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Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia

ABSTRACT oOLA&N-A~  
Purpose: To quantify the prevalence of cataract, the outcomes \o3s&{+ y,  
of cataract surgery and the factors related to b ivo7_  
unoperated cataract in Australia. $FIJI^Kd7  
Methods: Participants were recruited from the Visual ]9'F<T= $_  
Impairment Project: a cluster, stratified sample of more than { R[V  
5000 Victorians aged 40 years and over. At examination =h=-&DSA  
sites interviews, clinical examinations and lens photography zVe,HKF/  
were performed. Cataract was defined in participants who hH-!3S2'  
had: had previous cataract surgery, cortical cataract greater Q>;Aq!mr=  
than 4/16, nuclear greater than Wilmer standard 2, or zL50|U0H  
posterior subcapsular greater than 1 mm2. Yt:%)&50}-  
Results: The participant group comprised 3271 Melbourne ) k[XO  
residents, 403 Melbourne nursing home residents and 1473 X}h}3+V  
rural residents.The weighted rate of any cataract in Victoria |F'eT 4  
was 21.5%. The overall weighted rate of prior cataract =>Z4vWX*  
surgery was 3.79%. Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had Uvi@HB HJ  
had prior cataract surgery. Of these 249 procedures, 49 SX =^C  
(20%) were aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber H15!QxD#  
intraocular lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber Bd;EI)JT  
intraocular lenses.Two hundred and eleven of these operated ,,IK}  
eyes (85%) had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or x 0vW9*&  
better, the legal requirement for a driver’s license.Twentyseven | pU>^  
(11%) had visual acuity of less than 6/18 (moderate z5<&}Vh;P  
vision impairment). Complications of cataract surgery A]o3 MoSt  
caused reduced vision in four of the 27 eyes (15%), or 1.9% {\VsM#K6  
of operated eyes. Three of these four eyes had undergone i*09m^r  
intracapsular cataract extraction and the fourth eye had an +:c}LCI9<  
opaque posterior capsule. No one had bilateral vision eUgKwu;  
impairment as a result of cataract surgery. Surprisingly, no 6/(Z*L"~6k  
particular demographic factors (such as age, gender, rural >%_i#|dE>  
residence, occupation, employment status, health insurance CJ#Yu3}  
status, ethnicity) were related to the presence of unoperated la]Zk  
cataract. eD^(*a>(  
Conclusions: Although the overall prevalence of cataract is RzLe R%O  
quite high, no particular subgroup is systematically underserviced : 9zEne4  
in terms of cataract surgery. Overall, the results of *s2 C+@ef  
cataract surgery are very good, with the majority of eyes =)Goip  
achieving driving vision following cataract extraction. j{/wG::  
Key words: cataract extraction, health planning, health :ZM=P3QZ  
services accessibility, prevalence + J}h  
INTRODUCTION %.{xo.`a[  
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and, in :{Iv ]d  
Australia, cataract extractions account for the majority of all Ftu d6  
ophthalmic procedures.1 Over the period 1985–94, the rate pSpxd |k  
of cataract surgery in Australia was twice as high as would be K*j1Fy:  
expected from the growth in the elderly population.1 zn\$6'"  
Although there have been a number of studies reporting 6" . v6  
the prevalence of cataract in various populations,2–6 there is EixAmG  
little information about determinants of cataract surgery in 6b4]dvl_  
the population. A previous survey of Australian ophthalmologists x&FBh !5H  
showed that patient concern and lifestyle, rather \3j4=K'nE  
than visual acuity itself, are the primary factors for referral @#5 ?tk0  
