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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT [B3RfCV{  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes )}v l\7=  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to D'4\*4is  
unoperated cataract in Australia. qP;OaM CX  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual P2Y^d#jO  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than R-Sym8c  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination 8Y?;x}  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography L(\cHb9`  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who Mi hg:  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater :EyD+!LJ  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or p[cX O=  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. 05[SC}MCA  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne ?Ob3tUz2  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 W!<U85-#S  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria n`KY9[0 U=  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract  _4f;<FL  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had 9FX-1,Jx  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 svSVG:48  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber gFh*eCo   
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber cnLro  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated cNH7C"@GVu  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or liSmjsk  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven 1Z;iV<d  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate YzWz|  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery P*o9a  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% 5X+A"X ;C  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone rs.)CMk53  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an cu6Opq9  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision /E>e"tvss  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no j@9T.P1  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural _g. {MTQ  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance ;bG>ZqJCVA  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated "]dI1 g_  
cataract. 4Up/p&1@  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is &NWEqBz*2  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced g){<y~Mk  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of ys~x $  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes HDLk>_N_s,  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. '%D7C=;^  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health / +\9S  
services accessibility, prevalence q7!{?\T%  
INTRODUCTION Qd-A.{[h  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in Y} /-C3)  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all : 'c&,oLY  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate G#CXs:1pd+  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be q@&6#B  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 p[-O( 3Y  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting O}P`P'Y|'  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is ,>M[@4`,U  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in yr 6V3],Tp  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists nEfK53i_  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather %RVZD# zr  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral )7d&NE_  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has iwq!w6+  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for :U\tv[  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has @,}UWU  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 !<oe=)Iz|  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is ; KA~Z5x;  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the Fs{*XKv&lH  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract *_e3 @g  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence q| 7(  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors ,I9bNO,%JK  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to lFk R=!?=  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. CAlCDfKW}  
METHODS vIvIfE  
Study population YQ} o?Q$z  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual }qUX=s GG  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 TrNF=x>  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to ~~.}ah/_d  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. _GPe<H  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of FwK] $4*  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen rjP/l6 ~'  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites y} '@R$  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. DD Z@$L!  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 t-AmX) $  
Original Article ?M2J wAK5  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 6Zo}(^Ovz  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD / 1RpM]d  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia YUb_y^B^  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, ;a/E42eN;  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au f<_Cq <q"  
78 McCarty et al. Ef\ -VKh  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural s~>}a  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural #_1`)VS  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify ,uvRi)O>a  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a do_[&  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of =]t| ];c%  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, gR**@t=;j  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of +vH4MwG$.&  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. Gt1U!dP  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local 1\Xw3prH  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. Z;i:](  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian sK{e*[I>W  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. Q8NX)R  
Assessment of cataract bOB \--:]  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after do%&m]#;  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine \RiP  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the vd ZW%-A&\  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using 3F3A%C%  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and b-DvW4B  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on \G[$:nS  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) H)?z #x  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, /(cPfZZ  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, .]u /O`c]  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than $X6h|?3U,  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to tc! #wd+u  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual -~1~I e2  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, | (93gJ  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. 6 N4~~O  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to "[J^YKoF  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the # ] QZ  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight [~HN<>L@C  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the 3u=g6W2 F  
analyses. M  >u_4AY  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., T[gv0|+  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in  }tz7b#  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. ueudRb  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman $i&zex{\  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph z_HdISy0  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were 1#x0q:6  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera mt .sucT  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 Psf#c:*_ )  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately s<Ziegmw|g  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated LoV<:|GTI  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies K0~rN.C!0  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were zPO9!?7|  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, TOt dUO  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph By |4 m  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical l#o ~W`  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) /: "1Z]@  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to dd;~K&_Q/i  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. o&%g8= n%  
Assessment of risk factors ?`s8 pPc4  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information _>+Ld6.T6  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 CJY$G}rk  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration jcOcWB|  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, Hl"N}   
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension Y2AJ+ |  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and SUiOJ[5,  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were j#|ZP-=1_  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to 9[4xFE?|  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants Q ,g\  
and use of vitamin supplements. ?uu*L6  
Data management and statistical analysis Nn6%9PX_)  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a :#Wd~~d  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, [agMfn  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or 4#D,?eA7  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at _a, s )  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms yi[x}ffdE  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and wYea\^co  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency 8*X4\3:*N  
checks were performed on the entire data set. *. t^MP  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was 0-gAyiKx?  
