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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT ;Efcw[<  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes azP+GM=i7  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to XM<KF &pVB  
unoperated cataract in Australia. zKFp5H1!%+  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual `mH %!{P  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than J4=_w  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination I5AO?BzJ  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography |xoF49  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who PS S?|V k  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater O8U<{jgAG  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or ki;UY~  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. {m8+Wju}  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne ^O^:$nXhYy  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 ]ALc;lb-}  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria P%Ay3cR+E  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract X~ Rl 6/,  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had ?hYqcT[%  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 2}vg U$a  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber V+wH?H=  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber nL]^$J$  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated \ u+xa{b|  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or $t rAC@3O@  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven w-N1.^  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate ALd;$fd qf  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery {Z{o"56f  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% R@T6U:1  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone BRG|Asg(  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an 1D([@)^  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision 9vGs;  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no ?Ce#BwQ>  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural ?T: jk4+  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance N1 --~e  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated GtI6[ :1t  
cataract. |@VF.)_  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is vrl[BPI  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced 2C+(":=}  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of $.e)  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes ~0tdfK0c  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. 8LM #WIm?  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health ( 76{2  
services accessibility, prevalence CUmH,`hu  
INTRODUCTION Zy]s`aa  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in -]"T^w ib  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all ~5#)N{GbY  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate _3^y|_!  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be pz}mF D&[  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 $-pbw@7  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting N7.  @FK  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is 3B18dv,V  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in wa3F  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists LdTIR]  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather P1d,8~;  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral C!UEXj`l9  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has :I/  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for }$)&{d G  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has Zq?_dIX %  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 X ]s"5ju|t  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is  nP_=GI  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the 6VR18Y!y  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract d^aNR Lv  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence 0 BC`iql5  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors Ow3a0cF[9  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to xii$e  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. IA4+ad'\E  
METHODS X% J%A-k]  
Study population pN k8! k  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual V4?Oc2mS  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 ,kE=TR.|  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to #<}kISV0  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. twv lQ|  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of W?PWJkIw  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen *f*f&l%  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites 2fBYT4*P;  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. z@`@I  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 \*9Ua/H  
Original Article |$Xf;N37t  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia Qg{WMlyOP  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD ^6&_| f  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia iE+6UK  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, $P_x v  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au ~._ko  
78 McCarty et al. UGf6i"F  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural x!`KhTu`_A  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural 3 9yz~  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify Nc"NObe  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a AA_@\: w^  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of .SBc5KX   
the household census, basic information about age, sex, Wa{%0inZ  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of k?n]ZNlT  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. VB's  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local pNSst_!>  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. $&Ac5Zo%}  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian k)Zn>  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. fYs?D+U;PF  
Assessment of cataract :Ip~)n9t  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after J[MVE4&  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine N@}gLBf  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the oM2|]ew)  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using %/X2 l  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and ;i}i5yv2  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on 6g8M7<og9R  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) R^|!^[WE  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, {DSyV:   
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, DYkC'+TEX  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than i5Eeg`NMl  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to d`UF0T  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual va@XbUC  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, i>WOYI9  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. J/L)3y   
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to :82?'aR  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the hl*MUD,  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight ;r%<2(  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the W3"vTZJF  
analyses. ]}_p3W "Y9  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., cxL,]27Bu  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in RFhU#  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. !B0v<+;P8  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman 3e#x)H/dr  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph z9I1RX V  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were m=#aHF  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera o`oRG)QC  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 [kVpzpGr  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately [SKP|`I>I  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated \MfR #k0  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies t)YFTO"Jj  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were e|S+G6 :O2  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, c`rfKr&z  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph .WxFm@]/\  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical Rc$=+K#  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) W ]a7&S  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to y.L|rRe@P  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. ,| $|kO/  
Assessment of risk factors L& +% Wd~  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information x0}<n99qE  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 Tb>IHoil  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration R^n* o  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, AT2NC6{M  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension -`<6=[QUO  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and -MVNXAKnZ  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were ^EnNbFI  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to S jC)6mo  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants ' lQ  
and use of vitamin supplements. RZcx4fL}x  
Data management and statistical analysis \@iOnRuHn9  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a eSQzjR*  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, .=et{\  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or SNopAACf1  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at wfU&{7yt  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms URmAI8fq*M  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and cq@_*:~Or  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency $Hl+iF4j<  
checks were performed on the entire data set. JsWq._O{/  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was GDNh?R  
employed for statistical analyses. 8VAYIxRv  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific 6x (L&>F  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to {m*V/tX  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five )$Dcrrj  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates |R &3/bEr  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific +UpMMh q  
data were weighted according to the 1996 7B:ZdDj  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the yjM@/b  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. ^! v}  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared Vm,f3~  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated 0F0Q =dZ  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted  HN~v&,  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the DS,FVh".|  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. >`rNT|rg  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically 5M\=+5wB  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use !7"K>m<  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The P9tQS"Rs  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment |au qj2  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with *|gs-<[#X  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence x[O#(^q  
limits. ,;=( )-  
RESULTS ,w b|?>Y  
Study population dD.d?rnZq7  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 gt t$O  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) D8D !16_  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did Wru  Fp  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was c!u}KVH  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as PqJ*   
a whole. )`+@j.75  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to <% 3SI.  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The HT,kx  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to sc $QbOc  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural R$;&O. 5M  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) =Z>V}`n  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. S_ -QvG2  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery =@jMx^A"  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases h^_taAdS`  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any $@qs(Xwr  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). `)C`_g3Ew  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three cV_IG}LJ  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence JTh =JHJ  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes L|1zHDxQ  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% q}F%o0  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract |o=\9:wV  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract F%+rOT<5  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall ,f0g|5yDf  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was oJJ k  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). ]|La MMD  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract 9H%xZ(`vN  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified k q.h\[  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated pdha" EV  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents ;6 qdOD6  
