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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT yh.WTgcW  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes Bq tN=  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to CW+g Z!  
unoperated cataract in Australia. 2%) ~E50U  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual Ti>}To}B5  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than (t,mtdD#1  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination h7AO5"6  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography UI*&@!%bzp  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who GK#D R/OM  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater ypx`!2Q$  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or M%s!qC+  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. SBY0 L.  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne 9 7pnq1b  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 {*nE8+..A  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria W >|'4y)  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract Y@+9 Ukd/  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had z2q!_ ~  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 !04 ^E  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber 61*b|.sl'#  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber H7f  Xg  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated 5Hs !s+  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or Bo ??1y  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven e' |c59E  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate ]NKz5[9D  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery  nWUau:%  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% !"'@c  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone l>)+HoD  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an |WW'qg]Uu  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision x[$ :^5V  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no m*v@L4t( 1  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural UN:cRH{?*  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance NU[Wj uLG  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated T%**:@}+  
cataract. Htep3Ol3  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is d!"gb,ec  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced ;9qwB  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of Sf t, $  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes !@> :k3DC&  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. YW"nPZNPy~  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health >,f5 5  
services accessibility, prevalence mHNqzdaa  
INTRODUCTION SnoEi~Da  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in u#0EZ2 >#  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all 7Q aZ|\c  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate pH0MVu(W  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be r6 kQMFA  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 i^ eDM.#X  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting %3q7i`AZ  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is M,SIs 3  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in ,k m`-6.2?  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists Qq\hD@Z|  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather +b{tk=Q:  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral :Z]\2(x  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has S|_lb MZM  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for xic&m5j m  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has &I/C^/F&  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 wA6<Buj D  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is XMpE|M! c  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the S#|5&SR  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract wr2F]1bh@  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence kk aS&r>  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors u~27\oj,  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to _"qX6Jc  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. d'p@[1/  
METHODS `R:HMO[ow  
Study population >orDw3xC  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual QkY;O<Y_  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 $p.0[A(N  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to AkBEE  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. ffh3okyW0  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of y-vB C3  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen 5 ~xv"S(E}  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites {I QCA-AI  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. *iujJ i  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 9 X87"  
Original Article ~H`(zzk  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia $lAhKpdlW  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD G+jcR; s  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia _<;westq  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, YN5p@b=FX  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au m-}6DN  
78 McCarty et al. OEj%cB!  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural Dq~D4|  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural l|~SVk|  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify 1 $rrfg  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a kG]FB.@bG  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of "%{J$o  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, Z<6Fq*I  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of Lw #vHNf6  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. L9(!L$  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local 7%Ii:5Bp  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. 8i?h{G IMV  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian 'P<T,:z?  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. dnUiNs8  
Assessment of cataract P :D6w){  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after \H$j[ "3  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine <)$b=z  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the @mrGG F  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using G[!Y6c 3  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and 5qx$=6PT  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on 4GTB82V$  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) >\c"U1%E  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, ^\zf8kPti  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, 9a0ibN6m  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than ;NeN2|I]  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to 8q#Be1u<s2  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual YXWlg%s  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, 5(sWV:_2  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. A('_.J=  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to nI6[y)j  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the > : ;*3  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight dF/HKBJ  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the !K$qh{n  
analyses. >*aqYNft  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., XY1e eB-  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in E)=X8y  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. pZv>{=2hOS  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman )mVpJYt;  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph !{, `h<  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were oTqv$IzqP  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera *3>$ f.QU  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 BRg(h3 ED  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately M)1? $'Aq  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated 7CKh?>  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies T+y3Ph--^  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were bq<DW/  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing,  #nS  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph jg_##Oha  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical 6GZ zNhz  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) C/{tvY /o  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to M! e$h?vB  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. qd7 86~  
Assessment of risk factors 1|c\^;cTkt  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information X-&U-S;  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 !}gC0dJ  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration Jn>6y:s  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, eaI!}#>R +  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension ' N@1+v=  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and 6H\apgHm  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were A $9^JF0$  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to +Xg]@IS-eg  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants SbLx`]rI  
and use of vitamin supplements. l$_Yl&!q$  
Data management and statistical analysis `n# {}%  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a S]7RGzFe  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, MU; L 7^  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or R0n# FL^E  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at V _&>0P{q  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms g)<t=+a  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and U/e$.K3v  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency ?~;8Y =O  
checks were performed on the entire data set. ~ cKmf]  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was jORU+g  
employed for statistical analyses. <4gT8 kQ$x  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific Wn(pz)+Y  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to ccUq!1  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five =+T$ 1  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates ;_.%S*W\  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific R).?lnS  
data were weighted according to the 1996 M>pcG.6V  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the /e^q>>z  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. gg>O:np8  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared rKR2v (c  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated #PzRhanX  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted  [>IAS>  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the : GZx-  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. nQ/R,+6h  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically -.8 nEO3  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use U*. Wx0QM  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The d]JiJgfa%  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment 3|=9aM^x^  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with .^<4]  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence Y<'T;@  
limits. Gz]p2KBg  
RESULTS r sf +dC  
Study population -lKk.Y.}r  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 (x{6N^J.t  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) ggr\nY  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did <,%qt_ !  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was N`FgjnQ`  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as Y )kO"  
a whole. # $&!)13  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to 1epj/bB&  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The p`@7hf|hm  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to H pHXt78  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural 0v%ZKvSID  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) <IWO:7*#  
and 701 (47.5%) were men.  ~yQby&s  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery Ww9%6 #i t  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases '.jr" 3u  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any }%K)R 5C  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). :"Vfn:Q  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three j]uL 9\>  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence $q_e~+SXT  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes O?<R.W<QI  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% ;Kq/[$~0  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract s8,{8k  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract HmWU;9Vn+  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall Xr54/.{&@  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was @D<q=:k  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). zmV5k  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract 1'q llkT  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified <ob+Ano$  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated ?&Zfb  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents ^T):\x(  
