Methods and systems of the present invention identify the presence of and/or
the concentration of a selected analyte in a subject by: (a) illuminating a selected
region of the eye of a subject with an optical excitation beam, wherein the excitation
beam wavelength is selected to generate a resonant Raman spectrum of the selected
analyte with a signal strength that is at least 100 times greater than Raman spectrums
generated by non-resonant wavelengths and/or relative to signals of normal constituents
present in the selected region of the eye; (b) detecting a resonant Raman spectrum
corresponding to the selected illuminated region of the eye; and (c) identifying
the presence, absence and/or the concentration of the selected analyte in the subject
based on said detecting step. The apparatus may also be configured to be able to
obtain biometric data of the eye to identify (confirm the identity of) the subject.