as information about risk factor exposure was not a={qA4N  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed PW//8lsR  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence {i}Q}OgYq  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic Hr*Pi3dSI  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a @bCiaBdi  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use rHBjR_L.2  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private ,Ve@=<  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, "sx&8H"  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. u&_U CJCf  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the 0\ w[_H  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having u\geD  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract 5t#]lg[06'  
surgery were not available. MV d 3*  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate "jc)N46  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had {bW3%iU  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been G(\1{"!  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment hsO.521g  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant Od]xIk+E  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression (# iM0{  
model. The factors that remained significantly related V"j nrNs3  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever =?Md&%j  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been 9ufs6 z  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors r K )  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate y+afUJT  
model. gK\7^95  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract  A;x^6>  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with :=eUNH  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 k K|+W,  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort $-fY8V3[  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total " z'!il#  
(years) (%) (%) (%) T@Z{KV"S  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) -Ep6 .v  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) qDd/wR,44  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) oa !P]r  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24)  Bt3=/<.\  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) NYvj?>[y  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) ):Zu mG#o  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) Yb{t!KL  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) nW'x#0-  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) C~V$G}mM  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) !OgoV22  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) P< x  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) n$l]+[>  
Age-standardized 7'uc;5:  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) cSk}53  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 9(j!#`O7&  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% ]bweQw@i  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, #?6RoFgMe  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). e*s{/a?,  
Outcomes of cataract surgery #sZes  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior &[5az/Hj*  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were L9oZ7o  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular cyNLeg+O*  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular +(%[fW  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact @CF4 :NNHw  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of e r$'c  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected q|J]  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% ||aU>Wj4  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes g"Bv!9*H  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, d*L'`BBsp  
P = 0.027). I&Y(]S,cU  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity 8F1!9W7  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without 9G ~P)Z!0  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract 9MxGyGz$  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, |=s3 a5sl  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the 5Y^ YKV{  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 mN02T@R -  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this \. ] U  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four =P{RHhWy;  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these GWKefH  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction NO ^(D+9  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one tO7{g  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract 'oG'`ED"  
surgery. WM26-nR  
DISCUSSION k1J}9HNYR  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically 0P(}e[~Z  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract 14R L++  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes 9[M u   
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual zYgLGwi{  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and D#0}/  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is h*LIS@&9C5  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, X}$S|1CjO  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract [z\*Zg  
services throughout Australia. lxZXz JkqZ  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age =E}/Z  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is sC>8[Jatd  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous Sc&_6} K  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye # V +e  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract 3?:}lY<,  
between studies because of different methodologies and "TPMSx&Ei  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well -UO$$)Q  
as the different age structures of the study populations. Xma0k3;-  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of  l}JVRU{  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. 3I]5DW %-  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity [{YV<k N  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. y^ohns5{  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the ^#+9v  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. %uKD cj  
80 McCarty et al. Ks4TBi&J   
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort [yz;OoA:;  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total ctf'/IZ5  
(years) (%) (%) (%)  u!(|y9p  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) fI6F};I5}T  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( "xWC49   
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) uaiG (O   
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) ^VA)vLj@  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) _v-sb(* J  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) IySlu^a  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) Xr@0RFdr[  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) >6Q-e$GS@  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) _$r+*nGDz  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) O?P6rXKr  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) cng 1k  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) Xs4`bbap  
Age-standardized nF=h|rN  
(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) 44!bwXz8  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract 'INdZ8j_  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. kc}e},k  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 zzM 'uo  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the +ft?aB@  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude 5WEF^1  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the S^3I"B  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). %0L 9)-R  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains z T.qNtU%  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban [-Dx)N  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than y:xZ(RgfF  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, jfk`%C Ek=  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in <~'\~Zd+  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, <`BUk< uf#  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens $Die~rPU  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. @`)A )  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable 5MT$n4zKu  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, :dK/}S0  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that Mc9%s$MT  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and JW (.,Ztm  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is +[ !K  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted ]JbGP{UiN  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement %+qD-{&  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We LJ9^:U  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction P E0A`  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have  LGV"WE  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this M#UW#+*g!  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their }/Pz1,/  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants K08xiMjl  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the uPhFBD7  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ 4u0=/pfi[  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their ihdN{Mx<2  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to > X<pzD3u  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change 9 "7(Jq  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function 0"#'Z>"  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in qS:hv&~  
overall quality of life.22  8c3Qd  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually [> Q+=(l  
significant posterior capsule opacification following UiO%y  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% >{C=\F#*L  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated 7. `Fe g.  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear TCWy^8LA  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an tJ;<=.n  
opaque capsule. ge %ytrst  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and MEf`&<t  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, V(u#8M  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We GgwO>[T  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more e=e^;K4  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is g<(3wL,"  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 v,Eqn8/O  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any B)>r~v]  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of uy Z  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care )IQ5Qu  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without b|jdYJbol&  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the {S[+hUl  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated `TwDR6&  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. ,t?c=u\5  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem ,6T F]6:  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract vz$-KT4e^  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will ]:H((rk  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the o\<m99Ub  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in k_ d)  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well FVY$A =G  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes Em6P6D>S>,  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. o9GtS$ O\  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract 3X|7 R  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for \<n 9kwU  
cataract extractions increases. fyHFfPEE  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS JdYmUM|K/c  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants @9$u!ny0  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the Lvco9 Ak  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell  F6'[8f  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and  x&^>|'H  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient d;:H#F+ (  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal /i !3Fr"  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. 8)KA {gN}  
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