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Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes ezJ^
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of cataract surgery and the factors related to |9CPT%A#
unoperated cataract in Australia. W}(xE?9&
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual yq[CA`zVN
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than R^I4_ZA
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination zBrqh9%8e
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography
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were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who ^?0WE
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater 1@]gBv<
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or %.IW H9P7
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. Mm"0Ip2"
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne F JxH{N6a
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 z{>
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rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria
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was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract t_X
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surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had QbAEWm
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 pvqbk2BO
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber @2A&eLwLH
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber P.t7_v>
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated /$ueLa
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or +JFE\>O
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven 9[\$\l
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate &