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The Arclight Project has gained considerable interest from the mainstream media as well as academic institutions, industry magazines and conference reports. Below are some of the recent highlights.<\/p>\n
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Arclight achieves ISO 13485 certification, expanding global access to eye and ear care<\/span><\/p>\n 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).<\/p>\n ISO 13485 is the internationally recognised standard for quality management systems in medical devices. For organisations unfamiliar with it, the certification demonstrates that a manufacturer meets stringent global requirements for safety, reliability, and consistency \u2014 across everything from product design to production and distribution.<\/p>\n For a small, mission-driven manufacturer like Arclight, achieving this standard represents a significant milestone. It reflects a substantial body of work across the team to formalise and strengthen our processes, ensuring that the quality of our devices matches the scale of the need they serve.<\/p>\n The certification (BSI Certificate No. MD 823948) also has important practical implications. It enables Arclight to be listed on major international procurement platforms used by leading global health and humanitarian organisations, making it easier for partners worldwide to access our products.<\/p>\n In addition, it opens the door to expanded distribution into new markets, including countries such as India and Brazil, helping us reach even more communities with essential eye and ear care.<\/p>\n This achievement strengthens our ability to deliver high-quality, affordable diagnostic tools at scale \u2014 and marks an important step forward in our mission to improve access to care where it is needed most.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/05\/image-1.png” title_text=”image (1)” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”New partnership brings Arclight to India ” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We\u2019re pleased to announce a new partnership with Lumen Mediworks, who are now official distributor of Arclight devices in India. Through Lumen Mediworks, healthcare professionals, educators, and students across India can now order Arclight devices more easily. Our collaboration is already underway, with an initial order of over 1,000 Arclights supplied to LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI).<\/p>\n Aravind Sukumar, Director of Lumen Mediworks, said, \u201cWe\u2019re proud to partner with the Arclight Project to bring this innovative, accessible device to India. Expanding access to high-quality diagnostic tools is essential for strengthening eye care and medical education, and Arclight strongly supports that goal.\u201d We recently visited the Lumen team in person, where Dr Andrew Blaikie saw the Arclights that had arrived from our UK warehouse\u2014marking an important milestone in what we hope will be a long and impactful partnership improving eye health in India.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/03\/IMG_4476.jpeg” title_text=”IMG_4476″ admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Arclight featured in new WHO Eye and Vision Care TAP training modules” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its new Eye and Vision Care Training Access Platform (TAP) modules, a major global education initiative aimed at strengthening primary eye care capacity worldwide. Arclight is proud to feature throughout the training as a key low-cost ophthalmic tool recommended for clinicians and community health workers.<\/p>\n Access the WHO announcement and TAP resources here: https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/events\/detail\/2025\/12\/12\/default-calendar\/launch-of-who-learning-on-tap<\/a><\/p>\n As part of the new learning package, WHO has released a series of instructional videos and practical guides demonstrating essential eye-care skills using accessible technologies. The Arclight ophthalmoscope appears across multiple resources, including the videos How to carry out a fundus reflex screen in children three years and younger<\/a> and Eye health screen<\/a>, where it is highlighted as an effective, affordable instrument for early detection of eye disease.<\/p>\n Designed specifically for use in low-resource settings, the Arclight\u2019s compact design, integrated solar charging and ease of use make it particularly suitable for primary eye care and community-based screening programmes \u2014 a focus area of the WHO TAP curriculum.<\/p>\n Dr Andrew Blaikie, ophthalmologist and clinical lead for the Arclight Project, reflected on its inclusion:<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re delighted that WHO has chosen to integrate the Arclight into its global training platform. The TAP modules will equip thousands of health workers with practical skills to detect eye conditions earlier and more effectively. Having the Arclight included reflects its strong scientific evidence based and existing widespread adoption with over 50,000 devices distributed globally in collaboration with all the world\u2019s major eye care NGOs and training institutions. Inclusion in the WHO training modules underscores its value as an easy to use, affordable tool that can make quality comprehensive eye care accessible anywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n The TAP modules are freely available through WHO\u2019s online learning platforms and will support efforts to reduce preventable blindness by improving early detection and referral in communities worldwide.