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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT 1sL#XB$@N  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes J`T1 88  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to AnV\{A^  
unoperated cataract in Australia. IR(6  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual =qY!<DB[L  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than PQ`p:=~>:i  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination TO.71x|  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography v$R+5_@[l  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who xkIRI1*!  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater 1]HEwTT/1_  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or $EjM )  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. = Rl?. +uE  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne ;-=Q6Ms8  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 tZS-e6*S  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria j rX .e  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract sd;J(<Ofh  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had 6#S}EaWf  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 2s{P E  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber MT ZbRi6z  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber hlPZTr=a  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated U$[C>~r  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or $vNz^!zgV  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven .\kcWeC\  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate h_K(8{1  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery k r0PL)$  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% W+ tI(JZ  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone $dAQ'\f7  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an o9)pOwk7;  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision tETT\y|'  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no pK=$)<I"6  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural wB6 ILTu1  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance 'p=5hsG  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated Kq}/`P  
cataract. S<"M5e  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is vn"2"hPF|  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced csg:# -gE  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of FLI\SF<  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes Nx~9U g  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. ~b+TkPU   
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health =5NrkCk#V  
services accessibility, prevalence aC0[OmbG  
INTRODUCTION fY@Y$S`Fh  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in 1iq,Gd-G.  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all ~F8M_  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate  :[:5^R  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be r j qX|  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 - lHSojq~H  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting 0z) 8i P  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is '< ]:su+  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in WPVur{?<  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists }} cz95  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather Bw-<xwD  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral yX%T-/XJ  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has 12 HBq8o  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for OjxaA[$  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has yidUtSv=,  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 E"!I[  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is 2N_8ahc  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the ;xFx%^M}br  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract dz fR ^Gv  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence ,at"Q$)T  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors [.\uHt  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to H..g2; D  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. n1OxT"tD  
METHODS @UCI^a~w  
Study population n_;qB7,,  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual E$5)]<p! <  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 [{.e1s<EK  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to gL%%2 }$  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. *0>![v  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of KL:x!GsV5e  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen %:I\M)t}k  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites _'9("m V  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. $hexJzX  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 ; MU8@?yN  
Original Article , 'WhF-  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia -2NXQ+m ;  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD R`}C/'Ty  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia >TSPEvWc  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, yWI30hW  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au 3IXai)6U  
78 McCarty et al. s Xyc _3N  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural E(J@A'cX  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural cM&5SyxiuE  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify YyOPgF] M  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a Ore>j+  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of VyQ@. Lm  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, 12 y=Eh  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of }DH3_M!  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. 0=N,y  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local GM&< ?K1  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. }xZR`xP(  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian cd_\?7  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. q-7C7q  
Assessment of cataract 5u/dr9n  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after <2b&AF{En  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine )`,||sQ  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the MA}~bfB  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using _~q!<-Z  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and x`7Ch3`4}  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on 9f UD68Nob  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) rGa@!^hk  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, 'gBns  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, isU7nlc!  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than b2L9%8h  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to Uc>kiWW  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual TA2HAMx)  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, U}#3 LFr.?  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. o%EzK;Df  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to .AB n$ml]  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the TJYup%q  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight E[$"~|7|$  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the [z:.52@!  
analyses. VtP^fM^{  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., "0*yD[2  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in 3(2WO^zX {  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. vR"?XqgZ  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman RB\ Hl  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph bEQy5AX  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were x3>ZO.Q  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera D_SXxP[! g  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 8k( zU>^  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately $&25hvK,  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated uOQ!av2"Rf  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies f-.dL  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were &9+]{jXF  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, "U"phLX  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph gg0rkg  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical N!PPL"5z  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) 6N49q -.Lg  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to SD/=e3  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. lGlh/B%  
Assessment of risk factors zAW+!C .  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information elqm/u  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 zb]e {$q2C  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration aZ,j1j0p  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, exZgk2[0  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension `<3%`4z/  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and sck.2-f"  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were K/YXLR +  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to rNK<p3=7)  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants :hBLi99 o  
and use of vitamin supplements. 1gA^Qv~?  