employed for statistical analyses. }> \C{ClI  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific 3]hWfj1m2  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to ?6!LL5a.  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five +`4A$#$+y  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates 4+n\k  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific (FV >m  
data were weighted according to the 1996 hH.G#-JO  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the f);FoVa6  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. +ZYn? #IQ  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared qs6aB0ln  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated 9WHddDA  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted K3C<{#r  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the al0L&z\  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract.  _F{C\}  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically =N@t'fOr  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use *hrd5na  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The L];b< *d  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment %y@AA>x!  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with 'qi}|I  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence 9Flb|G%  
limits. eyaNs{TV  
RESULTS |qLh5Ty  
Study population dx]>(e@(t{  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 |{;G2G1[  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) SuznN L=/$  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did jpOp.  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was Bx!-"e  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as b -y  
a whole. 5xde;  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to BV m0{*-[|  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The _wcNgFx  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to !W0v >p  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural Bt#N4m[X*|  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) Qd6FH2Pl  
and 701 (47.5%) were men.  ]k(]qZ  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery ':W[A  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases P4?glh q#  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any BHw, 4#F1;  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). F /Pep?'  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three 1}37Q&2  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence 6RM/GM  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes X.V~SeS  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% -hV*EPQ/  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract Ah<+y\C  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract K#xv u1U  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall : jx4{V  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was iUwzs&frd  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). w*!aZ,P  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract ! +njS  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified e%6QTg5#  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated 6Iw\c  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents BC]?0 U  
as information about risk factor exposure was not 7rPF$ \#  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed aP`P)3O6)1  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence qa6,z.mQ  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic )jC%a6G!  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a |%v^W 3  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use mqJ_W[y7  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private &/b~k3{M_  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, 80;(Gt@<"  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. Jo}eeJ;k  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the XUw/2"D'?  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having c(%|: P^  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract Q,9oKg  
surgery were not available. L-\GHu~)  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate l(q ,<[O  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had CP{cAzHO  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been g ci    
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment N [yy M'C  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant KdlQ!5(?X  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression T^v}mWCZ  
model. The factors that remained significantly related xvy.=(  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever @K]|K]cby  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been p^_yU_  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors @R  6@]Dm  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate "Pf~iwfw  
model. &M '*6A  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract `p7=t)5k  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with 4H-'Dr=G  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 iyp=lLk  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort ukY"+&  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total (khL-F  
(years) (%) (%) (%) F3N6{ysK#  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) |&[EZ+[  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) 69 o 7EA  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) 6(e>P)  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) i@ BtM9:  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) xRsWI!d+|  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) TW>WHCAm  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) -Vhw^T1iV  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) N"y)Oca{  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) 4NIRmDEd  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) Y]5 l.SV  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) 0<B$#8  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) i@R 1/M  
Age-standardized :Xd<74Nu  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) AnvRxb.e  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 f>Jr|#k  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% N{~Y J$!8  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, 9RI-Lq`  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). <V6VMYXY4  
Outcomes of cataract surgery B !=F2  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior Vl!6W@g  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were @k/NY *+  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular AZ}Xj>=  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular ohGfp9H  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact -8rjgB~."/  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of KFkoS0M5|  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected !1Cy$}w  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% 'anG:=  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes J{&H+rd  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, =6|&Jt  
P = 0.027). w~?~g<q  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity q,U+qt  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without VD]zz ^  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract gH3vk $WS  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, \<6CZ  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the }t1a* z  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 1&(V   
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this 3% ;a)c;D  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four 'xg Lt(  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these 1!T1Y,w  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction @\P;W(m.i  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one M$8^91%4B  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract I[ ##2  
