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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT (1#J%  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes J+`VujWT  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to y3fGWa*7e  
unoperated cataract in Australia. oH_;4QU4y  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual [eC2"&}  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than ZpnxecJUJ  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination K*~0"F>"0  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography +F^^c2E  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who Ymg|4 %O@  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater C#Na &m  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or zzX_q(:S  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. ~{jcH  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne ,%M$0poKM  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 [k/@E+;  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria ?.Ca|H<  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract ?!` /m|"  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had c}2jmwq  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 ?`PvL!'  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber _sTROd)Vh  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber PamO8^!G  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated u)+8S/ )  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or \RC'XKQ*n  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven "i[@P)  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate |l]XpWV  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery ddJe=PUb  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% K3#@SY j  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone <^5Z:n!q  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an 9 a!$z!.  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision ',JinE95  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no :&V h?  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural c7x ~{V8  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance *Doa* wQ  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated a%/9v"}  
cataract. 3u*4o=4e  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is pZqq]mHK  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced #P0&ewy  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of +M\`#i\g>  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes Vt:~q{9*k  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. 4.[ ^\N  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health dxMOn  
services accessibility, prevalence )rn*iJ.e8  
INTRODUCTION _=F=`xu  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in 5YE'L.  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all v&DI`xn~  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate )r xX+k+b/  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be V5V bJBpf  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 ls\WXCH  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting S"NqM[W  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is H<i]V9r  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in n' n/Tu   
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists bzBEX mC  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather )~)J?l3 {  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral il4^zj82  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has LM~[@_j  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for >%}C^g u)  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has sJL&:!}V>  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 : ~&~y-14  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is \)#kquH/l  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the HVR /7&g  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract 36}?dRw#p  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence CGW.I$u  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors Pr':51(  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to #xsE3Wj-X  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. T0wW<_jh  
METHODS u^@f&BIG]:  
Study population h5*JkRm  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual &N2N6&Ta/  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 u_w#g jiC  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to M8MR oA6F  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. kj#?whK6~  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of g/ T   
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen *v;2PP[^  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites \ :%(q/v"X  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. a#cCpE  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 B]nEkO'a:  
Original Article ?ZV/U!y  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia /hr7NT{e%v  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD -^&<Z 0m  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 6dq(T_eG  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, b1(T4 w6  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au NO*u9YH?  
78 McCarty et al. Rvqq.I8aC  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural !a{^=#qq&I  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural wT6"U$cV  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify du<tGsy  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a G?L HmTHg  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of ]AINK UI0  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, F%@A6'c  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of u4t7Ie*Q  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. :i0uPh\0  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local hr#M-K  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. "M<8UE\n  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian 5Mro Nr  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. -RE^tW*Yy  
Assessment of cataract { }:#G  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after n<Z({\9&H  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine xs{3pkTYD  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the !O\82d1P  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using OSRp0G20k\  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and !8TlD-ZT/  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on X2#2C/6#u  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) ]Z>}6!  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, /MIe(,>Uh  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, 35h 8O,Y  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than }fp-pe69z  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to EuEZ D +  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual n7zm >&  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, r)Ma3FL0;  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. ?qmRbDI  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to Jz\%%C  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the LGq'WU31:)  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight ny]?I  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the T]^62(So  
analyses. 9>= ;FY  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., G'nmllB`]  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in 034iK[ib"  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. TtK[nP  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman #oS<E1  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph U#0Q)  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were ]P9l jwR  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera 9Uh"iM B  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 zv|2:4H  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately $| zX|  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated f- K+]aZ)  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies `jDTzhO~  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were %h hfU6[  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, E7WK (  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph h! M  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical To\QjP-  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) TC MCK_SQL  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to -m\u  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. u^^vB\"^  
Assessment of risk factors loEPr5 bL  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information ! :Y:pu0  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 7dN*lks  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration Ve8=b0&Y#j  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, 9G9t" {  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension .zr-:L5{  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and -fM1nH&  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were _1!7V3|^  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to m1j*mtu  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants AL[KpY  
and use of vitamin supplements. fPU`/6  
Data management and statistical analysis goLL;AL  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a pXtl 6K%  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, /hpY f]t  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or ?(xnSW@r  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at BfXgh'Z~  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms [m- >5H  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and 2"COP>  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency PG2:~$L0  
checks were performed on the entire data set. .4S.>~^7  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was =WyDp97@+  
employed for statistical analyses. C:GK,?!Jn'  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific ] ;KJ6  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to @<,X0S  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five YP 6` L  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates f0!))/rSD  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific <<UB ^v m  
data were weighted according to the 1996 \TIT:1  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the /{Is0+)  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. qjc8fP2  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared 85>05 ?  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated GXcJ< v  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted 02Y]`CXj  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the AJt+p&I[J  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. xg30x C[  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically y>:N{|  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use rUwZMli  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The phQU D  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment wrviR  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with m&xW6!x  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence WJ$bf(X*  
limits. vGvf<ra;H  
RESULTS fJ5iS  
Study population <qtr   
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 ^"2i   
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) \j+1V1t9  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did &]g}u5J!=  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was ,ly\Ka?zO  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as Z|%_&M  
a whole. dFRsm0T  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to 63^O|y\W8  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The N c1"g1JR  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to PZ2;v<  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural d.3E[AJa(  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) k\wW##=v  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. ^({})T0wu  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery ^b/ Z)3  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases *e<[SZzYZ  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any T{Gj+7bQ~  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). &?W0mW(  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three ydFD!mO  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence 83E7k]7]  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes ;l4[%xld  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% XO`0>^g  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract BD68$y  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract %9w::hav  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall 1cxrH+N  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was j:<n+:H C  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). YbR!+ 0\g  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract ,eOB(?Ku  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified (XeE2l2M  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated V:qSy#e  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents S\4tzz @  