as information about risk factor exposure was not /s91[n(d  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed so~vnSQ!x  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence Vo@ [  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic yH\z+A|  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a n9.` 5BH7/  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use ,L iX  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private ?.&]4z([  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, e0i&?m  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. i #5rk(^t  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the ^a=,,6T  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having <k2Qcicy  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract r^<W$-#  
surgery were not available. d,r%LjNI  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate seT?:PCA  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had lM1Y }  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been 7x *]  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment sq6|J])GgU  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant nl9G1Sm(E  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression tvH{[e$  
model. The factors that remained significantly related B(<;]  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever `WDN T0@M  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been 0QE2e'}}-  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors joa|5v'  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate G.KZZ-=_4  
model. i#$N ,kt  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract V,=V   
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with ") Xy%C`J  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 vAW+ ,Rfj  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort ^MPl wx  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total v1 h*/#  
(years) (%) (%) (%) U0}]3a0  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) (/J$2V5 -  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) gie}k)&M  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) T7E9l  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) S:qML]RO  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) Gq4~9Tm)*  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) ]$)J/L(p/]  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) Z_&6 <1,H  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) ;74hOHDS  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) /`yb75  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) uVJ;1H!  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) q7-Eu4w  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) zItf>j7|Z  
Age-standardized \ ]  
(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) .Y.\D\>~  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 |ToCRM  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% XjpFJ#T*$A  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, e-Z+)4fH  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). %H\i}}PTe  
Outcomes of cataract surgery VIo %((  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior +J E h7  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were XYD}OddO  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular j*"V! d  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular eaQ)r?M  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact  WTi 8  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of <TmMUA)`}  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected r=[T5,L(s  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% IDbqhZp(  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes F3/aq+<P[  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, O)|{B>2r  
P = 0.027). Q jMH1S  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity fw@n[u{~  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without c%Y%c2([  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract d *ch.((-  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, Q/rOIHiI  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the iTi]D2jC  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 \O 9j+L"  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this !kZ9Ox9^  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four 26|2r  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these gZ6]\l]J{  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction h?[3{Z^  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one KWIH5* AM  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract p$dVGvM(  
surgery. }MAvEaUd  
DISCUSSION *Iv.W7 [  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically .ky((  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract T-x1jC!B'  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes @D_=M tF<  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual 8:hUj>q x  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and 37'@,*m`  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is qUX   
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, &RQQVki3  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract qa 'YZE`  
services throughout Australia. N=hr%{} c  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age yNVuSj  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is )%'Lm  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous /HR9(j6  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye b6%T[B B  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract #;GIvfW  
between studies because of different methodologies and UO(B>Abp  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well i-oi?x<u&(  
as the different age structures of the study populations. .`4N#EjP  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of !{5jP|vo  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. z^=.05jB  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity  qGG  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. It,m %5 Py  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the c|q!C0X[  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. weCRhA  
80 McCarty et al. !%b.k6%>w  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort o"D`_ER  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total A-gNfXP,D  
(years) (%) (%) (%) ]UyIp`nV;  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) V&4)B &W  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( S^|Uzc  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17)  Isv@V.  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) t6p}LNm(V  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) hY=#_r8  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) 9u<4Q_I`  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) "'p;Udt/Qm  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46)  TA;  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) sxM 0c  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) q:Gi Qk-  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) m#Rgelhk.  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) ]$/TsN  
Age-standardized a>A29*q  
(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) |,CWk|G  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract ]0P-?O:  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. tU7,nE>p  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 9?B}CCE<LR  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the v,w/g|  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude ZY-UQ4_|u  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the [FLRrTcE  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). J$6tCFD  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains I$sJ8\|gw'  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban "3CQ0  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than nWpqAb  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, H@0i}!U64  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in ]~~PD?jh  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, qPsf`nI7  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens Arh0m. w  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. nxH=Ut7{  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable `*nVLtT Y  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, 82#7TX4  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that x5\C MWW  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and UD1R _bL}  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is u50 o1^<X  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted bL\ab  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement ''P.~~ezr5  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We dWV.5cViP  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction ; V)pXLE  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have cLl=?^DB  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this _jt>%v4}4  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their v-u53Fy  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants \zioIfHm  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the ``?] 13XjK  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ M:V'vme)+  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their 9xL8 ];-  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to A?[06R5E#  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change 5.!iVyN  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function -_&"Q4FR;+  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in %D|p7&  
overall quality of life.22 +\~.cP7[  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually gZbC[L  
significant posterior capsule opacification following AwrW!)n }  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% @H%)!f]zWt  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated B:5\+_a!  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear ( )K,~  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an r}>8FE9S'H  
opaque capsule. k=D_9_  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and Y*0AS|r!  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, t[$C r;  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We rH@ {[~p  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more rqJ'm?>cr  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is MDkcG"O  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 ^5j+O.zgN  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any !EO*xxQ  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of qPle=6U[IL  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care BPgY_f  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without (>~:1  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the i_/A,5TF  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated ~SKV%  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. Bi}uL)~rD  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem HW|5'opF  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract c lhmpu  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will (<bYoWrK#  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the 0v7#vZ  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in }57s  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well ,"6Bw|s  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes 1 8*M  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. qr$h51C&  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract > nHaMj  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for aMU0BS"   
cataract extractions increases. %:/@1r7o>  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |DUW B;  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants KM-d8^\:  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the ?/@ U#Qy  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell \&!qw[;O  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and H18.)yHX  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient \ 8v^ hb  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal /Z~} dWI  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. }Qu kn  
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