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/12\/image-4.png” title_text=”image (4)” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”UKRI backs Arclight ” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n We are delighted to announce that the Arclight Project, in partnership with NHS Fife, has been awarded a UKRI Proof of Concept grant to accelerate the development of the Arclight Dermatoscope.<\/span><\/p>\n Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, and early detection is vital to save lives and reduce unnecessary referrals. Yet many primary care clinicians lack access to dermatoscopes, the specialist tools needed to assess suspicious skin lesions accurately. Building on the success of the Arclight ophthalmoscope and otoscope, the new dermatoscope attachment is designed to be practical, portable, and accessible for use in routine care.<\/span><\/p>\n With UKRI support, the project team will refine the device, carry out clinical evaluation with NHS Fife, and progress regulatory approvals. Alongside its UK development, we also aim to test the Arclight Dermatoscope internationally to support dermatology services in both high- and low-resource settings.<\/span><\/p>\n We are especially keen to hear from those working in dermatology and global health who are interested in collaborating on future evaluation and implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n Read more about the award in the UKRI announcement<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/09\/image-1.png” title_text=”image (1)” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”50,000 \/ US ” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Arclight Project is celebrating two landmark achievements in its mission to make high-quality eye and ear care accessible everywhere.<\/p>\n Arclight now available in the US<\/strong><\/p>\n Healthcare professionals, educators and students across America can now order the award-winning Arclight direct from our first United States distributor, Diamatrix<\/a>. This expansion marks a major step in our global scale-up, bringing an affordable, pocket-sized ophthalmoscope\u2013otoscope to clinicians from Alaska to Florida.<\/p>\n 50,000 Arclights and counting<\/strong><\/p>\n At the same time, we\u2019ve crossed another milestone: more than 50,000 Arclight devices have been distributed worldwide. From remote villages in Tanzania to emergency clinics on the front lines in Ukraine, Arclight is transforming how practitioners detect and treat sight- and hearing-threatening conditions.<\/p>\n Explore our interactive global-reach map<\/a> to see where Arclight is making a difference.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-143305.png” alt=”Global-map” title_text=”Screenshot 2025-06-06 143305″ admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Ukraine ” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n When Ukrainian ophthalmologist Dr Vadym Pecherii reached out to us on LinkedIn last year, his request was simple: could Arclight help doctors working in the country\u2019s growing network of refugee camps?<\/p>\n By December 2024, with logistics support from World Extreme Medicine<\/a> and Medics 4 Ukraine<\/a>, a shipment of Arclights was on the road to Ukraine. Since arriving, the solar-charged ophthalmoscope-otoscopes have become indispensable across multiple specialties:<\/p>\n Perhaps most inspiring is their adoption by Ukrainian armed-forces medics, who now carry Arclights in frontline medical kits to deliver eye and ear care under some of the toughest conditions imaginable.<\/p>\n We\u2019re proud to see the device making a tangible difference where it\u2019s needed most – and grateful to every partner who helped get it there.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/06\/Training-Session-Eye.png” alt=”Global-map” title_text=”Training-Session-Eye” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”AB appointment” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The clinical lead for the Arclight Project and a long-standing advocate for accessible eye care, Dr Blaikie will attend his first board meeting in April during the IAPB In Sight Live event in Kathmandu. The event will bring together global eye health professionals to collaborate on strategies to improve vision care and access.<\/p>\n In his new role, Dr Blaikie will represent the Arclight Project and support IAPB’s mission to eliminate avoidable blindness.<\/p>\n Dr Blaikie said he looks forward to contributing to the work of the board and supporting practical, collaborative approaches to global eye health.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/05\/Andrew-IAPB.png” title_text=”Andrew-IAPB” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Holo” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Arclight Holo binocular indirect ophthalmoscope<\/a> (BIO) is a truly portable, solar-powered, and cost-effective alternative to traditional BIOs. Designed to improve access to high-quality eye care, it enables widefield retinal examination, disc and macula assessment, anterior segment evaluation, and fundal red reflex testing.