The presentation will describe recent work conducted to investigate local hybrid perovskite photophysics through spatially-resolved optical measurements. In particualar, by conducting local emission intensity (I_em) versus excitation intensity (I_exc) measurements, we have established the existence of optical response variations due to electronic disorder stemming from the presence of nonuniform trap densities. Regions of solution-processed MAPbI₃ films exhibit effective free carrier recombination while others exhibit emission dynamics strongly influenced by trap states. Through appropriate kinetic modeling of the data, quantitative estimates of local trap densities (N_t) have been made. What results are N_t values between N_t~10¹⁵-10¹⁷ cm^-3. We have additionally found that spatially-varying trap densities impact MAPbI₃ radiative recombination efficiencies, resulting in local emission quantum yields that range from 5% to ~7% at 1 sun. To link the above conclusions with corresponding solar cell performance, we have begun to correlate optical response to local solar cell efficiencies. These measurements have entailed I_em versus I_exc, emission lifetime, and photocurrent measurements on planar (FTO/compact-TiO₂/MAPbI₃/Spiro-MeOTAD/Au) ~17% efficiency solar cells. Obtained results confirm that photogenerated electrons are the charge species being trapped in MAPbI₃. The fraction of trapped electrons is small and is on the order of 2-3%. An even smaller (~0.2%) fraction undergoes radiative recombination. What remains available for current generation is ~97-98% of the initially photogenerated carriers. Unfortunately, interface recombination at electron/hole transporting layers significantly suppresses this value, resulting in net power conversion efficiencies below the Shockley limit. Subsequent spatially-resolved measurements (conducted on planar as well as on analogous planar-inverted and mesoporous solar cells) link local power conversion efficiencies to underlying charge trapping/charge injection efficiencies.