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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT -WT3)On  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes S]yvMj_?  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to 9)yG.9d1  
unoperated cataract in Australia. Y5jYmP<  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual LC'2q*:'  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than vO$ra5Z  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination t>U!Zal"  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography qB JRS'6'9  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who vbn> mg5  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater ,z66bnjO  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or z`'P>.x   
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. 8t9aHla  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne SLA#= K  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 DM2Q1Dh3  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria uiK:*[  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract >0T3'/k<H  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had l @A"U) A(  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 f8!l7{2%q  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber lCE2SKj  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber [s %\.y(q  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated )[DpK=[N^p  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or l\U*sro<  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven gX"T*d>y  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate t~~r-V":  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery .jum "va%  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% Isp_U5M  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone di<B~:l58  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an  . X 0t"  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision A[RN-R,  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no n8?KSQy$  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural s'AQUUrb <  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance KF4s ee;;  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated UNY@w=]<  
cataract. Y(W{Jd+  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is 2q|_Dma  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced YrKFa%k  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of Wb'*lT0=  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes }*OD M6  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. 5#BF,-Jv  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health 9$EH K  
services accessibility, prevalence 3v G  
INTRODUCTION 1y(iE C  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in NB3/A"}"02  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all mf#fA2[  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate MXh^dOWR  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be @#1cx  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 AtuZF  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting frk7^5  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is t0+t9w/fTP  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in `2sdZ/fO  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists Sq.9-h%5  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather ^CO#QnB @  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral }t}38%1i  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has V5cb}xx  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for %~ ;nlDw  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has h#vL5At  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10  KhLg*EL  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is XlE$.  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the jg7d7{{SB  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract $Gr4sh!cE  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence a"MTQFm'  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors "<7$2!  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to p, !1 3X  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. axHxqhO7zp  
METHODS #tCIuQ,  
Study population f|;HS!$  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual -t;?P2  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11  ]v/t8`  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to 7)g;Wd+H  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. K'>P!R:El  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of dO Y lI`4  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen ddGkk@C A  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites :-W$PIBe  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. F Bd+=bx,Z  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 =MQ2sb  
Original Article Y j ,9V],  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia BBaHM sr  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD BA`kxL/x  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia "j *fVn  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, Yb,G^+;  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au UMnR=~.  
78 McCarty et al. 1q;I7_{ 2  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural Udb0&Y1^  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural $Qx(aWE0  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify ee__3>H"/  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a ^hGZVGSv  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of ;h*"E(P p  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, bCe[nmE2  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of S1 R #]  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. ,cl"1>lp  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local zmrX %!CW  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. {d{WMq$  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian d@`-!"  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. 'RN"yMv7l  
Assessment of cataract 3oNt]2w/'  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after <#J<QYF&2  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine MXu+I,y*  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the 0(.R?1*:Rf  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using -qr:c9\px  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and ' ]H#0.  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on hyr5D9d  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) ~"hAb2  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, YpbdScz  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, Lq H?3) :  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than GO&RR}  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to >LRaIU>  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual !{|yAt9kP  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, 4$#ia F  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. 374_G?t&  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to PSt|!GST  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the w{UKo U  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight 1OJD\wc  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the IcNIuv  
analyses. Y$DgL h  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., N"Nd$4  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in %nK 15(  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. nD{;4$xP`  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman 1=cfk#  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph !D]6Cq  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were /$N#_Xblr  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera MyS7AL   
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 b|C,b"$N0  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately N4JL.(m){I  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated 7|?@\ZE  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies !wufoK  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were '%/u103{e  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, pHbguoH,  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph x)Om[jZE  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical }u$a PS<$!  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) i /U{dzZ  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to $@!&ML  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. L,ey3i7a\  
Assessment of risk factors Wn</",Gf  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information LR?#H)$  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 544I#!  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration 0a-:x4  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, ~8 a> D<b  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension Y:Tt$EQ  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and "S} hcAL/  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were w9h5f  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to 3cQmxp2*  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants !ZcA Ltq  
and use of vitamin supplements. v=^)`C6Ma  
Data management and statistical analysis t|XC4:/>T  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a x \{jWR%  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, B_G7F[/K  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or !a&F:Fbm  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at 545 xs`Q_  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms ^]K)V  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and g5'bUYsa  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency K\r= MkA.>  
checks were performed on the entire data set. _Dt TG<E  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was Wm/k(R`O<  
employed for statistical analyses. a{6|[a R  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific aM1JG$+7G  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to P"VLGa  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five _ !vbX mb  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates Za?&\  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific  'Z}$V*  
data were weighted according to the 1996 j> M%?Tw  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the 0`=?ig _  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. c9k,Dc  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared Y'R1\Go-  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated {1c eF  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted 0:S)2"I58p  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the !(o2K!v0  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. a-=apD1RvG  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically YiMecu  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use J'v|^`bE  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The 9|DC<Zn&B#  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment EeJ] > 1  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with =Q/i< u  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence upKrr  
limits. v}i}pQ\DK  
RESULTS vZsVxx99  
Study population i{0_}"B  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 N<%,3W_-_  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) qa6up|xUnn  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did c^%k1pae(  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was egvWPht'_  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as yFqC-t-i  
a whole. r G6/h'!|  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to $Tza<nA  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The ualtIHXK)  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to 6iC:l%|u  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural }rZp(FG@*  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) &rubA  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. DQ$/0bq   
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery ?9cy5z[  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases C/=ZNl9"fn  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any I(SE)%!%S  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). mUxD.;P  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three )g9qkQ8q  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence &XP 0  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes 8*X8U:.0o  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% v.MWO]L  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract vbp)/I-h  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract :%gBcL9T  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall w# ['{GL  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was (;N_lF0  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). t@\0$V \X  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract tx.sUu6  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified fi1UUJ0 U;  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated 'E9jv4E$n  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents o9CB ,c7]  
as information about risk factor exposure was not ;%}  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed XcXd7e  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence /dAIg1ra  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic B!Y;VdX  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a uv$y"1'g  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use I/adzLQ  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private t0Uax-E(  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, pVr,WTr6E  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. lPH]fWt<  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the {r"HR%*u  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having y(HR1v Q;Z  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract Lt )t}0  
surgery were not available. :mij%nQ>$  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate 2 IGAZ%%  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had I$YF55uB  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been 5%9& 7  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment Gc>\L3u  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant o_cj-  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression (g 8K?Q  
model. The factors that remained significantly related &{$\]sv  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever J4<- C\=4  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been U7OW)tUf  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors >q`G?9d2  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate DpA)Z ??  