Data management and statistical analysis zv-9z  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a 'uW&AD p  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, MpVZ L29)  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or 43}uW, P  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at Al3*? H&  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms {/|tVc63  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and z',f'3+  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency R0#'t+7^  
checks were performed on the entire data set. Pil_zQ4  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was [ KDNKK  
employed for statistical analyses. KY%LqcC  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific NY GWA4L  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to X%98k'h.y  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five OJ1MV7&  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates 5^97#;Q;J"  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific uC! dy  
data were weighted according to the 1996 _]zH4o<p  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the Gn%" B6  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. H va/C{Y  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared ".{'h  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated ^&lkh@Y1q  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted 3>6rO4,  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the k#n%at.g  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. 9DmFa5E  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically P& h]uNu  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use ,FwJ0V  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The z~th{4#E ;  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment )~CNh5z 6Y  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with 2Z-QVwa*U  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence &W}6Xg(  
limits. )S`=y-L$  
RESULTS A`* l+M^z  
Study population T0@$6&b%\z  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 h!7Lvh`o  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) 92ngSaNC  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did *#1J  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was {(l,Uhxl""  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as Mzw:c#  
a whole. m:c0S8#:  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to vwzElZ{C:v  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The &YBZuq2?  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to t)mc~M9w  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural Q)=2%X  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) \z euvD  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. iqFC~].)  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery rN,T}M= 2  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases <`u_O!h  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any nG-DtG^z  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9).  6),!sO?  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three B}J0 d  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence /iL*)  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes hrGX65>  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% !;K zR&  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract i.^:xZ  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract Tv9\` F[  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall }D-jTZlC  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was D^}2ilk!  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). Z@bSkO<Y  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract ght3#  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified HBZ6Pj  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated ,N nh$F  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents %j2$ ezud  
as information about risk factor exposure was not YABi`;R]'  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed D/= k9[b!  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence li{!Jp5]1b  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic TM|PwY  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a [Zzztn+  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use qlnA7cK!  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private o' v!83$L  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, ~=I:go  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. nPDoK!r'  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the `Y^l.%AZZ  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having Xoha.6$l5  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract rHuzGSX54  
surgery were not available. qe22 kE#  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate 3w"_Onwk  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had NNwGRoDco  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been Az-!X!O*f  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment "d /uyS$6  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant uvw1 _j?  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression nyxoa/  
model. The factors that remained significantly related >&k`NXS|V  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever Z~}9^(qc  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been 6{0MprY  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors sZ7~AJ  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate |68u4zK  
model. hm k ~  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract 'Sesh'2 /  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with 1=C<aRZ b^  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 JT~Dr KI_  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort  Mz+vT0  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total >>"@ 0tO  
(years) (%) (%) (%) >3~)2)Q  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) 2\1bQ q\  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) !w@i,zqu  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) jw 5 U-zi  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) q~Al[`K  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) =+I-9=  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) #{^qBP[  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) y y[Y=  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) -yTIv* y  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) nR wf;K  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) -M_>]ubG  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) z.?slYe[  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) "Nz@jv?  
Age-standardized ^HtB!Xc  
(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) "WO0 rh`  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 pU[yr'D.r  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% 4S[)5su  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, B#35)QI  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). 3-)}.8F  
Outcomes of cataract surgery U0srwt97S  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior O6ugN-d>  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were <P6d -+  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular VZ y$0*  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular K{V .N</  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact 4x3 _8/=  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of i1A<0W|  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected r .6? |  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% +c, ^KHW  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes |F<%gJ  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, 81!;Wt(?  
