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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT ( Qw"^lE3  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes b{t'Doe  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to :d-+Z%Y  
unoperated cataract in Australia. N$H0o+9-Y  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual -lm\~VZT3  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than T'l >$6  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination n8[ sl]L  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography Z*QsDS  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who (<pc4#B@*  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater jyf[O -  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or 0*q&)  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. }}v;V *_V  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne }Z- ]m  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 x(7K=K']  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria :~pPB#)nk  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract 7%9Sz5z  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had ~&=-*  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 HKCM KHR  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber "8aw=3A  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber XS]=sfN  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated e7ixi^Q  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or T+m`a #  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven 2Tt@2h_L  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate ,Ut p6X  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery . Yg)| /  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% &)OX*y  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone `(<XdlOj  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an [L8Bgw1  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision L{;q ^  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no BDyOX6  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural nk]jIR y^T  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance .xuLvNyQr  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated <P7f\$o~  
cataract. aH e/MucK  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is CE:TQzg  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced V=BF"S;-'  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of .HF+JHIUu  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes xxgS!J  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. as- Z)h[B  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health <7/_Vs)F0  
services accessibility, prevalence 1 e1$x@\\  
INTRODUCTION qi_[@da f?  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in 33DP0OBL^  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all 6]rIYc[,  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate N\1!)b  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be [ /w{,+U  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 (m 4`l_  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting <Vm+Lt9  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is tzJdUZJ  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in b"t95qlL  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists uuHR !  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather `Lb^!6`)  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral e)LRD&Q  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has \dTX%<5D  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for S)of.Nq.;  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has }20 Q`?  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 [URo#  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is mufi >}  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the :jB~rhZ~  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract j+"i$ln+s  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence a,tzt ]>  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors &[ $qA  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to a7s+l=  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. qk;*$Q  
METHODS oa$-o/DhB  
Study population \7rFfN3  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual 16ahU$@-  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 v=e`e68U~  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to jh0``{  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. pQAG%i^mF  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of ["Mq  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen Dn~r~aR$g  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites k=1([x  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. a3D ''Ra  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 P,U$ X+  
Original Article DKw%z8ft|  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 2u9O +]EP  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD Agt6G\ n  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia q-kMqnQ  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, j06?Mm_c2  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au 7R9.g6j  
78 McCarty et al. +Tz Z   
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural z{XN1'/V  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural )c|S)iJ7=z  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify f}{ lRk  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a /]7FX"  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of Z3jh-{0  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, Sc!]M 5  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of s+#|j;V<  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. "9F] Wv/  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local VG FWF3s  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. +LBDn"5  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian =2+';Xk\  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. BCnf'0q  
Assessment of cataract &G63ReW7 @  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after P$l-p'U-  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine )gM3,gSS  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the % 1f, 8BM  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using w\(LG_n|  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and +Smt8O<N  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on r(UEPGu|~l  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) `v2] Jk<  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, ~vf&JH'!  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, JiFy.Pf  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than 1|K>V;C  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to "= H.$ +  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual RX]x3-  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, q\ihye  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. <9za!.(zu  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to 6 yIl)5/=  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the n])-+[F  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight fX.V+.rj  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the | . bp  
analyses. IKJ~sw~AQ  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., GPqF>   
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in tykA69X\W  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. ^iaeY jI  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman OtopA)  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph o?G^=0T  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were ] o!#]]   
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera =hV-E D  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 a S- rng  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately DdI7%?hK  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated V/5hEoDt  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies ?e |'I"  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were k&nhF9Y4  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, Isq3YY  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph ]{9oB-;,  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical 5H6GZ:hp  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) ,5\:\e0H  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to ;WIL?[;w  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. ~A0E4UJgq  
Assessment of risk factors nf< <]iHf  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information {d$S~  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 .}fc*2.'  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration H+zn:j@~L  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, 6RZ[X[R[}  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension #e%.z+7I  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and  OU=9fw  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were hoC}@8_  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to bcpH|}[F)  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants @{_PO{=\C  
and use of vitamin supplements. \3q{E",\>@  
Data management and statistical analysis ;hs:wLVa"  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a yh_s( >sh  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, 8O{]ML  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or )ymF: ]QC  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at }jU{RR%6B  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms nGW wXySq  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and oW]&]*>J  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency JXj`  
checks were performed on the entire data set. ;_j\E(^%  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was w & RpQcV  
employed for statistical analyses. +:&(Ag  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific `j>qOT  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to v,>F0ofJ  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five {>FA ~}cX.  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates \g4\a?i  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific lRt8{GFy  
data were weighted according to the 1996 n+GCL+Mo  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the %n}.E30 4  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. <Mc:Cg8>  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared A#1y>k  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated ^J% w[F E  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted wuYo@DDU#  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the cJ8*[H<NV  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. $E7yJ|p{  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically r)j#Skh].  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use G|O"Kv6  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The +}+hTY$a  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment [/#n+sz.A  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with 6  09=o+  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence jilO%  "  
limits. ;? :,L  
RESULTS *Mp<4B  
Study population df J7Dhn  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 w@:o:yLS  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) ;%k%AXw  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did NX=dx&i>+  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was ~r>UjC_ B:  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as F 1zc4l6  
a whole. dJ&s/Z/>E  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to LA wS8t',  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The =p7W^/c  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to ah<f&2f  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural ^y6CV4T+  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) :<(<tz7dj  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. R;.WOies4  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery G7=8*@q>:  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases $7bmUQ|  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any 'K"*4B^3  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). iLI]aZ   
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three =~S   