for cataract surgery.7 This supports prior research which has FWyfFCK  
shown that visual acuity is not a strong predictor of need for 9z?B@;lMc  
cataract surgery.8,9 Elsewhere, socioeconomic status has bLz('mUY  
been shown to be related to cataract surgery rates.10 uF-Rl## >  
To appropriately plan health care services, information is 62/tg*)  
needed about the prevalence of age-related cataract in the yrrP#F  
community as well as the factors associated with cataract xa%2w]  
surgery. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence x[YW 3nF  
of any cataract in Australia, to describe the factors t-J\j"~%+  
related to unoperated cataract in the community and to }cI _$  
describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery. zLVk7u{e  
METHODS +0n,>eDjg^  
Study population At8^yF   
Details about the study methodology for the Visual >zcp(M98  
Impairment Project have been published previously.11 0]t7(P"F6  
Briefly, cluster sampling within three strata was employed to ltG|#(  
recruit subjects aged 40 years and over to participate. 1?ST*b  
Within the Melbourne Statistical Division, nine pairs of I~U;M+n*y  
census collector districts were randomly selected. Fourteen %;tBWyq}_  
nursing homes within a 5 km radius of these nine test sites e{IwFX  
were randomly chosen to recruit nursing home residents. J k FZd  
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2000) 28, 77–82 ln=:E$jX  
Original Article UNKXfe(X9  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia F%e5j9X`  
Catherine A McCarty PhD, MPH, Mukesh B Nanjan PhD, Hugh R Taylor MD &GLe4zEh  
Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia U10:@Wzh  
n Correspondence: Dr Cathy McCarty MPH, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, }VXZM7@u  
Victoria 3002, Australia. Email: cathy@cera.unimelb.edu.au  PsoW:t  
78 McCarty et al. N'RUtFqj   
Finally, four pairs of census collector districts in four rural Ewczq1%l:  
Victorian communities were randomly selected to recruit rural :l?/]K  
residents. A household census was conducted to identify u}IQ)Ma  
eligible residents aged 40 years and over who had been a BpZ17"\z  
resident at that address for at least 6 months. At the time of p3z%Y$!Tm  
the household census, basic information about age, sex, q|7$@H^*  
country of birth, language spoken at home, education, use of QDJ:LJz\  
corrective spectacles and use of eye care services was collected. )A a  h  
Eligible residents were then invited to attend a local AwO'%+Bv  
examination site for a more detailed interview and examination. -axV;+"b  
The study protocol was approved by the Royal Victorian Y!L<& sl   
Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee. E'4 dI:  
Assessment of cataract b_j8g{/9  
A standardized ophthalmic examination was performed after 5Dlx]_  
pupil dilatation with one drop of 10% phenylephrine h|t\rV^  
hydrochloride. Lens opacities were graded clinically at the ^5d9n<_xnQ  
time of the examination and subsequently from photos using +zn207 .`  
the Wilmer cataract photo-grading system.12 Cortical and bv8GJ #  
posterior subcapsular (PSC) opacities were assessed on &24z`ZS[w6  
retroillumination and measured as the proportion (in 1/16) %R [X_n=  
of pupil circumference occupied by opacity. For this analysis, gR:21*&cz  
cortical cataract was defined as 4/16 or greater opacity, R~&i8n.  
PSC cataract was defined as opacity equal to or greater than `OmYz{*r  
1 mm2 and nuclear cataract was defined as opacity equal to P",E/beV  
or greater than Wilmer standard 2,12 independent of visual IB+)2`  
acuity. Examples of the minimum opacities defined as cortical, nzK"eNDN.  
