Disease may be detected, monitored, etc. by detecting metabolic
dysfunction in a patient's eyes. In one embodiment of an apparatus, an
excitation light is generated by an excitation light source to induce
autofluorescence in an ocular tissue (e.g., retinal tissue), wherein the
excitation light excites flavoprotein autofluorescence (FA) and minimizes
the excitation of non-flavoprotein autofluorescence. At least a single
image representing the induced ocular tissue autofluorescence is
captured. The at least single image is intensified to increase the signal
strength of the ocular tissue autofluorescence. The at least single image
is analyzed to generate an indicator of whether a patient has one or more
of eye damage, a disease that causes eye damage, or to generate an
indicator of the progression of a disease, an indicator of the
effectiveness of a treatment, a personalized treatment for a subject,
etc.