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/02\/Holo_20241017_0312-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=” Red reflex” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Arclight Project has spearheaded groundbreaking research, recently\u00a0published in the\u00a0Eye<\/em>\u00a0journal<\/a><\/u>, advocating for a crucial shift in how we name and approach the widely used “red reflex” eye\u00a0test. The study calls for replacing this term with “fundal reflex test,” emphasizing anatomical accuracy over outdated, colour-based descriptors. This change aims to better reflect the diversity of\u00a0human eyes across ethnicities.<\/p>\n The “red reflex” test detects conditions like cataracts or retinoblastoma by observing the light reflection from the back of the eye (the fundus). While this reflex often appears red in white\u00a0individuals, it typically manifests as orange, yellow, or even magnolia in those with darker skin tones. The study highlights that the current terminology leads to misunderstandings, unnecessary\u00a0referrals, and perpetuates Eurocentric norms in medical training and practice.<\/p>\n Dr. Andrew Blaikie, one of the study’s authors, explains:<\/p>\n “Describing the reflex as ‘red’ assumes a universal standard that excludes the natural variations seen across ethnic groups. This oversight reflects historical biases in medical education and\u00a0contributes to systemic inequities in care.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/11\/image.png” title_text=”Arclight-Science-Museum-Lates-2024-2-Cropped-1024×583″ show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img – Medical Innovations” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Medical Innovations” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n New Agreement Expands Access to Affordable Eye Care Tools Across Kenya and Uganda, with Future Plans for Ethiopia and Tanzania<\/em><\/p>\n The Arclight Project and its social enterprise arm, St Andrews Medical Innovations, are pleased to announce a new distribution agreement with Dot Glasses to expand access to the Arclight diagnostic tools for eye care in East Africa. The partnership will initially focus on Kenya and Uganda, with plans to expand into Ethiopia and Tanzania in the near future.<\/p>\n The Arclight Project team at the University of St Andrews created the Arclight \u2013 a pioneering, highly portable and affordable diagnostic device designed to aid healthcare workers in diagnosing eye and ear conditions. The Arclight offers precise diagnosis anywhere and is particularly well suited to low-resource settings. St Andrews Medical Innovations aims to provide these essential tools for healthcare providers worldwide, particularly in underserved areas.<\/p>\n Dot Glasses<\/a>, a Kenyan based company dedicated to delivering affordable eyewear to underserved populations, shares a common goal with The Arclight Project: “The Dot Glasses team is really excited to become a distributor for Arclight in East Africa. The Arclight aligns perfectly with our mission of providing affordable and accessible eye care\u201d.<\/p>\n Through this partnership, healthcare providers and clinics in East Africa will have expanded access to Arclight tools, helping them offer comprehensive, affordable eye care to communities in need.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/11\/20241121-DotGlasses.jpg” title_text=”Arclight-Science-Museum-Lates-2024-2-Cropped-1024×583″ show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img – Medical Innovations” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Global Ed Impact” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Arclight Project has been selected as one of The Ophthalmologist\u2019s Global Education Impact institutions for 2024<\/a>, celebrating its dedication to expanding access to eye care education and diagnostics worldwide. Nominated by Dr. Karsten Paust, an ophthalmologist from Germany, this recognition highlights Arclight’s collaborations with partners like TanZanEye<\/a> in Tanzania, where they are working to bring affordable diagnostic tools and eye care training to underserved communities.<\/p>\n The institutions selected by The Ophthalmologist share \u201cthe common goal of making global access to eye care and ophthalmology training more equitable and affordable \u2013 drawing new generations from diverse backgrounds into the profession and fostering cutting-edge technologies that bring treatment advancements to some of the world\u2019s poorest areas\u201d.<\/p>\n Other 2024 honourees include the University of California San Diego and Shiley Eye Institute (US), Sankara Nethralaya ophthalmology institute (India) and the Syrian American Medical Society (US), each recognized for their substantial contributions to global ophthalmic education. Honourees from 2023 included pioneering organizations like Aravind Eye Care System (India), International Centre for Eye Health (UK), and Moorfields Eye Hospital (UK), which continue to influence eye health education and accessibility.