nuclear and PSC cataract are presented in Figure 1. :},/ D*v  
Bilateral congenital cataracts or cataracts secondary to &k2nt  
intraocular inflammation or trauma were excluded from the Tx'ctd#Y  
analysis. Two cases of bilateral secondary cataract and eight h8lI# Gs  
cases of bilateral congenital cataract were excluded from the B 8ycr~  
analyses. J6Q}a7I#  
A Topcon® SL5 photo slit-lamp (Topcon America Corp., az2CFd^ M  
Paramus, NJ, USA) with a 0.1 mm slit beam of 9.0 mm in : 'LG%E:b  
height set to an incident angle of 30° was used for examinations. xz$S5tgDQK  
Ektachrome® 200 ASA colour slide film (Eastman @j Y_^8#S  
Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA) was used to photograph WaRYrTDv64  
the nuclear opacities. The cortical opacities were Z/ypWoV(  
photographed with an Oxford® retroillumination camera cOr@dUSL  
(Marcher Enterprises Ltd, Hereford, UK) and T-MAX® 400 32sb$|eQq  
film (Eastman Kodak). Photographs were graded separately 4{r_EV[(  
by two research assistants and discrepancies were adjudicated $iblLZhj  
by an independent reviewer. Any discrepancies !7K-Kqn  
between the clinical grades and the photograph grades were tyLR_@i%%  
resolved. Except in cases where photographs were missing, r2*'5jk_  
the photograph grades were used in the analyses. Photograph /B?hM&@z  
grades were available for 4301 (84%) for cortical [}OL@num  
cataract, 4147 (81%) for nuclear cataract and 4303 (84%) j;k(AM<  
for PSC cataract. Cataract status was classified according to Tcglt>tj"  
the severity of the opacity in the worse eye. V!S B9t`E  
Assessment of risk factors /e5Fx  
A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain information n>dM OQb  
about education, employment and ethnic background.11 2ju1<t,8)  
Specific information was elicited on the occurrence, duration D^Z~>D6  
and treatment of a number of medical conditions, +(3PY  e\  
including ocular trauma, arthritis, diabetes, gout, hypertension TLL.Ch|#Y  
and mental illness. Information about the use, dose and o^Y'e+T"  
duration of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics and steriods were '7F`qL\/#(  
collected, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to f-\l<o(  
determine current consumption of dietary sources of antioxidants (!';  
and use of vitamin supplements. _OF 8D  
Data management and statistical analysis ~X;(m<f2  
Data were collected either by direct computer entry with a n^/,>7J   
questionnaire programmed in Paradox© (Carel Corporation, d]e`t"Aj  
Ottawa, Canada) with internal consistency checks, or X/1Z9 a+W  
on self-coding forms. Open-ended responses were coded at @T1 >%oi  
a later time. Data that were entered on the self-coded forms )^!-Aj\x  
were entered into a computer with double data entry and <,0& Ox  
reconciliation of any inconsistencies. Data range and consistency eT+MN`  
checks were performed on the entire data set. RWBmQg^]X  
SAS© version 6.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina) was LFSOHJj  
employed for statistical analyses. zck)D^,aO  
Ninety-five per cent confidence limits around the agespecific [jumq1  
rates were calculated according to Cochran13 to T6H"ER$  
account for the effect of the cluster sampling. Ninety-five 7k3":2 :  
per cent confidence limits around age-standardized rates V!KtF  
were calculated according to Breslow and Day.14 The strataspecific c2"eq2'BS  
data were weighted according to the 1996 % wRJ"T`Tt  
Australian Bureau of Statistics census data15 to reflect the of& vQ  
cataract prevalence in the entire Victorian population. dm$:xE":  
Univariate analyses with Student’s t-tests and chi-squared v2@M,xbxF:  
tests were first employed to evaluate risk factors for unoperated C-6+ZIk4  
cataract. Any factors with P < 0.10 were then fitted *pasI.2s#  
into a backwards stepwise logistic regression model. For the N&>D/Z;"  
Figure 1. Minimum levels of cortical (a), nuclear (b), and posterior subcapsular (c) cataract. \iVYhl  
final multivariate models, P < 0.05 was considered statistically C1G Wi4)  
significant. Design effect was assessed through the use DTIy/  
of cluster-specific models and multivariate models. The t%dPj8~  
design effect was assumed to be additive and an adjustment */8\Z46z  
made in the variance by adding the variance associated with &(.ZHF  
the design effect prior to constructing the 95% confidence 9)YG)A~<  
limits. V u! ,tpa.  
