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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT N8Rm})  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes Gr`MGQ,  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to \f8P`oET~  
unoperated cataract in Australia. ?|%\<h@;  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual KK&<Vw|O\  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than ,\\%EZ%a  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination [0mFy) 6  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography < fojX\}3  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who pDLu+ }@  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater */0vJz%<.M  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or mB{&7Rb0  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. [dSDg2]  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne CT$& zEIm  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 ]Ssw32yn  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria t 1Ir4  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract 0% GqCg  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had p=mCK@  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 PV,kYM6  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber Z@>= &  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber O<eWq]  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated 4~m.#6MT  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or :_{{PY0PK  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven z*NC?\  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate .N zW@|  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery avHD'zU}N  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% Vid{6?7kh  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone hX>VVeIZ  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an U- *8%>Qp  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision )JY_eG&2Dx  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no Q}=W>|aE.  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural :XPC0^4s  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance 6 h0U  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated He0N  
cataract. [0tf Y0  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is OUIUgej  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced {LB }v;?l  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of "&~?Hzm  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes M0Kh>u  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. @sg T[P*ut  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health fbzKO^Ub  
services accessibility, prevalence R+kZLOE  
INTRODUCTION :9!0 Rm  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in \:q e3Q  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all )v!lPpe8  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate }n2-*{)x  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be q563,s  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 )-6s7  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting m`yn9(1Y[  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is z:i X]df  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in C tC` : !Q  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists ?D~SHcBaN  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather 49J+&G?)j  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral +U_-Lq )  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has X!+Mgh6  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for = @Nv:1:r  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has Y="&|c=w#L  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 ]}l+ !NV<  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is ,m?UFRi  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the #G!Adj+p5  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract I_6` Z 0  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence PRk%C0`  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors WtdkA Sj  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to @6!y(e8"J]  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. 2gD{Fgf@N  
METHODS :56lzsWUE<  
Study population (Y.$wMB  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual P7x?!71?L  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 CMG`'gT  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to 1uge>o&  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. dzv,)X  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of \IZ4( Z  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen SQ KY;p  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites w%o4MFK=!  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. W &wDH  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 +heS\I_Mp  
Original Article mV(x&`Cx  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia !zkEh9G  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD XsN#<"f;i  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 0l1]QD+Gc5  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, 8`~3MsE"  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au 4e#K.HU_  
78 McCarty et al. W>|b98NPu  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural E|4XQ|B@  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural ^%X\ }><  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify ?{z$ { bD  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a u[|S*(P  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of }~C ZqI P  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, Z%9^6kdY  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of JHZo:Ad -&  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. h-rj  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local K':pU1  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. }0nB' 0|y  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian #:zPpMAl  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. >(ww6vk2  
Assessment of cataract nN\XVGP,t  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after .F3LA6se  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine _w/N[E  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the hJ*E"{xs  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using > ,Bu^] C  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and zwrZ ^  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on 0fK|}mmZA  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) GXK?7S0H  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, +<WT$ddK=5  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, ~wg^>!E  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than sx^? Iw,N'  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to Oj EA;;qq  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual E d/O\v@  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, K$5P_~;QL  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. Ru aJ9O  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to W1`ZS*12D  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the c qyh#uWe  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight T2;  9  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the B "zg85 e  
analyses. CHw_?#h  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., #p`7gFl  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in 9d} nyJ  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. '="){  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman .T-p]9*p  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph *)D*iU&  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were !I/kz }N@  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera ClZyQ=UAD  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 Li^!OHro.  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately KptLeb:Om  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated v[3sg2.  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies ?.ihWbW_  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were e' VXyf  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, #7ZBbq3=  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph  Z5-'|h$|  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical xyz86r ^u  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) 7Z3qaXPH  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to ttVSgKAsm  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. >GUTno$J  
