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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT cD%_+@GaU  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes .S_7R/2(?  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to K]{x0A  
unoperated cataract in Australia. cj64.C  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual {py"Ob_  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than 4\_~B{kzZ  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination X7~^D[ X  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography ZLGglT'EW>  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who o*t4zF&n  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater d:vuRK4+  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or mXPA1#qo  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. 5r` x\  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne #iiXJnG  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 <-h[I&."  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria KY'x;\0 g  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract `9Rj;^NJ  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had "?M)2,:A  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 'lMDlTU O  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber 3Fg{?C_l  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber lD#S:HX  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated iBt<EM]U/  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or $vLGX>H  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven rU |%  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate 0aqq*e'c  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery +Ym#!"  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% rNoCmNm  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone LL_@nvu}M  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an ELZ@0,  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision $YiG0GK<"  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no Vz]yJ:  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural <64#J9T^  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance RDOV+2K  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated 8 +mW  
cataract. =bOMtQ]  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is 2t;3_C  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced C'6c,  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of m>^vr7  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes ;qs^+  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. ujLje:Yc  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health 5^N y6t  
services accessibility, prevalence .\+c{  
INTRODUCTION wA o6:)  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in v) aV(Oa  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all E <N%  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate Ch)E:Dvq 6  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be {8556>\~  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 r_MP[]f|0  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting 5`QfysR5  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is nK`H;k  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in L>pSE'}  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists xLP8*lvy  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather c_u7O \  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral v 8TNBsEL  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has 65GC7 >[  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for "?6R"Vk?:  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has L i+|%a  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 cqp^**s  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is }tJMnq/m($  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the ?4t~z 1.f  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract Pr,C )uch  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence knzQ)iv&&  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors KP!7hJhw  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to eGUe#(I /  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. '.e 5Ku  
METHODS F# o{/u?T  
Study population iig&O(,  
Details about the study methodology for the Visual [-\DC*6  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 v%QC p  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to xzRC %  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. [n +(  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of ZRUAw,T*  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen s%?<:9  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites Si|8xq$E;  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. fVZ_*'v  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 !)c0  
Original Article tOPk x(  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 5 d|+c<  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD |h:3BV_  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia +@PZ3 [s  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, N mN:x&/  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au Fh)YNW@  
78 McCarty et al. i{PX=  
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural hy:K) _  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural dRTpGz  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify 6:\z8fYD  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a '`p0T%w  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of H{;8i7%  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, ,qlFk|A|  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of %;G!gJeE  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. P +3)Y O1C  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local !i6 aA1'  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. ~ K|o@LK  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian +z\ O"zlj  
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. F^');8~L  
Assessment of cataract m<22E0=g  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after Xgm9>/y  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine Y'%_--  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the U 0S}O(Ptr  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using fI0L\^b%  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and 3!B3C(g  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on Xq%!(YD|  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) O~&l.>??  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, RwwX;I"o%  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, UJF }Ye  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than :ui1]its4  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to kL qFh<  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual -.WVuc`  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, h Tn^:%(  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. mwTn}h3N  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to G8?<(.pi@  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the ss 3fq}  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight (jY s_8;  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the c#;LH5KI  
analyses. M !OI :v  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., F]?$Q'U  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in +CNRSq"  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. z_l3=7R  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman (*fsv g~  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph NI s 4v(!  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were 7<^D7  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera .Na>BR\F  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 ,em6wIq,  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately D+o.9I/{  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated v V^GIWK  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies TcfBfscU  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were Dfhs@ z  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, UXk8nH  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph .DvAX(2v  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical f|^f^Hu:{  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) 2aje $w-  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to V_W=MWs&+  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. l*m|b""].u  
