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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT w~)tEN>  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes -f&vH_eK  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to JR#4{P@A  
unoperated cataract in Australia. R%RxF=@  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual #p@GhI!6  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than {%G9iOV.  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination  e|!'  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography dh7`eAMY   
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who M%`CzCL u  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater 3?a`@C&x  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or IZj`*M%3  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. `!Z?F]):G  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne @6yc^DAA  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 >-I <`y-H  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria 63Zu5b"O/  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract [w'Q9\,p  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had |qn 2b=  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 dgpE3 37Lt  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber hJ{u!:4  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber L T$U z  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated H9(?yI@Zr#  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or 5q0L<GOrj  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven q-<DYVG+  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate B>L7UQ6_[  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery 8<C*D".T$  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% ]!/U9"_e"B  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone BI`)P+K2  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an @v lP)"  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision M(I%y 0  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no .kBkYK8*t  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural src9EeiV  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance -"I$$C  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated s-"KABEE  
cataract. :VT%d{Vp_  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is "u^Erj# /  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced ,j*9)  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of xvOz*vM?  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes f7_( C0d  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. RTc@`m3 M  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health dun`/QKV  
services accessibility, prevalence r/sSkF F  
INTRODUCTION |jiIx5qr  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in 6'^E ],:b  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all +c~&o83[  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate w#b@6d  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be QR&e~rks  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 "/zgh  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting ZHNL ~=r}  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is v.(dOIrX  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in gq?7O<  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists r84^/+"T  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather [Qnf]n\FJ  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral %V>%AP  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has }MQ:n8  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for ]6e(-v!U  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has  T01Iu  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 FoetP`   
To appropriately plan health care services, information is ]CzK{-W  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the OyO]; Yk  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract y > =Y  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence w^0hVrws=,  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors iAz0 A  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to IAQ<|3Q  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. zP44 Xhz  
METHODS 86=W}eV1r  
Study population MDF_Xr-hZ  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual 86{>X5+  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 I;w!  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to p-i Fe\+  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. (X "J)x aQ  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of ?>B?*IK!  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen c]u ieig0~  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites 'JOCL0FP  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. "B{3q`(  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 gk|>E[.  
Original Article 0I.KHIB k  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia Kzrd<h]`)  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD Po)U!5Tm  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 7*P BJt\  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, <J<"`xKL  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au sbmtx/%U  
78 McCarty et al. KyNu8s k  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural He=C\"  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural f5*qlQJFz\  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify Q#3}AO  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a NVx>^5QV  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of b#?sx"z  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, ~-k , $J?7  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of P*!`AWn  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. IVPN=jg?  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local C4(xtSJSd!  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. ;D~#|CB  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian :6(\:  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. BSMb(EnqX  
Assessment of cataract b[:,p?:@  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after _6fy'%J=U  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine n5C,Z!)z  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the KyrZ&E.`  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using ~T H4='4W3  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and n>pJ/l%`  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on LN+x!#:e  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) u)Kiwa  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, 1av#u:jy~>  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, zV}:~;w  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than ((`\i=-o5  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to K9ia|2f  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual e'uC:O.u  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, 3:xx:Jt  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. lZRO"[<  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to k~AtnI  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the h;vY=r-  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight Ud+,/pE>FA  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the oH17!$Fly  
analyses. .f0qgmIyL  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp.,  ;@k=9o]A  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in 5ph CEKt;  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. 6h5g!GQD  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman ShL!7y*rT{  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph R\ 8[6H  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were .lj5pmD  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera xO:h [  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 rb@[ Edj  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately !GvT {  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated DcFY b|p  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies 2He R1m<  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were >lM/\HO2  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, SVwxK/Fci  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph ,7cw%mQA  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical * G*VY#L  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) a ub$4n!C9  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to [<d ~b*/  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. KM )MUPr  
