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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT `T9<}&=!  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes Iz{AA-  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to z|P& 8#txM  
unoperated cataract in Australia. ~[9 ]M)=O0  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual 5o~Z>  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than jv0e&rt  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination Eun%uah6c  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography <1jiU%!w  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who j#p3c  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater nj9hRiL n  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or &(.ZHF  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. 9)YG)A~<  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne v5$zz w  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 E>V8|Hz;  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria &FanD   
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract ng 6G< hi  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had 0^[$0]Mt[  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 cA Lu  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber ja>Tnfu  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber Lq&xlW j  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated l/I W"A  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or p' gv5\u[w  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven D>1Dao  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate 0 s 4j>  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery Z2@&4_P  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% ~|!lC}!IKL  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone "{:*fI;!  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an C'$U1%: j  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision u@|yw)  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no '\;tmD"N5#  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural [zfGDMG&  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance 1GNA x\(  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated s6 ^JgdW  
cataract. i}YnJ  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is YJ0[ BcZ  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced >w'6ZDA*X  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of $pKS['J0  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes 'F~u \m=E  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. 4H:WpW*r  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health  e?7paJ  
services accessibility, prevalence +1y#=iM{  
INTRODUCTION ^Ve^}|qPc  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in Ob6vg^#  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all ~:@H6Ke[  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate f0F$*"#G  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be cQR1v-Xt  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 Cr ` 0C  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting Vh<`MS0X  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is @K/I a! Lw  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in d.Z]R&X08  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists cm]]9z_<  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather s*IfXv  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral jz)H?UuDY  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has ,uv$oP-  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for  g{%';  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has @ 2mP  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 AUC< m.  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is <%z/6I Af|  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the >=V+X"\Z  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract <}%ir,8  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence nR7\ o(!  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors a5-\=0L~  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to MjpJAV/84  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. Al|7Y/  
METHODS yShHFlO=  
Study population R%%`wm G)"  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual }>0 Kc=  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 />C~a]}  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to ^aXBt  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. 8|({ _Z  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of PlZ iTP  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen yr>bL"!CA  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites Q(UGwd1  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. X}(0y  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 NJ>p8P`_k  
Original Article prtxE&-  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia H |UL5<:]D  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD $)Yog]}  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Db(_T8sU  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, "ILWIzf.]  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au au|^V^m  
78 McCarty et al. Hc]1mM  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural vLuQe0l{  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural @@83PJFid  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify %i8>w:@NW  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a ,g_onfY  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of </gp3WQ.  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, iIaT1i4t.  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of ^Pd3 7&B4V  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. c1kxKxE  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local A&c@8  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. \bm6/fhA:  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian eJw="  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. `u h@iD'KI  
Assessment of cataract `QdQ?9x{F  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after zN+* R;Ds  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine Pzp+I}  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the GrR0RwnH)?  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using x$GsDV  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and yW^IN8fm  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on o L Vtu5  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) R pI<]1  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, \c~{o+UD-  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, ouVjZF@kS  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than s!ZW'`4!z  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to 5 n+ e  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual ml.;wB|  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, eKVALUw  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1.  (X(1kj3  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to ;DD>k bd  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the pAil]f6  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight d"I28PIS"  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the g T XW2S  
analyses. a1G9wC:e  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., h zZ-$IX X  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in iog # ,  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. :YqQlr\  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman /z1p/RiX  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph b+IOh|  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were `u#;MUg  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera *O+R|Cdp/  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 CYtjY~   
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately Yz=h"Zr  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated =Y &9 qt  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies V)0[`zJ  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were (@)2PO /  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, C}mYt/  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph Y^R?Q'  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical &so-O90  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) j-J(C[[9  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to |*^8~u3J"  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. 4>4V-m\  