Assessment of risk factors 49zp@a  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information "\=_- `  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 `A^} X  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration \%Smp2K  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, ]Ojt3) fB  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension Hf-F-~E  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and zn~m;0Xi  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were kv4J@  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to 4#YklVm  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants y d$37G|n  
and use of vitamin supplements. 5y'Yosy:  
Data management and statistical analysis v: 0i5h&M  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a KE3v3g<  
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, HY:@=%R  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or F3'X  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at W%W. +f  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms D{l((t3=T  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and T7Ac4LA  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency mN*P 2 *  
checks were performed on the entire data set. mC7Y *  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was <<1oc{i  
employed for statistical analyses. FTfA\/tl(;  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific VfwD{+ 5  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to Nw2 bn  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five .'1j5Y-l`N  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates ,H?p9L; qp  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific ]`XuE-Uh  
data were weighted according to the 1996 9-^p23.@[j  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the dL` +^E>  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. ]EnaZWyO]  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared o4;Nb|kk9+  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated wVOL7vh  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted +CT$/k  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the ? ^CGJ1  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. (O2HB-<rY  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically tl5IwrF6;  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use RKkI/Z0  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The !f-o,RJ  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment |q2lTbJ  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with %} ,G(>  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence I uj=d~|>  
limits. B7MW" y  
RESULTS 1qe^rz|  
Study population znO00qX  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 I JY5wP1"  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) {7>CA'>  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did !(K{*7|h  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was !<zzP LC  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as d$rUxqB.  
a whole. D(6x'</>?  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to <]^;/2 .B  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The (iOCzZ6S  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to IW o~s  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural lp-Zx[#`}C  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) Jx$#GUl#j  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. NJf(,Mr*|  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery 1bZiPG{  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases Au} ;z6k  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any Rgfhs[Z  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). :n9xH  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three 1DLG]-j}  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence | 58 !A]  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes p;=kH{uu  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% b]<HhU  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract Ogke*qM  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract 9jR[:[  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall plx/}ah8  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was $7n#\h  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). [s{r$!Gl  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract " Z2Tc)  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified {jM< t  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated P% +or*  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents w"a 9'r  
as information about risk factor exposure was not dxn0HXU  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed _TOi [G T  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence ri<'-wi  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic |Sr\jUIWn  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a i6F:C &.  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use ] `B,L*m6  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private GL 5^_`n  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, D#d8^U  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. VPM|Rj:d  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the L8:]`M Q0  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having s`#ntset0  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract wrQydI  
surgery were not available. 13.{Y)  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate Eg`R|CF  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had 2 {mY:\  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been @1<omsl  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment 9 V=<| 2  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant X:G& 5  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression B:O+*3j  
model. The factors that remained significantly related %Lp2jyv.  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever 1 [fo'M  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been 5ys #L&q'Z  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors C~ZE95g  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate 'bB>$E  
model. &<gUFcw7Ui  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract 0NQ7#A  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with W il{FcHY  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 -l-AToO4  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort 6sYV7w,'@  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total >"cr-LB  
(years) (%) (%) (%) UvPp~N 7,  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) x1N me%%&  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) s8t f@H4r  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) $Q8P@L)[  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) z@!^ow)`J  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) D3%l4.h  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) ,3:QB_  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) y Dd=& T   
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) gWFL  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) U:qF/%w  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) GS}0;x  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) /"(b.&  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) )*!1bgXQ  
Age-standardized ,q8(]n 4  
(95% CL) Combined 19.7 (16.3, 23.1) 23.2 (16.1, 30.2) 16.5 (2.06, 30.9) 21.5 (18.1, 25.0) M|U';2hZN:  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 Ru)(dvk}S  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% Qn * 6D  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, DZJ eup?Z  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). DeA@0HOxh  
Outcomes of cataract surgery 5+`=t07^et  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior LlU' _}>  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were `Gf{z%/  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular y0;,dv]  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular =Wj{]&`  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact #De(*&y2  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of m6-76ma,hi  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected P!5Z]+B#  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% o1U}/y+R\  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes U%L -NMe  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, \kxh#{$z?  