Assessment of risk factors 0TV16 --  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information p q?# X0  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 m;"[b (u  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration %!-t7K^mFq  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, Ux?G:LLz  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension c8]%,26.  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and c)Ef]E\  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were .$d:c61X  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to SF:{PgGMi  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants [-#1;!k  
and use of vitamin supplements. :#sBNy  
Data management and statistical analysis  WSeiW  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a aH%tD!%,o  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, sX>|Y3S\U  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or 7 v3%dCvf  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at GRL42xp'*D  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms A ?~4Pe  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and : +^`VLIf  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency MD1d  
checks were performed on the entire data set. |M<R{Tt}nf  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was WV|9d}5  
employed for statistical analyses. RvVF^~u  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific xU.Ymq& 5  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to M S|1Q@S9  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five }?GeU Xhy  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates N9F u  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific 7V\M)r{q7  
data were weighted according to the 1996 Q6X}R,KA1  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the aJNsJIY+  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. .W-=VzWX  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared +w3k_^X9c  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated |TBKsx8  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted )i.\q   
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the `p^xdj}  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. f%d =X>_  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically ^yF2xJ)9-  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use Lr(wS {  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The j\@| oW0  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment QN m.8c$  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with Sh5SOYLz  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence J 9k~cz  
limits. le`_    
RESULTS x~O_v  
Study population 9ev " BO  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 V$ss[fX  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) v:] AS:  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did 1G+ ?/w  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was ?_c*(2i&^  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as 3~!PJI1  
a whole. gobqS+c  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to @=[ SsS  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The _7zER6#}  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to MoP 0qNk  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural /\9X0a2h|E  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) az]S&\i7T  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. DNaU mz  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery o5FBqt  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases "syf@[tz7  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any b|*A%?m  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). xCV3HnZ  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three ,9f$a n  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence (k..ll p~  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes xla9:*pPn  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% }cE,&n  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract ET`;Tfq M  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract Rd5r~iT  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall >w?O?&Q$  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was &Fl^&&1C  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). 4y+] V~p  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract :(Feg2c  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified CV 4r31w  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated 'wX'}3_/g  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents !\8j[QS!  
as information about risk factor exposure was not 8KW}XG  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed ewk62 {  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence gR(*lXm5w  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic Sj}@5 X6 C  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a R{+ Rvk  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use VWmZ|9Ri  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private c% 0h!zF  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, Y'Jb@l`$-  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. V D.p"F(]  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the %"DEgI P  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having >OwVNG  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract ~c`@uGw  
surgery were not available. =[?2'riI  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate zpIl'/ i  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had %dS7u$Rnh  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been .7Ys@;>B  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment QM9~O#rL  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant fh )QX  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression T2} I,{U  
model. The factors that remained significantly related 7~eo^/Pb S  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever brNe13d3~"  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been z> &Py(  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors X!CLOHVA a  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate Cr4shdN34  
model. ^;NM'Z  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract R/b)hP ~  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with C\.?3  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 :I F&W=?9  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort A! <R?  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total gUL`)t\}*  
(years) (%) (%) (%) phl5E:fIKx  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) 6H VS0  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) |j^>6nE  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) emw 3cQ  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) g*- K!X6l  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) &]pW##  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) _9#4  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) :8E(pq|1PB  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) :5U(}\dL {  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) 3UD_2[aqN(  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) ~e~4S~{  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) #2_phm'  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) R7ZxS  
Age-standardized 8$OE<c?#5n  
(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) 46Nl];g1`  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 Sw%=/g  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% }4#%0x`w  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, =MB[v/M59w  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). y*vs}G'W  
Outcomes of cataract surgery $w)yQ %  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior +QtK "5M  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were rzLpVpTaz  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular Ad9'q!_en  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular flR6^6E  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact ?\(E+6tpP  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of ]A5FN4 E  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected x`WP*a7Fk]  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% ., o=#  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes "n}J6   
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, :+bQPzL  