<\/p>\n Dr. Andrew Blaikie of the Arclight Project expressed gratitude, stating, \u201cReceiving the Global Education Impact recognition is a great honour and fuels our commitment to providing accessible eye care. Collaborating with partners like Dr. Paust and TanZanEye helps us reach more underserved areas with essential diagnostic tools and training.\u201d<\/p>\n This award amplifies Arclight\u2019s mission to work with global leaders in addressing preventable blindness and promoting sustainable eye care solutions worldwide.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/11\/News.jpg” title_text=”Arclight-Science-Museum-Lates-2024-2-Cropped-1024×583″ show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img – Global Ed Impact” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -London Science Museum” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The\u00a0Arclight Project\u00a0was showcased at the Science Museum\u2019s \u2018Journey of Life\u2019 Lates event in London on Wednesday, 11 September.\u00a0Science Museum Lates<\/a>\u00a0are themed events offering adult audiences an opportunity to explore the museum after hours and learn about the history and future of scientific advances in a particular field.<\/p>\n Over 2,000 members of the public attended the \u2018Journey of Life\u2019 event to explore the enormous recent global progress in understanding and improving human health. Speakers also examined how we might tackle the next big challenges in this area. The event highlighted cutting-edge scientific research and technological innovations to improve health \u2013 such as the Arclight and the work we\u2019re doing in partnership with\u00a0Eye Health Africa<\/a>, based at London\u2019s\u00a0Moorfields Eye Hospital<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arclight was represented by Dr Gatera Fiston Kitema, who recently completed his PhD at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine. Dr Kitema, whose PhD project evaluated the impact of the Arclight training package on eye-health service delivery in Rwanda, now works at Moorfields. He showed visitors how to use the Arclight ophthalmoscope and how images it captures can be shown on a mobile phone and in telemedicine. \u201cIt was amazing to see the level of enthusiasm and engagement the public had,\u201d said Dr Kitema.<\/p>\n Over 40,000 Arclight devices have been distributed worldwide and we\u2019re working to increase this further, as well as researching and developing additional ophthalmic diagnostic devices \u2013 using the same \u2018less is more\u2019 design principles \u2013 to improve access to eye care where it is needed most.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/09\/Arclight-Science-Museum-Lates-2024-2-Cropped-1024×583-1.png” title_text=”Arclight-Science-Museum-Lates-2024-2-Cropped-1024×583″ show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img -London Science Museum” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -Calum Silcok” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Calum Silcock has won the Undergraduate Prize for his presentation at the Scottish Ophthalmological Club (SOC) on \u2018Comparative evaluation of a dedicated eye care AI chatbot: \u2018Alan\u2019 v ChatGPT.\u2019 Calum, a final year medical student from Dundee, has been working with Dr Andrew Blaikie and William Williams on a new eye care AI chatbot for use alongside the Arclight in eye care diagnosis. This work was an ideal fit for the thread of AI and big data running through the SOC programme, with talks on advances in AI retina analysis, deep learning in keratoconus, and utility of chatGPT in optometry advice requests.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/20240306-News.jpeg” title_text=”SHALogo” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img -Calum Silcock” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -Newton” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Pictured from left to right are Dr Andrew Blaikie, Arclight Project lead, Dr Immaculate Atukunda, Research lead in Uganda at Makerere University, William J Williams, design lead for the Arclight Project and Dr Andrew Tatham Principal Investigator based at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n The team hopes the clinical arm of the study can start in March 2024 and report the results of how accurate the low cost Newton tonometer is compared to gold standard devices later in the year.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-04-at-14.42.08.png” title_text=”SHALogo” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img -Newton” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -AB GSA” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Senior Lecturer\u00a0Dr Andrew Blaikie<\/a> received the NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Award at the annual awards dinner, held in Edinburgh on Thursday, 2 November. Run by the\u00a0Daily Record\u00a0<\/em>in partnership with NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government, the awards aim to recognise those who embody the high quality of health and social care services delivered by the NHS to people in Scotland, as well as further afield.