Assessment of risk factors e9CP802#2  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information 0A#*4ap  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 n1QEu"~Zj  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration R=-+YBw7/  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, >u=%Lz"J  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension I&L.;~  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and ^Xs%.`Gv/  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were X=v~^8M7%  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to 4|[<e-W  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants NWEhAj<w  
and use of vitamin supplements. SQ}S4r  
Data management and statistical analysis DH5bpg&T  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a JOBz{;:R{  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, !*&4< _  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or wJ6_I$>  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at -i#J[>=w{C  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms (tepmcf  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and 0|g[o:;fl_  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency >Q; g0\ I_  
checks were performed on the entire data set. R7lYu\mA  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was E W`W~h[  
employed for statistical analyses. Di:{er(p  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific o&~dGG4J  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to 8qn 9|  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five elu=9d];@  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates H"eS<eT  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific Hb+X}7c$  
data were weighted according to the 1996 j1/+\8Y  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the /0(%(2jIWl  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. vm8$:W2 }  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared vv+km+  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated S_6g~PHsr  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted 9TC) w|  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the ioxbf6{  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. H9U .lb  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically Q^L) Vp"  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use [ 7g><  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The 5Tedo~v  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment e4DMO*6  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with M 7rIi\4K4  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence wjrG7*_Y4v  
limits. c ;9.KCpwx  
RESULTS sef]>q  
Study population yrnv!moc%t  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 X3 ',vey  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) ?F_)-  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did !J3UqS  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was 3#c3IZ-;  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as xR?V,uV'$&  
a whole. D <>@ %"%  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to Be2lMC  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The MLr-, "gs  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to 0J9D"3T)  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural @}&_Dvf  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) O6X"RsI}  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. =^tA_AxVw  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery UG](go't  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases .X'pq5  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any JeCg|@  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). Dd,2;#_  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three w!& ~??&=}  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence sOpep  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes jQ+sn/ROp  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% n}?wVfEy  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract R[jEvyD>(  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract %JyXbv3m,  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall (V?:]  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was h@ )  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). Ii &7rdoxe  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract j Ux z  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified gckI.[!b  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated `5~3G2T  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents t#i,1a HA  
as information about risk factor exposure was not ~Z'w)!h  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed 3W_PE+:Kr  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence om h{0jA0  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic ?OlV"zK  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a >>{FzR  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use .iD*>M:W  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private x1&W^~  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, {0"YOS`3AX  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. H1n1-!%d  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the jPZaD>!  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having Xx:F)A8O  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract ~@.%m"<.  
surgery were not available. f"1>bW>R+  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate %ru;;h  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had R:Q0=PzDi#  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been 4k-+?L!/G  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment 4;`oUt '.  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant 1K,1X(0rL8  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression G)v #+4  
model. The factors that remained significantly related 10!wqyj&  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever QTX8 L  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been h\v '9  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors I$N8tn+E  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate o*U]v   
model. M" ^PW,k  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract W @ |6nPm  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with tyaA\F57  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 ;4 N;D  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort -46C!6a  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total 7$h#OV*@,  
(years) (%) (%) (%) 4jD2FFG- G  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) E4 m`  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) _uc hU=  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) g1t0l%_7^  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) 9]q:[zm^  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) #>Zzf  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) >4t+:Ut:  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) /cU<hApK  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) HRB<Y mP@  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) \hCH>*x<  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) As>_J=8} 3  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) w*R$o  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) N<~ku<nAU  
Age-standardized S~|T4q(  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) KEWTBBg  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 _4g.j  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% K'GBMnjD  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, %n*-VAfE\  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). yj\Nkh  
Outcomes of cataract surgery Qjb:WC7he  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior b9!FC$^J  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were NU0g07"  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular [sW3l:^  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular A,a.8!*}vd  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact "me n  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of %\:[ o  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected 6V7B;tB  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% 3v1iy / /  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes .N ,3 od@  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, )mF5Vw"  