as information about risk factor exposure was not Q(@U2a8  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed (^s>m,h  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence 5pj22 s  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic %Qc La//  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a wr5AG<%(  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use .>CPRVuVI  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private 0F]>Jby  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, ?$vCW|f  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. Yb +yw_5  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the d_CKP"TA  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having n.T&}ZPz\v  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract 2-7IJ\  
surgery were not available. *#E F sUw  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate }M1`di4e  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had /h+8A' ,  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been wN`jE0 {  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment txW{7+,  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant QOjqQfmM;  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression q-.,nMUF  
model. The factors that remained significantly related : e]a$  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever 5Y.vJz  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been E^QlJ8  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors FB  _pw!z  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate y<HO:kZ8`  
model. )\_:{c  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract `4(e  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with #1`-*.u  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 #N#'5w-G  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort N03HQp)g  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total N"8_ S0=pw  
(years) (%) (%) (%) AB F"~=aL  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) E}Y!O"CAV  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) crqpV F]1]  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) %1H[Wh(U  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) &{> cZh}\  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) 'SCidN(n  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) WOQP$D9  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1)  {k>Ca  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) >H'4{|  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) K%"5ImM  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) qp/v^$EA  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) OlAs'TE^  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) KMU4n-s"o  
Age-standardized 4G$|Rx[{,  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) ^~G8?]w  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 A3| Dz&@:  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% hv8P4"i v  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, R(2tlZ  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). +)j$|x~(A  
Outcomes of cataract surgery Pm lx8@D  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior HR ;)|j{!  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were >Y #t`6,!  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular PIH*Rw*GKZ  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular $4tWI O  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact BB~OqZIP  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of Uc_'(IyO  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected R,F[XI+=N  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% W6"v)Jc>_  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes qxFB%KqU  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, IG|X!l  
P = 0.027). fRtUvC-#H  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity LM7$}#$R  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without >p.O0G gg  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract ]@uE #a:[  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, 9[m6Li  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the t?9v^vFR  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 u>TZt]h8  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this >TQH|}|6(y  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four =|I>G?g-  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these \>C YC|  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction B>GE 9y5  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one &_"]5/"(  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract hO'; {Nl/$  
surgery. Z\HX~*,6  
DISCUSSION z)9wXo#~  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically D3)zk@N  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract ")V130<  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes o>7 ts&rk  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual Y=?yhAw  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and L+CyQq  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is Eh|]i;G%  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, 3:8{"md@2  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract ik!..9aB  
services throughout Australia. tkXEHsRT  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age mZx&Xez_G  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is D<Z p!J1o  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous I =1+h  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye xia|+  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract Er{#ziN+  
between studies because of different methodologies and uPRQU+  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well *Mw_0Y  
as the different age structures of the study populations. z,VD=Hnz  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of ?c7*_<W 5  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. KyzFnVH3)  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity ?}m']4p  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. xCYE B}o9r  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the dlG=Vq&Y  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. jiYmb8Q4D  
80 McCarty et al. !>>f(t4  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort ;\[(- )f!=  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total @"o@}9=d  
(years) (%) (%) (%) ;>AL`M+  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) 8P"_#M?!  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( -CRQ&#p1]  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) P0$e~=Q^4  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) IXb}AxB f  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) \4 AM*lZ  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) #Jna6  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) uio@r^Xz  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) 8@PX7!9  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) !xwG% {_  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) Y2O"]phi@  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) \tRG1&{$%  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) rvyr xw%[  
Age-standardized B}eA\O4}I  
(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) /l{ &iLz[  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract _ ib"b#  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. $ z$u{  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 #_B-4sm  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the >+mD$:L  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude F|& {Rt  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the 7y`}PMn  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). c)Ic#<e(  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains gh>>Ibf  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban C_ \q?>  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than .>(Q)"v  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, zh $}~RG[  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in Pub0IIs  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, ;r /;m\V  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens i%{3W:!4t  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. UYA_jpIP  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable L.T?}o  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, !;Jmg  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that X]loJoM9  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and }dxDt qb  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is {}o>{&X  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted O'GG Ti]e  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement KvQ,;A  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We -AYA~O(&  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction 3@n>*7/E  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have \7z^!m  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this kGkA:g:  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their l/ y]nw  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants 3u>8\|8wz  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the &t(0E:^TRU  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ _28<m JfG  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their ]l~V&#i_c  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to !'=15&5@  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change z NSu  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function <As9>5|%  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in a4gi,pz$]  
overall quality of life.22 ._z 'g_c(  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually  qW_u  
significant posterior capsule opacification following k#}g,0@  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% @^ ik[9^H  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated ~^)^q 8  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear wzjU,Mw e  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an /q\_&@  
opaque capsule. Xj+q~4{|vt  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and 02AI%OOH  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, s,*c@1f?  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We s|bM%!$1  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more $mA5@O~C5\  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is S06Hs~>Y  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 Q}A=jew  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any SKY*.IW/Z  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of w-N1.^  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care ALd;$fd qf  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without {Z{o"56f  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the ^b?2N/m@  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated ;SKh   
with unoperated cataract in Australia. B`#h{)[  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem ekf$ dgoR  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract HO|-@yOF^  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will ":?T%v>  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the ^ DAa%u  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in QYE7p \  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well r;cV&T/?  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes S9Y[4*//  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. 5a8>g [2U  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract  msTB'0  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for s'a=_cN  
cataract extractions increases. 0^!Gib  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS p_terD:  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants _p tP[SV^j  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the udqge?Tz  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell @ 6xGJ,s  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and Zy]s`aa  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient -]"T^w ib  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal }#N]0I)JI  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. _3^y|_!  
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