Awards & recognition
ISO 13485 Certification
Arclight is proud to announce that we have achieved ISO 13485 certification for the design, development, and manufacture of our ophthalmoscopes and otoscopes, awarded by BSI (British Standards Institution).
This achievement strengthens our ability to deliver high-quality, affordable diagnostic tools at scale — and marks an important step forward in our mission to improve access to care where it is needed most.
Dr Andrew Blaikie Elected to IAPB Board of Trustees
Dr Andrew Blaikie has been elected as a Trustee on the board of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), of which the Arclight Project is a member.
In his new role, Dr Blaikie will represent the Arclight Project and support IAPB’s mission to eliminate avoidable blindness.
2024 Global Education Impact Institution
The Arclight Project has been selected as one of The Ophthalmologist’s Global Education Impact institutions for 2024, celebrating its dedication to expanding access to eye care education and diagnostics worldwide.
2023 NHS Global Citizenship Award – Dr Andrew Blaikie
Dr Andrew Blaikie was awarded the NHS Global Citizenship Award for his leading work to develop the Arclight, the innovative, solar-powered, ultra-low-cost diagnostic tool. Which provides access to critical eye care, preventing and diagnosing blindness in low-and-middle-income countries.
Arclight Review
Find out why the Arclight is the best value diagnostic set available and why you should use it. Watch Arclight Review
Arclight – Designing affordable eyecare
William J Williams has created a miniature, low-cost medical device which allows healthcare workers in the poorest countries around the world to quickly diagnose common eye and ear problems. Read more.
Scientific Exploration Society Gough Explorer Award, June 2018
£5000 to assist in funding 8 month long cycling Arclight expedition from Cairo to Cape Town. Merlin Hetherington & Alex McMaster, London, Supervising Consultant
Victoria & Albert Museum, Dundee, Design Champion Award
The Arclight ophthalmoscope was awarded a ‘design champion’ award for the innovative yet practical approach to design, August 2018
Best Oral Presentation – ‘First Prize’
Comparative Evaluation of the Arclight Otoscope’, ENT Scotland Winter Meeting, Stirling Court Hotel, Dr Shiying Hey, 9th November, 2018, Supervising Consultant
Royal & Ancient Golf Club Expedition Scholarship Award, June 2018
£12,500 to fund 8 month long cycling Arclight expedition from Cairo to Cape Town, Merlin Hetherington & Alex McMaster, St Andrews, Supervising Consultant
TEDx presentation
The Arclight; ending avoidable blindness and deafness is achievable, Martin Anderson, Byre Theatre, St Andrews, April 2018
Best Research Project Presentation – ‘First Prize’
Creation of wide field retinal images from narrow field video acquired by an Arclight direct ophthalmoscope attached to a mobile phone camera’, Scottish Ophthalmology Club, Stirling, September 2017, Supervising Consultant
Best Research Presentation – ‘First Prize’
A mixed-methods evaluation of a novel solar powered low cost ophthalmoscope (Arclight) by healthcare workers in Malawi using the Technology Acceptance Model’, Scottish Ophthalmology Club, Glasgow, April 2017, Supervising Consultant
Dr Heller Memorial Fellowship Prize
For exceptional performance in an honours dissertation – ‘Comparison of a Novel, Low-Cost, Solar-Powered Pocket Ophthalmoscope with a Conventional Device’, University of St Andrews, June 2016, Supervising Consultant
Sir James MacKenzie Intercalated Bachelor of Medical Science – ‘First Prize’
A mixed-methods evaluation of a novel solar powered low cost ophthalmoscope (Arclight) by healthcare workers in Malawi using the Technology Acceptance Model’, University of Dundee, May 2016, Supervising Consultant