Assessment of risk factors "iGc'?/+  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information .&.CbE8K[  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 )D*xOajo+l  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration yqI|BF`  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, CNYchE,}  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension ?0Zw ^a   
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and N *>; '  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were ,-kZ5&r  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to ^O m]B;  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants \_bX2Lg  
and use of vitamin supplements. .R5 z>:A  
Data management and statistical analysis S~Q";C[&  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a -',Y;0b%  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, W:J00rsv=`  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or #u@!O%MJ  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at PQr N";+  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms _Tz!~z  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and C:{'0m*jKs  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency &KWh5S@w  
checks were performed on the entire data set. W9~datIh>  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was H1M>60*  
employed for statistical analyses. Rw`s O:eZ  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific Ip x:k+J  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to nE84W$\  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five `( Gk_VAa  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates z16++LKmM  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific ^*OA%wg3=h  
data were weighted according to the 1996 < n{9pZ5.  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the H<"j3qt  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. <0m;|Ai'W  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared ):@B1 yR  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated cS"6%:hQ  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted aXagiz\;  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the kn.z8%^(  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. Fz% n!d  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically 79DC]48M  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use C#R9Hlb  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The o%a$m9I  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment p:jrqjLp  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with mN`a]L'  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence T$e_ao|  
limits. ;Mz]uk  
RESULTS *QX$Mo^E  
Study population LFC k6 R  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 c LJCLKJ  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) R)=<q]Ms  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did K5$ y  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was sIpK @BQ'  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as ` T!O )5  
a whole. g;pFT  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to I zT%Kq  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The R+\5hI@ >i  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to ]%."  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural - M]C-$  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) = 4If7  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. FD<~?-  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery ]WG\+1x9  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases E=y#~W  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any R?W8l5CIk  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). sYz:(hZS  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three _AFgx8  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence AXyuXB  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes X7G6y|4;w  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% 2eNm2;  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract AA66^/t  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract &"BKue~q@p  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall $j:0*Z=>  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was _]\mh,}  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). Y/ `fPgE  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract /4|qfF3  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified qG;WX n  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated cIgF]My*D@  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents R\<^A~(Gl  
as information about risk factor exposure was not GB -= D C6  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed aAX 8m  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence HJ2]xe09  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic eq"~b y[Uq  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a Q/< $ (Y  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use (Yx rZ_F'b  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private ?0%lB=qQ  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, AVi|JY)>  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. '?-GZ0oM  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the _+UD>u{  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having F Hv|6zUX  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract 3&}wfK] X  
surgery were not available. *bZV4}  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate ~<|xS  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had K$rH{dUM  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been $ @^n3ZQ4  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment 7Npz {C{I  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant Jk`A}  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression vXyaOZ  
model. The factors that remained significantly related /P,J);Y  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever d(h`bOjI  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been ; LTc4t  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors 6N]v9uXZ  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate x5{ zGv.j  
model. YncY_Hu  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract xGz$M@f  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with x3)qK6,\  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 [ h%ci3  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort V k[m$  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total m%m8002  
(years) (%) (%) (%) 9!PJLI=D  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) U{HJNftdpm  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) r lW  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) ]_j{b)t  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) %<K`d  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) voCQ_~*)9  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) 'kPShZS$b  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) '%kk&&3'  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) a&|aK+^8;  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) NO"=\Zn6  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) wn5CaP(]8  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) $--W,ov5j  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) `2 Vc*R  
Age-standardized 6wfCC,2  
(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) b=.Ikt+y  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 D.4=4"qMi  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% =((#kDrN  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, ;E(%s=i  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). MHk\y2`/;  
Outcomes of cataract surgery a";(C ,:0  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior (?D47^F &  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were PO ]z'LD  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular u-yQP@^H  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular >kd&>)9v  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact w SBDJvI  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of 5L%A5C&|  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected ZFY t[:  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% ;}ileL Tl  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes Y }aa6  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, 0sL R5A  