P = 0.027). c/^} =t(  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity %qV=PC  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without vCb3Ra~L`  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract #OqQD6  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, Z[)t34EY"  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the ~-.}]N+([  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 5@ %$M$E  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this Nv,1 F  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four }TzMWdT  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these yH|[K=?S[  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction (+`pEDD{X  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one LBq~?Q.e  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract qjFz}6  
surgery. \T `InBbf  
DISCUSSION VCSHq&p8  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically J3fk3d`2  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract Jr$,w7tQn@  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes m \o<a|  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual 9 js!gJC  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and a"SH_+T{  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is H=Scrvfx  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, a\;1%2a  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract 3#N'nhUzA  
services throughout Australia. a~ q_2S]h  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age GKT2x '(e  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is  ;wo  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous .1n=&d|  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye "yaz!?O>  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract Y-!~x0-H  
between studies because of different methodologies and Hdvtgss!  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well ;iT@41)7  
as the different age structures of the study populations. KuBN_bd  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of .#^ta9^t7  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. 0lpkG ="&r  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity mJ+M|#Ox  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. aQ!QrTua-  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the =MR.*m{  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. 6 /-]  
80 McCarty et al. l5h+:^#M5c  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort ?'_Ty`vT  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total cp1-eR_&  
(years) (%) (%) (%) F}1h  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) 8Z&M}Llk  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( *y+N-uq  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) 1`hmD1d  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) yMG(FAyu  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) ./ ]xn  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) :g%hT$,]3b  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) mkE_ a>  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) 1NAGGr00  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) "D\>oFu  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) 1d$qr`  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) 2jf73$F  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) uTShz 3  
Age-standardized sYEh>%mo^C  
(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)  \gsJ1@  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract 3S5`I9I  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. dhX$b!DA  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 O~Jm<  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the Ucx"\/"  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude Y\,aJL$  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the oE.Ckz~*d  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). .@Lktc  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains 7|HIl=  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban sYq:2Wn>8Q  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than 3'Hz,qP  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, qfkd Q/fP  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in GlHP`&;UH  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, { 2%'=v  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens pO/vD~C>  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. 1COSbi]  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable z~-(nyaBS  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, 74 W Ky  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that hx*4xF  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and **\?-*c=U  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is `W>Sss  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted +1a3^A\  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement ymp ik.'  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We *;(^)Sj4Q  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction 52 *ii  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have OkAgO3>Y/  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this Uqz.Q\A  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their h56Kmxxk  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants /N({"G'  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the ie11syhV"  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ )+"5($~  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their [!>9K}z,=  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to {n&n^`Em  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change \4LTViY]  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function 5 Hs F#  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in j74hWz+p4  
overall quality of life.22 i6A9|G$H  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually Ch3MwM5]  
significant posterior capsule opacification following SSxz1y  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% NM^uP+uS  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated 2NJ\`1HZ\  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear g~b$WV%  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an zd)QCq  
opaque capsule. \gkhSL q  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and FF#+d~$z  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, K9.Gjw  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We wPm  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more cC>Svf[CzK  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is 7i{(,:  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 9P ACXW0  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any ;9WUt,R  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of p}h.2)PO  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care *!JB^5(H  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without AoOA.t6RVo  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the ^9Cu?!xu0  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated (xN1?qXB.  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. Osm))Ua(  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem K0_gMi+bR  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract YI;iG[T,&  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will 8{/.1:  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the G%: 3.:E"  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in 7L6L{~8 W  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well HnKgD:  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes !rr,(!Ip?O  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. 9$z$yGjl  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract @-L]mLY  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for t1o 6;r K  
cataract extractions increases. w6cl3J&  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jj+Q2D:  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants +llb{~ZN  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the ^M6lF5  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell 2O[sRm)  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and "QNQ00[T`>  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient @}g3\xLiK  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal -wiQ d@X  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. o>,r<  
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