~|zc"C  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS w\mTug  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants 8.G<+.  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the \QQWhwE  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell kbL7Xjk  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and 7+8 8o:G9  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient >k ==7#P  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal 9OFH6-;6`\  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. LF `]=.Q  
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