RESULTS Y2$ % %@  
Study population 2dI:],7  
A total of 3271 (83%) of the Melbourne residents, 403 lMO0d_:b1  
(90%) Melbourne nursing home residents, and 1473 (92%) mA>Pr<aV:  
rural residents participated. In general, non-participants did 1%=,J'AH  
not differ from participants.16 The study population was Aqm0|GlJ  
representative of the Victorian population and Australia as L]tyL)  
a whole.  z`_N|iEd  
The Melbourne residents ranged in age from 40 to H 5aUZ=  
98 years (mean = 59) and 1511 (46%) were male. The `H|g~7KD&  
Melbourne nursing home residents ranged in age from 46 to eeX)JC0A  
101 years (mean = 82) and 85 (21%) were men. The rural w\QpQ~OX  
residents ranged in age from 40 to 103 years (mean = 60) {l1;&y?  
and 701 (47.5%) were men. `150$*K&B  
Prevalence of cataract and prior cataract surgery l:[=M:#p  
As would be expected, the rate of any cataract increases ;}PL/L$L6;  
dramatically with age (Table 1). The weighted rate of any bIhL!Ty T.  
cataract in Victoria was 21.5% (95% CL 18.1, 24.9). RcE%?2l D  
Although the rates varied somewhat between the three lwB!ti  
strata, they were not significantly different as the 95% confidence /za,&7sf  
limits overlapped. The per cent of cataractous eyes WgL! @g  
with best-corrected visual acuity of less than 6/12 was 12.5% ~& l`"  
(65/520) for cortical cataract, 18% for nuclear cataract 1hN! 2Y:  
(97/534) and 14.4% (27/187) for PSC cataract. Cataract ls5S9R 5  
surgery also rose dramatically with age. The overall _\<M58/z  
weighted rate of prior cataract surgery in Victoria was g$97"d'  
3.79% (95% CL 2.97, 4.60) (Table 2). =sm(Z ;"  
Risk factors for unoperated cataract AX)zSrXn  
Cases of cataract that had not been removed were classified $OO[C={v[  
as unoperated cataract. Risk factor analyses for unoperated yqU++;6  
cataract were not performed with the nursing home residents v$cD!`+k  
as information about risk factor exposure was not 3m^BYr*y^  
available for this cohort. The following factors were assessed L9.#/%I\  
in relation to unoperated cataract: age, sex, residence hG67%T'}A  
(urban/rural), language spoken at home (a measure of ethnic QJ /SP  
integration), country of birth, parents’ country of birth (a Cr ` 0C  
measure of ethnicity), years since migration, education, use PX 'LN  
of ophthalmic services, use of optometric services, private a !IH-XJ2  
health insurance status, duration of distance glasses use, j.6kjQN  
glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and employment status. x EBjfn  
In this cross sectional study it was not possible to assess the (g Z! o_  
level of visual acuity that would predict a patient’s having 1mX*0>  
cataract surgery, as visual acuity data prior to cataract 0D'Wr(U(  
surgery were not available. J-}NFWR;t  
The significant risk factors for unoperated cataract in univariate VC.?]'OqD  
analyses were related to: whether a participant had WdT|xf.Q&  
ever seen an optometrist, seen an ophthalmologist or been vf2K2\fn  
diagnosed with glaucoma; and participants’ employment !r|X 6`g  
status (currently employed) and age. These significant ueR42J%s  
factors were placed in a backwards stepwise logistic regression &Yg/ 08*  
model. The factors that remained significantly related z m'jk D|  
to unoperated cataract were whether participants had ever z'lNO| nU  
seen an ophthalmologist, seen an optometrist and been Bu1z$#AC  
diagnosed with glaucoma. None of the demographic factors f[I c hCwX  