<\/p>\n Dr Blaikie, a consultant ophthalmologist with NHS Fife and lead for the Arclight Project based in the School of Medicine, received the\u00a0Global Citizenship Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Arclight Project<\/a>\u00a0enables those working in low- and middle-income countries to equip, train and empower health workers of all grades to confidently diagnose and manage eye and ear disease. Dr Blaikie received the award in recognition of his work, in collaboration with a range of NGOs, delivering primary eye care to community and mid-level healthcare workers in sub-Saharan African. \u00a0<\/p>\n Dr Blaikie was unable to attend the event but sent a pre-recorded video message from Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe, where he is currently working with\u00a0CBM Global Eye Care<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dr Blaikie said: \u201cI am delighted to see the work of the Arclight Project team recognised through this award, highlighting the need to address the huge burden of blindness in so many of the poorer regions of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n He also expressed his appreciation for the contributions of his NHS Fife and University colleagues.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/SHALogo.jpg” title_text=”SHALogo” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img -AB GSA” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -AB LSHTM” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In his new role, he will join the team at the International Centre for Eye Health, contributing to their high-quality teaching and research efforts. Professor Matthew Burton, Director of the Centre, expressed delight at Andrew’s addition to the team, highlighting his valuable experience and enthusiasm gained from working with various NGOs in East Africa through the University of St Andrews-based Arclight Project.<\/p>\n Professor Burton said, \u2018It is great to have Andrew joining the team and we look forward to collaborating in the further development and evaluation of frugal training and diagnostic tools for primary eye care in resource-limited settings<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/A-Blaikie-LSHTM.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img -AB LSHTM” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -Nairobi” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Arclight project are partnering with DOT glasses & SHOFCO<\/a> to train and equip all their staff working in the major slums of Nairobi. This is with the aim of their teams being able to deliver comprehensive eye examinations in their spectacle distribution work in these marginalised and grossly underserved populations. Dr Blaikie delivered a workshop in Mathare slum to the DOT glasses health care team from the whole Nairobi region. This will be an on-going collaboration with expansion to other slums and refugee camps in Kenya.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/20231006-Nairobi.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img – Nairobi” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -Newton” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Arclight Project team have been successful in securing a \u00a340,000 grant from Glaucoma UK<\/a> to evaluate a new eye pressure measuring device called the Newton to help diagnose Glaucoma. This study will be delivered in Kampala with the University of Makerere led by Dr Immaculate Atukunda who is a Senior Lecturer there as well as honorary in the School of Medicine.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/20231006-Newton.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img – Newton” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -Grant Success” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr Obaid Kousha won the \u00a32000 Scottish Ophthalmological Club<\/a> travel bursary this month. This is the second year in a row that Obaid has won this prestigious award and the 4th time in the last 6 years that the team has won this prize. Obaid presented his diabetic retinopathy screening work from Sulawesi funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund and the University Impact Fund. Obaid aims to use the prize to develop retinopathy of prematurity simulation eyes for the Holo BIO device.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/20231006-ScottishOpthClub.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img – Grant Success” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -Malawi” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr Obaid Kousha, SCREDS Lecturer with the Arclight Project team and lead for Binocular Indirect Eye Screening Programmes was recently successful in obtaining a \u00a310,000 grant in collaboration with colleagues in Malawi. The purpose of the grant is to develop Cerebral Malaria retinal simulation eyes and deliver a workshop to train clinical officers to diagnose cerebral malaria using the latest Arclight Project device \u2013 the Holo. Obaid will be travelling to Blantyre, Malawi this month to deliver the training as part of an implementation research study.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/20231006-Malawi.