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence Q$zlxn 7\  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes h/VYH(Tj  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% 1 `AE]  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract e/3hb)#;  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract [*<&]^  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall N}h%8\  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was P3|<K-dFAK  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). fh  3 6  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract )gLasR.1  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified ~S6N'$ ^  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated xd.C&Dx5  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents U Oo(7  
as information about risk factor exposure was not ]>,|v,i =  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed # 0 (\s@r.  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence [)u(\nfGX  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic b#U%aPH  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a el%Qxak`"  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use FHC7\#p/9Z  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private ]*h}sn=  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, [)pT{QA  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. BSf"'0I&  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the qh 3f  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having jFv<]D%A[  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract ?0a 0 R  
surgery were not available. ~-%A@Lt  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate 9R[','x  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had #w@Pa L iS  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been OEW,[d  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment [  _$$P*  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant TbVL71c  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression m~eWQ_a]C@  
model. The factors that remained significantly related ~B@o?8D]  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever -c@ 5qe>  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been vBx^zDe  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors bn35f<+  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate Z B& Uhi  
model. ^nF$ <#a  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract R-fjxM*  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with bicL %I2h  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 {Xd5e@:Js  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort I+t38 un%  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total C>dJ:.K%H  
(years) (%) (%) (%) {B.]w9  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) A5ID I<a  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) MlE~ gCD  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) =_J<thp  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) Y{|yB  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) 2kq@*}ys  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) t|QMS M?s  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) m0\}Cc  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) |7x^@i9w  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) R}9jgB  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) 12xP)*:$  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) 0\nhg5]?  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) Sr 4 7u{n  
Age-standardized '|N4fb Zd  
(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) P.Z<b:V!  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 <" l;l~Y1  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% 72vGfT2HtZ  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, 'OW"*b  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). L)Ar{*xC  
Outcomes of cataract surgery S_VncTIO  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior c$:=d4t5$  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were |0R%!v(,  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular Ny7=-]N4{"  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular g] C3 lf-  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact 7h&`BS  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of E(kb!Rz  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected 7"NJraQ6  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% (DP9 & b  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes KXA)i5z  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, FDs^S)B  
P = 0.027). f%[ukMj&  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity UMi`u6#  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without )u)$ `a  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract v[DbhIXU  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, g74z]Uj.B  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the +y4AUU:Q  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 Dzjt|U0ru9  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this -@V"i~g<e  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four )Z]y.W)  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these p vQK6r  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction ME@6.*  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one :htq%gPex9  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract J1Ki2I=  
surgery. ?-::{2O)  
DISCUSSION :Ip:sRz  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically ]F* a PV  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract 1H,tP|s  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes V>jhGf  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual D Mcxa.Sd!  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and -6~y$c&c  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is uGU v~bE  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, W6Aj<{\F  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract M|({ 4C  
services throughout Australia. g?[& 0r1  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age z(` }:t  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is \9(- /rE  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous 2Jo~m_  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye >'}=.3\  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract A6NxM8ybn+  
between studies because of different methodologies and B&i0j5L  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well m UWkb  
as the different age structures of the study populations. wLOQhviI^-  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of p>:ef <.i  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. 6vgBqn[  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity )v52y8G-p  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. \/*Nf?;  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the Ob8B  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. -!|WZ   
80 McCarty et al. hr[B^?6  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort ',JrY)  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total Q'|0?nBOY  
(years) (%) (%) (%) *!g 24  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) dCZ\ S91q  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( 3duG.iUlL  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) e2k4[V  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) @n7t?9Bx  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) )d +hZ'  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) W}XYmF*_?  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) gwSN>oj &  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) ?C &x/2lt  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) K4!P'  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) 4l&"]9D  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) *me,(C  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) ,Z>wbMJig  
Age-standardized P_p6GT:5  
(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) .3VK;au\\  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract {ITv&5?>  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. d/XlV]#2x\  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 O)`fvpVU  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the $]@O/[  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude Yd' H+r5b  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the \\ jIl3Z  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). T8n-u b<  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains TH |?X0b  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban AG]W O8f)  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than #gh p/YoTq  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, Ko#4z%Yq  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in $ye^uu; Z  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, o2DtCU-A  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens [#p&D~Du&  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. ibvJWg  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable wGPotPdE2  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, tG/a H%4S  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that +%P t_  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and m$,,YKhh  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is '9qn*H`'  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted 5^yG2&>#  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement )o{VmXe@@  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We L?!$EPr  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction ( : {"C6x  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have c4\C[$   
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this Jy9bY  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their l]H0g[  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants [[w2p  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the hyfR9~  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ H)E^!eo  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their W2`.RF^  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to }qAVN  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change P.c O6+jGR  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function l7z 6i*R  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in V5AW&kfd  
overall quality of life.22 fD{II+T  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually ]=x\b^  
significant posterior capsule opacification following 4}i*cB `  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% )Vg2Jix,]  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated 2U}m RgJu  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear X D)  8?  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an dAL3.%  
opaque capsule. wz#A1F  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and b#/i.!:a  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, L,?/'!xV  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We vZu~LW@1  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more ^,TTwLy- t  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is >&WhQhZ3kg  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 .'1SZe7O  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any wzh ]97b  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of #r<?v  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care (?3[3 w~  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without )DT|(^  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the ]Bnwk o  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated  )\ZzTS  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. c2*`2qK#  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem jQ=~g-y  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract \?Mf_  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will c*;7yh&%  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the lw[e *q{s.  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in {Dr@HP/x=s  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well `uo, __y  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes g5S?nHS}  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. T6M+|"92  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract rNlW7 Y  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for VK:8 Nk_y  
cataract extractions increases. syPWs57pH  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ! bU\zH  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants  c</1  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the 2c(aO[%h9  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell wRtZ `o  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and k?6z_vu  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient  Paj vb-f  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal L}sx<=8.m  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. RJ4. kt  
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