were associated with unoperated cataract in the multivariate ]lU u%<-;  
model. ZkW@|v  
The per cent of participants with unoperated cataract =@2V#X]M*  
who said that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with d<'xpdxc  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 79 Q7|13^ |C  
Table 1. Prevalence of any cataracta (excluding previous cataract surgery) by age, gender and cohort S F>D:$a  
Age group Sex Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total O@iW?9C+  
(years) (%) (%) (%) j;)g+9`  
40–49 Male 2.56 4.04 0.00 3.00 (1.91, 4.08) > A&@Wp1  
Female 2.61 1.70 0.00 2.36 (1.61, 3.10) yf)`jPM1<  
50–59 Male 7.69 6.94 0.00 7.47 (5.80, 9.15) 0>iFXw:fn  
Female 6.67 7.56 0.00 6.92 (5.60, 8.24) U[b;#Y1X  
60–69 Male 20.7 25.0 10.0 22.0 (18.1, 26.0) (x qA.(F  
Female 27.9 35.7 37.5 30.3 (26.0, 34.7) \w^QHX1+  
70–79 Male 43.1 58.7 39.1 48.1 (41.2, 55.1) 2HXKz7da  
Female 58.6 66.2 55.6 61.0 (56.0, 65.9) K;[%S  
80–89 Male 74.0 89.3 92.0 79.3 (72.3, 86.3) f_ztnRw  
Female 91.9 97.0 80.2 92.6 (86.4, 98.8) hyiMOa  
90 + Male 100.0 100.0 75.0 98.8 (96.2, 100.0) .KucjRI  
Female 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.6 (97.0, 100.0) "<x~{BN?  
Age-standardized hFMst%:y$  
(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) ulf/C%t,R  
aCortical > 4/16, nuclear > standard 2, posterior subcapsular > 1 mm2 ex \W]5  
their current vision was 30% (290/683), compared with 27% T[-c|  
(26/95) of participants with prior cataract surgery (chisquared, W@,p9=425  
1 d.f. = 0.25, P = 0.62). ]TgP!M&q  
Outcomes of cataract surgery =`~Z@IbdI  
Two hundred and forty-nine eyes had undergone prior {|Ki^8h/p  
cataract surgery. Of these 249 operated eyes, 49 (20%) were cEc,eq|  
left aphakic, 6 (2.4%) had anterior chamber intraocular P4j8`}&/  
lenses and 194 (78%) had posterior chamber intraocular S tnv>  
lenses. The rate of capsulotomy in the eyes with intact T_?nd T2  
posterior capsules was 36% (73/202). Fifteen per cent of HDVl5X`j'  
eyes (17/114) with a clear posterior capsule had bestcorrected d:hL )x  
visual acuity of less than 6/12 compared with 43% NOr <,  
of eyes (6/14) with opaque capsules, and 15% of eyes ^qO=~U!{  
(11/73) with prior capsulotomies (chi-squared, 2 d.f. = 7.21, rEyz|k:  
P = 0.027). \c~{o+UD-  
The percentage of eyes with best-corrected visual acuity ,p!B"# ot  
of 6/12 or better was 96% (302/314) for eyes without F|?'9s*;6G  
cataract, 88% (1417/1609) for eyes with prevalent cataract pp]_/46nN  
and 85% (211/249) for eyes with operated cataract (chisquared, pzq; vMr  
2 d.f. = 22.3), P < 0.001). Twenty-seven of the LxlbD#<V  
operated eyes (11%) had visual acuities of less than 6/18 Sf&?3a+f  
(moderate vision impairment) (Fig. 2). A cause of this XDkS ^9  
moderate visual impairment (but not the only cause) in four %gu $_S  
(15%) eyes was secondary to cataract surgery. Three of these AB"1(PbG  
four eyes had undergone intracapsular cataract extraction AL]h|)6QpC  
and the fourth eye had an opaque posterior capsule. No one 'Z.OF5|eGT  
had bilateral vision impairment as a result of their cataract v0`qMBr1y  
surgery. :,NFFN  
DISCUSSION qA/#IUi)1  
To our knowledge, this is the first paper to systematically / e|[SITe  
assess the prevalence of current cataract, previous cataract HX3D*2v":  
surgery, predictors of unoperated cataract and the outcomes `M?v!]o  
of cataract surgery in a population-based sample. The Visual i)7n c  
Impairment Project is unique in that the sampling frame and > X[|c"l.  