P = 0.027). b<~\IPY  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity -P^ 6b(  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without rB~x]5TH  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract ;3-5U&Axt  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, ECWn/4Aws  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the U5[ xW  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 VZ 5EV'D8!  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this 6V KsX+sd  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four MD%_Z/NL  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these !U/iY%NE  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction al.~[T-O+  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one <b~KR8  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract DDsU6RyN  
surgery. M}kt q)  
DISCUSSION w O;\,zU  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically &9g4/c-?$  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract SQ9s  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes 9 ,=7Uh#7  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual `9}\kn-</8  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and nw){}g  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is i Tg?JoE2  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, E5(\/;[*`  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract z=J%-Hq>  
services throughout Australia. 2It$ bz  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age g} 7FR({b  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is 6Lk<VpAa  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous Z6F>SL  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye ^tc2?T  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract tkx 1iBW=  
between studies because of different methodologies and @AYO )Y8  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well P~$FgAV  
as the different age structures of the study populations. l3dGe'  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of b0|q@!z>  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. P{v>o,a.  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity +Bk" khH  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. SV*h9LL  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the (jv!q@@2C.  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. *NzHY;e  
80 McCarty et al. >tTNvb5  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort q|,cMPS3  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total bkk1_X  
(years) (%) (%) (%) $xqI3UaX  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) |_ZD[v S  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( oxT..=-  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) VU6nu4   
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) Mr'P0^^  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) 2 ]W"sT[  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) pJ kaP  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) mNS7/I\  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) 3~ITvH,`s  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) 2K?~)q&t*  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) <%WN<T{q|  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) Sj?u^L8es}  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) bH+x `]{A  
Age-standardized xszGao'  
(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) *=UxX ] 0y  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract ie4keVlXc  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. )X*?M?~\  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 5)X;q-  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the _-/aMfyQ  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude !9GJ9ZEXM  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the O:02LHE   
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). I,4t;4;Zk  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains VrL==aTYXs  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban jwsl"zL  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than 0Y rdu,c  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, !e~Yp0gX#  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in Ki#({~  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, 4R_Vi[ i  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens l5sBDiir%  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. L<'8#J[_5  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable IT,d(UV_  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, ,(aOTFQS  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that q^{Z"ifL  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and :00 #l]g0q  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is cG|)z<Z  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted =)Z!qjf1U  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement En@] xvE  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We ) V}q7\G~  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction 9G8n'jWyY  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have $lkd9r1   
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this RB]K?  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their >z0~!!YZ  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants 99XbpP55  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the e|wH5(V  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ T';<;6J**  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their \Ol3kx|  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to ?3 :OPP`s  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change jYwv+EXg  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function X|.M9zIx  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in ; n2|pC^  
overall quality of life.22 jRz2l`~7#  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually wv,,#P  
significant posterior capsule opacification following ]+\@ _1<ZI  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% 'BT}'qN  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated x}TDb0V  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear \jn[kQ+pJ  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an %hK?\Pg3=E  
opaque capsule. &s!"pEZWck  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and l ' ]d&  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, ]pLQ;7f7D  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We NLDmZra  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more hq9b  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is 7 q<UJIf  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 W5-p0,?[6  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any 'e-Nt&;  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of gF% lwq  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care 0pYz8OB  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without y(|6`  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the k/nOz*  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated K5(?6hr;  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. /U<-N'|  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem ;VS;),h/  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract 5VWXUNe@_q  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will 84P^7[YX>  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the ".| 9h  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in KdF QlQaj  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well zW%-Z6%D  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes ?/"@WP9  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. P*/px4;6  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract .hgc1  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for :c,\8n  
cataract extractions increases. kgK7 T  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xk86?2b{)  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants ~!]FF}6  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the mBc;^8I?23  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell p<'mc|hGq  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and }"fP,:n"KN  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient %-]j;'6}cX  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal 1* ? IDYB  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. HeGGAjc  
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