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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT %X%f0J  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes Y=<zR9f`  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to Wap\J7NY  
unoperated cataract in Australia. M9~'dS'XI  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual -sDl[  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than Su +<mW  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination U!BZs Vx  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography )S#?'gt*  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who j9/iBK\Y  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater ]S@DVXH  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or '*&V7:  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2.  N PqO b  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne i`}9VaUG  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 >,)U4 6  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria [3tU0BU"  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract pk;S"cnk  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had N?A}WW#  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 LJ z6)kz  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber z$/s` |]  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber D&],.N  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated bpDlFa  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or tpgD{BY^wJ  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven ChNT; G<6$  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate lx ~C{tl2  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery n%QWs 1 b  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% 0juP"v$C>  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone ]\ZmK0q<:  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an :#N]s  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision E429<LQI/  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no YCdtf7P=q  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural p<FqK/  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance l @E {K|  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated f&Juq8s_0  
cataract. - Sn]`  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is C_h$$G{S(  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced @v\8+0  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of /f=31<+MtF  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes = ^%*:iT  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. |`AJP  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health 7eFFKl  
services accessibility, prevalence _+Pz~_+kS  
INTRODUCTION fzN? X=  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in xd4~[n\hm  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all 9!dG Xq  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate [[ll4|  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be jZe/h#J)[  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 p@d_Ru  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting {]4Zpev  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is .k,,PuP  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in B~YOU 3  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists qtz~Y~h|>  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather }Am5b@g"$Y  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral \[A JWyP  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has Q-yNw0V}F  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for @J'tPW<$  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has sy(.p^Z  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 Ir Y\Q)  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is ofs'xs1C  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the G4\|bwh  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract _9<Mo;C  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence "EZpTy}Ee  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors 4K|O?MUNS  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to `yC[Fn"E^  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. _Ec"[xW  
METHODS _]L]_Bh  
Study population Bc'Mj=>;  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual  +&<k}Mz  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 <00=bZzX  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to ^Iqu^n?2.  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. VKSn \HT~  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of >1` '5A}s  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen z]2lT IWg  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites Z=]ujlD  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. *aGJ$ P0  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 lcVG<*gf-  
Original Article ~JP3C5q  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia % pAbkb3m  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD 35:RsL  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia U(%6ny  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, (B03f$8}*_  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au tqjjn5!  
78 McCarty et al. >4os%T  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural t[MM=6|Wb  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural bgkBgugZhX  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify 86a,J3C[  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a "Jdi>{o8  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of +{#Z^y6&  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, n'%cO]nSx  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of PH'n`D #  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected.  ?8;WP&  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local Xe(]4Ux  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. !_W']Crb]]  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian yw1Xxwc  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. EYi{~  
Assessment of cataract A$L:,b(  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after YdUcO.V  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine E )2/Vn2  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the XinKG< 3!  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using Pon0(:#1  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and yh).1Q-D  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on s!1/Bm|_T  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) muKu@nshL  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, &vQ5+  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, Ak$9\Sl  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than 6="o&!  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to NG ZtlNvh  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual RN;#H_ q  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, `>RM:!m6=$  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. NdRE,HWd?$  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to Ok}e|b[D  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the M. _5mZ{  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight (&, E}{p9  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the R@`xS<`L/  
analyses. L3j ~Ooo  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., dkSd Y+Q  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in Zjs,R{  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. n*G!=lMji  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman {7v|\6@e3  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph jP<6Q|5F  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were vY[ u;VU  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera )ub! tm  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 5bol)Z9BO  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately ]eTp?q%0  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated R1.Y x?  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies y;O 6q206  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were 7JY9#+?p>  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, +.$:ZzH#  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph DYe w6B-  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical F'_z$,X6  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) #X6=`Xe#  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to x26 sH5  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. Q1H.2JXr  
Assessment of risk factors qzk]9`i1:  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information dtXt Z!g2  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 h^J :k  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration h5^We"}+  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, %,d+jBM  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension ubsx NCqD  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and TdoH(( nY  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were 5+)_d%v=6!  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to QKoJxjR=^  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants rPHM_fW(O@  
and use of vitamin supplements. [c99m:*+  
Data management and statistical analysis \o w(4O#  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a  yT(86#st  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, HaOSFltf#  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or ork{a.1-_w  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at **ls 4CE<  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms I*(7(>zgyv  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and nYK!'x$  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency 4 @9cO)m  
checks were performed on the entire data set. g#5t8w  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was BkDq9>  
employed for statistical analyses. R7x*/?  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific Ft>,  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to ?;go5f+X  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five sWgzHj(c  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates ay28%[Q b4  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific  1oG'm  
data were weighted according to the 1996 w1= f\  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the "%=K_WJ?  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. yLt>OA<X  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared b28C (  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated [wUJ ~~2#  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted @h7 i;Ok  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the m9aP]I3g]\  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. S,C/l1s  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically kgRgHkAH~  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use Ak2Vf0Eb  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The &F +hh{  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment "ScY '<  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with SJ:Wr{ Or3  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence ~ G~:R  
limits. |C\XU5}  
RESULTS XN'<H(G  
Study population 5U/C 0{6  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 _ud !:q  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) /f,*|  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did HQ3kxOT  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was Uj~ :| ?Wz  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as rh(77x1|(G  
a whole. AW`+lE'?  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to xA"7a  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The M'ZA(LVp  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to |'12Kv]#Xa  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural Dad*6;+N  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) ILXVyU  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. 1V2"sE  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery pkEqd"G  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases %%k`+nK~  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any lnRbvulH  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). LXcH<)  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three q|wwfPez7  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence )I9Wa* I  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes s4Z5t$0|  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% a$'= a09  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract M }tr*L  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract L&SlUXyt.c  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall :g=z}7!s  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was E;^~}  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). tV,Y38e  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract !&OybjQ  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified 9hIcnPu  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated QC*> qo  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents .ahYj n  