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img – Milawi” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -FORGE” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr Blaikie delivered 3 half day workshops to the 2nd year ScotGEM students in the newly opened Fife Ophthalmic Resource for Global Education (FORGE) based in the Ophthalmology department at Queen Margaret Hospital. The teaching was enhanced by the use of new \u2018screen casting\u2019 technology allowing live examination video to be projected from an Arclight device combined with a mobile phone camera to larger wall mounted monitors. This allows all the students in the class to observe live examinations in detail in real time. The technology offers the opportunity for immediate replay and annotation of the captured examination to highlight important anatomical features strengthening the educational impact.<\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/20231006-FORGE.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img – FORGE” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -AICHM” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr Blaikie delivered a week long Primary Eye care workshop in Isiolo county of Kenya with the African Inland Church Health Ministry<\/a> and CBM Global<\/a>. 100 health care workers were trained and equipped with a team of trained trainers now ready to cascade training to the wider region.<\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/20231006-AICHM.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img – AICHM” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -Zambia” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr Blaikie presented a scientific paper on telemedicine and delivered a seminar on medical education at the recent African Ophthalmology Meeting (COECSA) in Mombasa, Kenya. The meeting also offered the opportunity meet with implementing NGO and Ministry of Health leads and network with supra-national policy makers.<\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/20231006-Something.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” admin_label=”Img – Zambia” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -Citizenship Award” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr Blaikie has been nominated for the final of the NHS 75th Anniversary Global Citizenship Award. This award recognises outstanding commitment to health care work in low resource countries while serving in the NHS. The winners will be announced at the final gala event in Edinburgh on November the 2nd.<\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/20231006-CitizenshipAward.png” alt=”Dr Andrew Blaikie” url=”https:\/\/scottishhealthawards.com\/2023\/en\/page\/home” url_new_window=”on” admin_label=”Img – Global disability” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -Global disability” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr Blaikie presented a pre-recorded lecture at the Global Disability Hub meeting in London in collaboration with CBM UK. The presentation is in this link: Arclight Project & CBM Global: Disability Hub Presentation<\/a> with a review of the talk and meeting here: CBM UK News: Arclight Project<\/a><\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/20231006-GloablDisability.png” alt=”Eye exam” url_new_window=”on” admin_label=”Img – Global disability” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -WHO eye exam” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The World Health Organisation have included the Arclight ophthalmoscope in its most recent recommendations for eye examinations in the newborn. This is the first time that eye examinations have been recommended in low resource settings. This change to policy has been driven by the expanding evidence base for the device<\/a> and the instructional materials<\/a> developed by the Arclight Project team with the London School of Hygiene and tropical medicine with the Ministry of Health in Tanzania.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/WHO-eye-exam-image-2.png” alt=”IAPB Logo” title_text=”WHO eye exam image” url=”https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240045989″ url_new_window=”on” admin_label=”Img – WHO eye exam” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt -AIPB” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The International Association for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) have highlighted the World Health Organisation\u2019s latest recommendations to include eye examinations for newborns in low resource settings. The recommendation has been driven by the growing evidence base for the Arclight direct ophthalmoscope being a low cost yet effective alternative to otherwise impractically expensive and overly complex traditional tools.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202-IAPBLogo-e1627912137205.png” alt=”IAPB Logo” title_text=”20210202-IAPBLogo” url=”https:\/\/www.iapb.org\/blog\/who-includes-universal-newborn-eye-screening-in-their-first-ever-postnatal-care-guidelines\/” url_new_window=”on” admin_label=”Img – RCO” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt – RCO” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Royal College of Ophthalmologist\u2019s published a review of the Arclight Project\u2019s frugal approach to eye care \u00a0in a recent \u2018FOCUS\u2019 article. The article highlights the increasing awareness of the Arclight diagnostic and training tools by the wider ophthalmic community both in the UK and globally.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/03\/20210202-RCOLogo.png” alt=”Royal College Ophthalmologists Logo” url=”https:\/\/www.rcophth.