P = 0.027). {6wXDZxv  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity W:6#0b"_#  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without Kv<mDA!  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract [?;L  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, JG1q5j##]b  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the 2tCw{Om*  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 ]gm3|-EiY  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this >!{8)ti  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four wL^x9O|`p9  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these _`0DO4IU  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction Wa.!eAe}  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one Z7[S698  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract nn$^iw`  
surgery. v0tFU!Q%  
DISCUSSION qLc&.O.=  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically ggYi7Wzsd  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract rd$T6!I  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes -vk/z+-^!  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual zb02\xvf  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and a|[f%T<<  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is 99,=dzm  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, hE'7M;  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract \u[5O@v#  
services throughout Australia. _^zs(  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age T g3MPa#g  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is r<LWiM l?  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous W_Y56@7e  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye R%)F9P$o  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract i.?rom  
between studies because of different methodologies and 9Av{>W?  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well 0oBAJP  
as the different age structures of the study populations. ba ,n/yH  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of MTgf.  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. tI#65ox#  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity CtD<% v3`  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. R" CF xo  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the mL'A $BR`  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. Nt?=0X|M  
80 McCarty et al. Ah5o>ZtcO  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort ,nPnH1vb  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total !,5qAGi0  
(years) (%) (%) (%) xUa9>=JU{  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) e},:QL0X  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( O~ x{p,s U  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) i??+5o@uTF  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) <4/q5*&  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) |Dq?<Ha  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) r8czDc),b  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) pjSM7PhQ  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) Yc3\  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) 1L\r:mx3  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) N#R8ez`  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) K!E\v4  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) f6Y-ss;'  
Age-standardized 4ISIg\:c*  
(95% CL) Combined 3.31 (2.70, 3.93) 4.36 (2.67, 6.06) 2.26 (0.82, 3.70) 3.79 (2.97, 4.60) iF.f*3-NJB  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract uz=9L<$  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. ?A*<Z%}1?  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 G#uB%:)&0u  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the 0 EA3> $;  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude r]~]-VZ /  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the h_\ W 7xt  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). ^HI2Vp  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains Uz]=`F8  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban 8Vt'X2  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than WBzPSnS2  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%,  Sb)}  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in ZR{YpLFQ  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, 8S[bt@v  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens ,&Zk6 3V  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. #}tdA( -  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable ;~`/rh V\  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, Rdj^k^V+a1  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that "`Xbi/i  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and cVm F'g  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is Upg8t'%{op  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted Mdu\ci)lr  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement r,L`@A=v  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We d9T:0A`M  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction Uqly|FS &n  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have 6G_{N.{(  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this TA#pA(k  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their AthR|I|8  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants ;L%\[H>G  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the 'P%&*%  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ k#p6QA hS  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their \vW'\}  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to  (8 /&  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change 3B$|B,  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function :e}j$v F  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in v~YGef;D  
overall quality of life.22 Qv8 =CnuOT  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually 8>X]wA6q  
significant posterior capsule opacification following &nY#G HB  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% JbXi|OS/  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated tS,AS,vy]  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear $ ]^Io)}f@  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an aQj6 XG u  
opaque capsule.  SxX  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and #aKUD  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, Y{X%C\  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We j`MK\*qmz  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more Z)}2bJwA  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is shVEAT'`  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 # `@jVX0  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any =n8M'  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of q3GkfgY  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care ;i ?R+T  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without B}N1}i+  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the FrV8_[  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated &Cr4<V6 -q  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. :fnK`RnaQ  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem 65rf=*kz:  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract z<9Llew^e  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will KfQR(e9n   
increase further with the ageing of the population: the !y$+RA7\  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in <%=<9~e  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well Qp>Z&LvC5  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes Y6(= cm  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. ?0lz!Nq'S  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract &{ZUY3  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for w`gT]Rn  
cataract extractions increases. :kd]n$]  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S[N9/2  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants x1}Ono3"T  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the y8} /e@&  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell kX+98?h-C  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and o3h>) 4  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient a TPq1u  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal .-Dc%ap]  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. @R(Op|9  
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