as information about risk factor exposure was not wWR9dsB.;  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed Jd>"g9  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence IT_Fs|$  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic !mLY W  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a }2eP~3  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use L5tSS=  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private e8"?Qm7 J  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, 71ctjU`U2  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. } + 8w  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the %2)'dtPD~  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having 3G7Qo  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract J `8bh~7  
surgery were not available. w1+xlM,,9  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate \Q+<G-Kb.  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had oX9rpTi  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been Z?^~f}+  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment Qr4c':8  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant  OBCRZ   
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression M"eiKX  
model. The factors that remained significantly related Nn],sEs  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever $6a55~h|(  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been eVZ/3o  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors \i-HECc"U  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate 6jiz$x  
model. B|-E3v:f 4  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract Ub8|x]ix  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with 4{d!}R  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 `4& GumG  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort V3'QA1$  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total :6 ?&L  
(years) (%) (%) (%) 5__8+R  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) 7ZbnG@s7  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) T=|oZ  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) [WDtr8L  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) 5sD\4g)HK  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) !biq7f%6#  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) uX-]z3+  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) e 'I13)  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) 2G'Au}q0n  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) aO9a G*9T  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) *7'}"@@  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) 1k2+eI  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) kETu@la}  
Age-standardized ]g jhrD   
(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) XY]|OZ7(  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 "=0#pH1o  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% n%lY7.z8d  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, tl|Qw";I  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). N'nI ^=  
Outcomes of cataract surgery Fh u(u  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior LEoL6ga  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were H]5%"(h  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular u:r'&#jb~@  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular x j6-~<  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact O mkl|l9  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of / lh3.\|  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected {umdW x.*  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% okx~F9  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes hX\z93an  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, f S50  
P = 0.027). irSdqa/  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity Gma)8X#  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without ]2kgG*^n"  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract *Z"9QX  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, P!q U8AJkt  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the rWKc,A[  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 ngM>Tzirt  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this V QE *B  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four -`FPR4;  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these 3dG[dYj  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction ~W'>L++  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one juPW!u  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract H~1&hF"d  
surgery. r'7>J:cy=  
DISCUSSION $ BV4i$  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically z-*/jFE  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract B`,4M&  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes .b*%c?e  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual N:Yjz^Jt  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and 4:A dn?"  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is t(FI Bf3  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, &UtsI@Mu  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract 1Wzm51RU  
services throughout Australia. D_fgxl  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age y'ULhDgq^B  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is j}NGyS" =  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous Z'EX q.hk  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye iXpLcHi  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract A;E7~qOG  
between studies because of different methodologies and P+r -t8  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well Y <;A989D  
as the different age structures of the study populations. ).HYW _Yih  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of 5(kRFb'31F  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. `4E6&&E+S  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity };%l <Ui;  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. G%N3h'zDi  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the jFYv4!\ju  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. #?h#R5:0  
80 McCarty et al. }lzUl mRTe  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort K1c@]]y)  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total @ m14x}H  
(years) (%) (%) (%) "Xq.b"N{*  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) :n36}VG|  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( &y-(UOqbkP  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) JA'C\  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) xf/ SUO F  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) ;  ntq%  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) ZujPk-  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) nRKh|B)  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) &_cMbFLBP  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) !9+xKr99  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) QAiont ,!  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) -:w+`x?XaB  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) fN4d^0&  
Age-standardized "W:#4@ F  
(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)  +c@s  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract t)Q6A@$:  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. jr$]kLY  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 8P8@i+[]W  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the 9/N=7< $  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude ~4HS 2\  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the P[NAO>&tX  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). </,RS5ukn  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains :_R[@?c  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban 58FjzW  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than @"[xX}xK;  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, saMv.;s 1^  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in L8"0o 0-  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, h`X>b/V  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens ?2D1gjr  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. C(( 7  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable W-9?|ei  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, _&0_@  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that S%ULGX:@ga  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and -8;@NAUa  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is rdK=f<I]  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted laVqI|0q  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement lCmT m  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We :q6j{C(  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction ~&bn} M>W  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have G&i<&.i  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this )TNAgTmqK  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their ILsw'  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants >f7;45i  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the @=@7U u-  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ Uy8r !9O  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their oqu; D'8  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to >fCz,.L  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change _ ^5w f  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function 83rtQ ;L  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in ;MD6iBD  
overall quality of life.22 RweK<Flo'S  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually .c#G0t<i[  
significant posterior capsule opacification following oA_T9uh[  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% %bs6Uy5g)a  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated z)z_]c-X+  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear /, G-1E  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an |7 .WP;1  
opaque capsule. >Q159qZ  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and KHK|Zu#k '  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, #=>t6B4af  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We aTJs.y -I~  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more } v#Tm  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is {yPJYF_l  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 5u(B]_r.  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any q|Oz   
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of 4dfR}C  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care b:OQ/  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without +YS0yTWeX  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the LV$@J  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated 2m$\]\kCUv  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. ~7$NVKE  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem })zYo 7  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract Uc j eB  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will .?C-J  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the JYE[ 1M  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in @j|B1:O  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well *3,Kn}ik  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes #M9rt ~4  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. ]!v:xjzT  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract z?9vbx  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for u0Nag=cU  
cataract extractions increases. U{^~X_?  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v6Vd V.BI  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants  L=Pz0  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the 3,Dc}$t  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell #&L[?jEn  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and /FP;Hsw%  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient z2EZ0vZ  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal G;^},%<  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. YlF<S49loC  
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