P = 0.027). T 4e WbNSs  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity 9-b 8`|s  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without N9pwWg&<+  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract FK6K6wU52m  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, rmoJ =.'  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the rxs8De  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 'v\j.j/i  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this \Y9I~8\ gB  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four gd K*"U  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these w3d34*0$  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction oQ{cSThj  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one /V#7=,,  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract V(r`. 75  
surgery.  f -7S:,  
DISCUSSION 5:$Xtq  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically Mo_$b8i  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract w?_`/oqd|  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes IYLZ +>  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual ^Wm*-4  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and zXjw nep  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is "ct58Y@   
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, ^( DL+r,  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract C;ptir1G;  
services throughout Australia. 2 ^oGwx @  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age 8A!'I<S1  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is ~{$L9;x  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous R1Yqz $#  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye 6P^hN%0  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract <cj}:H *  
between studies because of different methodologies and qEZ!2R^`G  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well i\  "{#  
as the different age structures of the study populations. l/ QhD?)9  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of n>S2}y  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. {pC\\}  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity Zt_r9xs>  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. _Z$?^gn  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the i?x$w{co  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. Cx,-_  
80 McCarty et al. ?aFZOc4   
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort :]-$dEu&  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total w,/6B&|  
(years) (%) (%) (%) c ;^A)_/  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) _ ~[M+IO   
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( Z0W0uP;J  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) q~M2:SN@X  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) =+\$e1Mb*  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) j_V/GnEQ  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) %N1"* </q  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) TRy^hr8~  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) WL:0R>0  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) t#~XLCE  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) &(7$&Q  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) ai9  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) ]!faA\1  
Age-standardized 8i[LR#D)  
(95% CL) Combined 3.31 (2.70, 3.93) 4.36 (2.67, 6.06) 2.26 (0.82, 3.70) 3.79 (2.97, 4.60) [T]Bfo  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract yquAr$L!  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. GV>&g  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 K_&_z  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the &F`L}#oL&  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude 7>&1nBh. f  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the WUY,. 8  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). }hq^+fC?  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains ;W~4L+e  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban >f%,`r  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than 3.FR C  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, 0 Z8/R  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in {G%3*=?,j  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, v#F-<?Vv  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens gmDR{loX  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. 0ERsMnU'  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable &~ y{'zoL  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, {#9,j]<  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that J'Gm7h{   
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and xU:4Y0y8  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is o?y"]RCM  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted 8,y{q9O  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement # h{Nz/h+  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We 506V0]`/  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction Uuz?8/w} #  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have yf?W^{^|  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this U3+A MVnB  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their b|6!EGh  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants 5;(0 $4I  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the w?S8@|MK  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ phmVkV2a;#  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their PLdf_/]-   
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to @.1Qs`pt  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change p7$3`t 6u  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function :l;,m}#@  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in Pj._/$R[/  
overall quality of life.22 JSRg? p\  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually FCAJavOGH  
significant posterior capsule opacification following {zu/tCq?  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% ey*,StT5a  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated Zik m?(J  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear 61kO1,Uz*  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an O'fc/cvh='  
opaque capsule. Xj(>.E{~H  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and m EFWo  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, C`pan /t  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We 9!cW  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more e _^KI  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is sI$:V7/!  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 9c%(]Rn:  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any yG4MUf6  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of dbd"pR8v  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care $:P[v+Uy  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without y^ 3,X_0  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the iKY-;YK  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated ,I=O"z>9  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. > d^r">!,  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem 7 @3M]5:3g  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract ^g\h]RD}  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will ayHn_  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the S`fu+^c v  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in qgh]@J Jh  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well (]o FB$  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes Ed4_<:  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. O'Vh{JHf  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract bl6':m+  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for S`iM.;|`O  
cataract extractions increases. CdE2w?1  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A5`#Ot*3  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants VNr!|bp5  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the Hd Do&#  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell *vEU}SxRuv  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and !x+MVJ]  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient Be'?#Qe   
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal )WzGy~p8K  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. ,%& LG],6  
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