high response rate have ensured that the study population is G; C8Kde  
representative of Australians aged 40 years and over. Therefore, }A1|jY)x  
these data can be used to plan age-related cataract @%OPy|=,{  
services throughout Australia. "($Lx  
We found the rate of any cataract in those over the age \[hn]@@  
of 40 years to be 22%. Although relatively high, this rate is UU iNR  
significantly less than was reported in a number of previous F1gt3 a e  
studies,2,4,6 with the exception of the Casteldaccia Eye \ fK47oV  
Study.5 However, it is difficult to compare rates of cataract GS ;HtUQ  
between studies because of different methodologies and g.I(WJX0  
cataract definitions employed in the various studies, as well . [T'yc:=  
as the different age structures of the study populations. 17>5#JLP  
Other studies have used less conservative definitions of Nfv="t9e  
cataract, thus leading to higher rates of cataract as defined. $!!R:Wn/R  
In most large epidemiologic studies of cataract, visual acuity U/ ?F:QD4  
has not been included in the definition of cataract. UT3bd,,  
Therefore, the prevalence of cataract may not reflect the "\}b!gl$8  
actual need for cataract surgery in the community. GI4?|@%vD!  
80 McCarty et al. \V]t!mZ-}l  
Table 2. Prevalence of previous cataract by age, gender and cohort i<%m Iq1L  
Age group Gender Urban Rural Nursing home Weighted total Da-u-_~  
(years) (%) (%) (%) O!;H}{[dg  
40–49 Male 1.14 0.00 0.00 0.80 (0.00, 1.81) 'gCJ[ce  
Female 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ( '%R<"  
50–59 Male 0.68 0.58 0.00 0.65 (0.13, 1.17) qQ^d9EK'?~  
Female 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 (0.00, 1.00) v@VLVf)>9^  
60–69 Male 2.12 7.59 0.00 3.80 (1.41, 6.19) & x`&03X  
Female 2.11 3.51 0.00 2.54 (1.81, 3.26) >K\3*]>J3  
70–79 Male 8.22 9.85 8.70 8.75 (6.38, 11.1) dUIqDl  
Female 7.21 7.86 7.02 7.41 (5.36, 9.46) Cl,9yU)1n  
80–89 Male 25.0 30.0 14.3 26.2 (17.0, 35.4) )1WMlG  
Female 27.9 25.6 18.3 26.7 (20.2, 33.3) w&%9IJ  
90 + Male 0.00 16.7 66.7 9.19 (0.00, 21.5) iC\%_5/ _  
Female 58.3 100.0 26.9 63.1 (44.4, 81.8) le.anJAr  
Age-standardized Z:!IX^q;}n  
(95% CL) Combined 3.31 (2.70, 3.93) 4.36 (2.67, 6.06) 2.26 (0.82, 3.70) 3.79 (2.97, 4.60) <Z},A-\ S*  
Figure 2. Visual acuity in eyes that had undergone cataract `?l3Ct*  
surgery, n = 249. h, Presenting; j, best-corrected. c&E]E(  
Operated and unoperated cataract in Australia 81 1B 5:s,Oyj  
The weighted prevalence of prior cataract surgery in the 2HD:JdL  
Visual Impairment Project (3.6%) was similar to the crude %,0%NjK  
rate in the Beaver Dam Eye Study4 (3.1%), but less than the YxXq I  
crude rate in the Blue Mountains Eye Study6 (6.0%). U9 #w  
However, the age-standardized rate in the Blue Mountains EkjgNEXq  
Eye Study (standardized to the age distribution of the urban uAUp5XP|Z  
Visual Impairment Project cohort) was found to be less than 28a$NP\KW  
the Visual Impairment Project (standardized rate = 1.36%, 8] `Ru5nd  
95% CL 1.25, 1.47). The incidence of cataract surgery in kO1}?dWpa  
Australia has exceeded population growth.1 This is due, eNbpwne  
perhaps, to advances in surgical techniques and lens [KSH~:h:NR  
implants that have changed the risk–benefit ratio. ,beS0U]  
The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable 49AW6H.JT  
Blindness, sponsored by the World Health Organization, 7/aOsW"6  
states that cataract surgical services should be provided that  S(  
‘have a high success rate in terms of visual outcome and x:fW~!Xc6  
improved quality of life’,17 although the ‘high success rate’ is a7#?h%wf  
not defined. Population- and clinic-based studies conducted Od ##U6e`  