surgery. e?ly  H  
DISCUSSION Ev(>z-{F  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically fG(SNNl+D  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract Jh[UtYb 5  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes  *m,k(/>  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual ?+a,m# Yx  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and VsE9H]v   
high response rate have ensured that the study population is spPNr  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, `LE6jp3,  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract b4ONh%  
services throughout Australia. 6@0OQb  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age I\[_9  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is Z>Wg*sZy)  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous 364`IC( a  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye  Qq;Foa  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract W_8wed:b  
between studies because of different methodologies and EbE-}>7OO  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well /M4{Wc  
as the different age structures of the study populations. .1Al<OLL  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of Vq?p|wy  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. O-I[igNl  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity T<p !5`B1  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. sN2p76KN  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the S4Ww5G?.  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. o`P %&  
80 McCarty et al. ,N[7/kT|  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort #32"=MfQn  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total @u]rWVy;\[  
(years) (%) (%) (%) SO(NVJh  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) p@5`& Em,  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( h=kh@},  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) DB:+E|vSD  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) U4-g^S[  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) *HO}~A%Lx  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) o .G!7  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) 6%Pdy$ P  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) OJ$]V,Z00x  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) RyK\uv  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) D+z?wuXk  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) b6F4>@gjg  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) .5,(_ p^  
Age-standardized i9A+gtd  
(95% CL) Combined 3.31 (2.70, 3.93) 4.36 (2.67, 6.06) 2.26 (0.82, 3.70) 3.79 (2.97, 4.60) WKIoS"?-F  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract ul2")HL];  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. "4H +!r}  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 mfo1+owT  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the jvFTR'R)=  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude ?zVL;gVWA  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the O J zs Q  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). ?1$fJ3  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains @8^[!F  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban c|62jY"$-2  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than ~-m"   
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, )Z qJh  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in cwWodPNm  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, oDYRQozo>  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens )>-ibf`#?  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. ux3<l+jv^  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable .0O2Qqdg  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, ?Poq2  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that .j>hI="b  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and XW s"jt  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is z` FCs,?K  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted .h5[Q/*h  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement H0SQ"?  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We Y> Wu  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction H 4!+q:<  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have _}VloiY  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this i'wAE:Xe  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their e|D ;OM  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants 2hQ>:  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the Bv. `R0e&  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ f'{]"^e=  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their X2i}vjkY  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to b2=0}~LK  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change "0k8IVwp  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function #I3$3^0i#  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in (nab  
overall quality of life.22 .eO?Z^  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually T,OwM\`.X{  
significant posterior capsule opacification following \VFHHi:I  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% LW:LFzp  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated 2kUxD8BcN  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear *d',Vuv&[  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an G>+1*\c  
opaque capsule. r]Ff{la5  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and BiZ=${y  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, I;?X f  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We fn/7wO$!  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more ?}Lg)EFH  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is v^7LctcVm  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 =?(~aV  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any UYtuED  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of N8`4veVBx'  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care kz S=g|_  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without PSmfiaThwo  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the WmQ 01v  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated >u(>aV|A  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. `:G%   
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem <_./SC  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract VNtPKtx\  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will <d7V<&@o=  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the !"TZ:"VZU  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in 47T}0q,  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well 1SV^){5I  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes N|2y"5  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. sF+=KH  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract ;bX4(CMe &  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for \ U-vI:J_  
cataract extractions increases. '~wpP=<yyF  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2~;&g?T6  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants bxXiQa  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the =qvZpB7ZZ  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell 5H:@ 8,B  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and C+MSVc  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient i$-#dc2qY  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal >LF&EM]  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. NgB 7?]vu  
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