P = 0.027). mj W8 Q\D  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity 4b98Ks Yg  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without  J4f i'  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract NTYg[VTr  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, m}7iTDJR9  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the X:vghOt?  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 P\1L7%*lU  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this ^ hZ0IM  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four H|3:6x  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these Vex{.Vh,"  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction x!5'`A!W%  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one  Rh_np  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract |}=acc/  
surgery. UQ?XqgUM  
DISCUSSION f4 P 8Oz  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically |}BL F  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract 4T|b Cs?e  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes Q(wx nm  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual p<2L.\6"  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and gQ Fjr_IS#  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is ,|y:" s  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, ,(qRc(Ho  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract )dbB =OZ  
services throughout Australia. j*so9M6|c  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age ObVGV  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is 7}f}$1   
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous ]zE;Tw.S  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye #@YPic"n7`  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract l{I6&^!KS  
between studies because of different methodologies and }vxw*8d?  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well q rJ`1  
as the different age structures of the study populations. q E&v ;  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of dP# |$1  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. q)X$^oE!6  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity adCU61t  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. K28+]qy[  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the D!{Y$;  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. z>58dA@f  
80 McCarty et al. ciBP7>'::  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort Y-kt.X/Z-  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total ;&< {ey  
(years) (%) (%) (%) Oft-w)cYz,  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) 7!@-*/|!S9  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( e@Fo^#ImDx  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) Yw4n-0g  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) D^yRaP*|7  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) 0Vlk;fIh  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) ah+~y,Gl  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) zMj#KA1  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) nxUJN1b!N  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) ^T*?>%`  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) jr)1(**  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) . <jr0,i  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) |v \_@09=  
Age-standardized 1n=lqn/  
(95% CL) Combined 3.31 (2.70, 3.93) 4.36 (2.67, 6.06) 2.26 (0.82, 3.70) 3.79 (2.97, 4.60) n!YKz"$  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract sF|5XjQ  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. {K+i cTL3  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 ?3nR  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the d ^^bke$~  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude kh {p%<r{  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the HBy[FYa4  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). NG--6\  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains p2ogn}`  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban M$y+q ^  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than uD}2<$PP  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, @OV|]u  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in tXoWwQD;Y  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, 4i6q{BeHn  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens rX4j*u2u  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. U7K,AflK?M  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable G'oG< /A  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, ", ^Mxm{  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that I%r{]-Obr-  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and .LZwuJ^;  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is M^O2\G#B  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted nH`Q#ZFz]?  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement fI{ESXU  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We  RZHd9v$  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction HW=C),*]cR  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have Ka[t75~;  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this wj,:"ESb4  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their [#l* _0  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants 3  ^>l\,  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the R$ q; !  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ M@`;JjtSA  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their ex::m&  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to +_; l|uhT;  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change I,0q4  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function }])oM|fgO  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in t/cY=Wp  
overall quality of life.22 I(V!Mv8j  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually S<VSn}vn  
significant posterior capsule opacification following ^su<uG<R  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% z2g3FUTX)b  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated 4Uphfzv3D  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear r[BVvX/,F  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an H,DM1Z9rz  
opaque capsule. ]^lw*724'>  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and PmK eF }  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, 0\[Chja  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We i.3= !6z  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more hp#W 9@NR  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is 7J EbH?lEN  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 ;$smH=I  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any ,q}ML TS i  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of sE:M@`2L  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care t5y;CxL  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without lu<xv  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the q35f&O;  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated bn!HUM,  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. fh](K'P#^  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem 555XCWyrC  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract sg$rzT-S4  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will A-ZN F4  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the gP0LCK>  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in gBC@38|6)  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well c_vqL$Dl  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes ?d{Na= O\  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. XCU7x i$d  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract 1Cgso`  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for X!9 B2w  
cataract extractions increases. FB{KH .  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3'cE\u  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants s'%R  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the FVaQEMZ^  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell L.S;J[a;  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and ;[=8B \?  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient {<R2UI5m5  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal VQ7 *Z5[1  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. j4|N- :  
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