in the United States have demonstrated marked improvement Ab2Q \+,  
in visual acuity following cataract surgery.18–20 We KnGTcoXg_  
found that 85% of eyes that had undergone cataract extraction H;Ku w  
had visual acuity of 6/12 or better. Previously, we have ~E)fpGJ  
shown that participants with prevalent cataract in this eM2|c3/  
cohort are more likely to express dissatisfaction with their B $XwTJ>  
current vision than participants without cataract or participants V kjuyK  
with prior cataract surgery.21 In a national study in the y t5H oy  
United States, researchers found that the change in patients’ yCP4r6X0  
ratings of their vision difficulties and satisfaction with their , jU5|2  
vision after cataract surgery were more highly related to *2e!M^K<  
their change in visual functioning score than to their change O"Q7 Rx  
in visual acuity.19 Furthermore, improvement in visual function V 1/p_)A  
has been shown to be associated with improvement in fQdK]rLj  
overall quality of life.22 \)/yC74r7(  
A recent review found that the incidence of visually y >+mc7n  
significant posterior capsule opacification following /.1. MssQM  
cataract surgery to be greater than 25%.23 We found 36% ,|h)bg7.  
capsulotomy in our population and that this was associated U*)m' ,  
with visual acuity similar to that of eyes with a clear Bd~1P/  
capsule, but significantly better than that of eyes with an = 1.9/hW  
opaque capsule. y*23$fj(  
A number of studies have shown that the demand and :j^FJ@2_  
timing of cataract surgery vary according to visual acuity, fo0+dzazY  
degree of handicap and socioeconomic factors.8–10,24,25 We ~1L:_Sg*  
have also shown previously that ophthalmologists are more .(CP. d  
likely to refer a patient for cataract surgery if the patient is nNt1C  
employed and less likely to refer a nursing home resident.7 &--ej |n  
In the Visual Impairment Project, we did not find that any bm% $86  
particular subgroup of the population was at greater risk of alq%H}FF  
having unoperated cataract. Universal access to health care Np+&t}  
in Australia may explain the fact that people without "Wo,'8{v  
Medicare are more likely to delay cataract operations in the $~;D9  
USA,8 but not having private health insurance is not associated / X'(3'a  
with unoperated cataract in Australia. y| wlq3o  
In summary, cataract is a significant public health problem G L{57  
in that one in four people in their 80s will have had cataract re?s.djT  
surgery. The importance of age-related cataract surgery will T"7~AbgNU  
increase further with the ageing of the population: the ma'FRt  
number of people over age 60 years is expected to double in Y5ZZ3Ati  
the next 20 years. Cataract surgery services are well *^%Q0mU[  
accessed by the Victorian population and the visual outcomes  -!W<DJ*  
of cataract surgery have been shown to be very good. Z_1U 9 +,  
These data can be used to plan for age-related cataract A+J*e  
surgical services in Australia in the future as the need for ?`zXLY9q7  
cataract extractions increases. k@ZLg9  
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS U8qtwA9t  
The Visual Impairment Project was funded in part by grants w }Uhd ,  
from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the 6`vC1PK^  
National Health and Medical Research Council, the Ansell ./Q,  
Ophthalmology Foundation, the Dorothy Edols Estate and +)o}c"P!  
the Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Dr McCarty is the recipient FFdBtB  
of a Wagstaff Fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal >h0-;  
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. J+d1&Tw&  
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