Microvascular disease has been linked with renal dysfunction in patients with diabetes. The
aim of this study was to examine the association of retinal microvascular abnormalities to
renal dysfunction among participants of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, a
population-based investigation in four US communities. At the third examination (1993 to
1995), retinal photography was performed and the presence of retinal microvascular
abnormalities was documented using a standard grading protocol. Renal dysfunction was …