Fundus imaging for microvascular assessment

A system for microvascular assessment of a patient, the system comprising:

• a fundus imaging device comprising:
• a camera configured to capture one or more images of an eye of the patient;
• and
• at least one light source;
• and
• a microvascular assessment computing device comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• memory encoding instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
• activate the light source to direct light at a fundus of the eye of the patient;
• capture, with the camera, one or more images of the fundus of the patient, the fundus comprising a plurality of blood vessels;
• analyze, with the microvascular assessment computing device, the one or more images to determine a penetration rate and a dispersion rate of a fluorescent dye in the blood vessels in the fundus;
• and
• determine, based on the penetration rate and the dispersion rate, a microvasculature health index for the patient.