model. BQm H9g|2  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract M$w^g8F27H  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with DY1o!thz)  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 kWWb<WRW:  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort )ZT&V I  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total ce@(Ct  
(years) (%) (%) (%) _c[t.\-`]  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) ;yH/GN#O  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) JMoWA0f  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) ]R0^ }sI  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) xD1w#FMlQs  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) na<g /&  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) BH=vI<D  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) J|s4c`=  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) /QTGZ b  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) $AoN,B>  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) (d_{+O"  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) p 3X>  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) &}rh+z  
Age-standardized N1_nBQF )  
(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) ns@b0'IF]  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2  F`f#gpQ  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% xZBmQ:s',S  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, C5F}*]E[y  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). $B Cqz! 4K  
Outcomes of cataract surgery w<5w?nP+Oh  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior ^oM*f{9  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were f:e~ystm  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular H+F'K XP*K  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular #AE'arT<  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact X#IVjc:&L  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of 8\/E/o3  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected J7$5<  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% gZ:)l@ Wu  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes u.R:/H<>~  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, I 91`~0L*  
P = 0.027). {V,rWg  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity %=%jy  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without [p|-G*=00  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract yin"+&<T  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, H;%a1  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the 5Tkh6s  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 d2Bn`VI  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this qbpvTTF  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four Ju Kj  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these P*Uu)mG)G  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction c"v#d9  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one JmtU>2z\  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract D\bW' k]!  
surgery. esWgYAc3{  
DISCUSSION ^;!A`t  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically qJKD| =_  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract `fj(xrI  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes mN!>BqvN  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual fOF02WP^  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and Q9]7.^l  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is QB7E:g&7  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, `[2nxP>w`  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract j"7 z  
services throughout Australia. Nj@k|_1  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age gQCkoQi:j  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is ~ucOQVmz@  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous &NL=Bd  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye nxA Y ]Q  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract /#GX4&z  
between studies because of different methodologies and &Ru|L.G`  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well Eo!1 WRruF  
as the different age structures of the study populations. !=_:*U)-'  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of cO.U*UTmX  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. 6Y>MW 4q  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity 7  g8SK  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. ?54=TA|5`F  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the Zm > Q-7r9  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. }5z6b>EI9a  
80 McCarty et al. .9#4qoM'  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort 4L85~l  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total 5?&k? v@  
(years) (%) (%) (%) :Ag]^ot  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) (wdE@/V  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( mnzamp  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) :bkACuaEn  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) FVW< F(g`  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) DN2K4%cM%'  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) Ok/~E  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) dQVV0)z  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) YAv-5  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) F#Uxl%h  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) (C={/waJ  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) .h ~M&d!  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) %<6oKE  
Age-standardized 8  k9(iS  
(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) {a.{x+!5I-  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract [cwc}f^  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. B q+RFo  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 6Xb\a^ q  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the "IA[;+_"  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude JR|yg=E  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the aR6?+`6<  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). zNofI$U  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains %Q go0  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban JP)/ O!  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than vmK<_xbwd  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, K++pH~o  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in t_6sD r'.  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, ^)<>5.%1''  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens 2 hdi)C,7Y  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. 4j|]=58  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable rp u9  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, D{'x7!5r  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that )28Jz6.I  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and kU $P?RD  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is 7D\#1h  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted m663%b(5>  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement hAi50q;z  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We AX}l~ sv  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction Iz,a Hrq  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have !31v@v:)  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this Y,I0o{,g  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their P$S>=*`n U  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants }C!N$8d,  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the tX$%*Uy  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ N(q%|h<Z/=  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their J7W]Str  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to L3iY Z>]  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change |0:< Z(   
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function Ta`=c 0  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in 9Slx.9f  
overall quality of life.22 = zW}v m }  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually +!Q<gWb  
significant posterior capsule opacification following KZUB{Y^)  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% $HT {}^B  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated W(a31d  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear ?RJ ) u  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an &Q 7Q1`S  
opaque capsule. RhIRCN9  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and ^55#!/9  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, <o,]f E[  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We  +LeZjA[  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more N-EVH e'}6  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is 'MH WNPG0  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 IoWh&(+KdH  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any 3tY \0y9  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of :"5'l>la  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care p'z fo!  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without $}RBK'cr}  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the XM o#LS  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated XA75tU[#  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. 5<h7+ %?t9  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem F,}wQ N  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract l?GN& u  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will &6 .r=,BO  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the +EG?8L,z  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in VsEMF i=  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well S_?{ <{  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes 5%M 'ewu  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. =yo?]ZS  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract .: gZ*ks~  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for 9>,$q"M}?  
cataract extractions increases. MNd8#01q`  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bV c"'RQ  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants Dn/{  s$\  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the '4 T}$a"i  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell  /6)6  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and RMJq9a  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient @BCws )  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal h# R;'9*V  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. ,pfHNK-u  
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