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/College-News-April-2023-FOCUS.pdf” url_new_window=”on” admin_label=”Img – RCO” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Txt – WHO Training Manual” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n There is a strong and growing evidence base for the Arclight otoscope being equivalent in practical function to more expensive traditional devices. It has been highlighted in the latest (March 2023) edition.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/04\/20230424-Otoscopy.png” alt=”WHO Training Manual” url=”https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/noncommunicable-diseases\/sensory-functions-disability-and-rehabilitation\/primary-ear-and-hearing-care-training-manual” url_new_window=”on” admin_label=”Img – WHO Training Manual” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”COECSA Malawi News” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr Blaikie, Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine and Ophthalmologist in NHS Fife was an invited speaker at the\u00a0College of Ophthalmology of East, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA)<\/a> in Lilongwe, Malawi last week.<\/p>\n He delivered a talk on the Arclight Project and the Primary Eye Care education programmes that the team has been implementing in Malawi this year with the Christian Blind Mission (CBM). This work was funded by UK AID and the Malawi Millennium Fund.<\/p>\n As well as giving an invited lecture he presented 5 different research papers from the Arclight team. These involved partnerships with the University of Rwanda, Sabatia Eye Hospital in Kenya, NHS Fife, vCreate Telemedicine Platform, University of Glasgow and the Glasgow Caledonian University. The work was funded by the Scottish Funding Council, the Global Challenges Research Fund, the Ulverscroft Foundation and the University of St Andrews Impact fund.<\/p>\n He is photographed here with two of his Ophthalmology colleagues from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda: Rebecca Lusobya and Immaculate Atakunda. Together with Dr Blaikie they secured a grant from Makerere University Research & Innovations Fund to deliver a study on the \u2018Comparative assessment of the anterior segment loupe of the Arclight device amongst ophthalmic clinical officers in Uganda\u2019. Immaculate who led the research presented the results of this study and is now looking to publish in the near future.<\/p>\n As well as presenting research the meeting was an opportunity to network with several of the major eye care NGOs as well as National Eye Care Coordinators from many of the countries from the region.<\/p>\n COECSA is to be held in Mombasa, Kenya next year where the organising committee have invited the Arclight Project team to deliver several \u2018hands-on\u2019 Arclight Project workshops.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/09\/COECSA-2022.png” alt=”Andrew Blaikie at COECSA 2002 with 2 colleagues” title_text=”COECSA 2022″ show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” admin_label=”COECSA Malawi News” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Ghana News” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Professor Vera Adobea Essuman, an Eye Specialist at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, is advocating the prompt referral of abnormal eye conditions to help reduce the mortality rate of retinoblastoma in Ghana.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/04\/20220421-newsghana.png” alt=”Jamie Bankhead & Andrew Blaikie at Scottish Edge” title_text=”20220421-newsghana” align=”center” admin_label=”Ghana News” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Scottish Edge Ent Awards” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Andrew Blaikie, lead of the Arclight Project and Jamie Bankhead, CEO of Konglomerate Games, attended the recent Scottish Edge Finals entrepreneurial awards evening held in Edinburgh. The team pitched a proposal for gamifying eye care education on low end android phones for use in resource poor settings. This is with the aim of overcoming the current COVID restrictions that are limiting access to education in many low and middle income countries. The pitch was successful with the team being awarded a \u00a310,000 Scottish Edge prize to develop the games in 2022.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/JB-AB-at-SE.jpg” alt=”Jamie Bankhead & Andrew Blaikie at Scottish Edge” show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” admin_label=”Scottish Edge Image” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Best Paper Presentation Scottish Ophthalmology Club Spring meeting 2022″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Retinal lasering is used to treat blinding eye conditions such as diabetic eye disease. Retinal lasering is a potentially hazardous procedure, therefore simulation-based training ideal to learn the skill in a safe and controlled environment. However, most simulation tools are too expensive for those training in low resource settings where the need is greatest.<\/p>\n The Arclight team have developed a low-cost simulation eye adapted for retinal laser training and assessment. The \u2018eye\u2019 costs \u00a34 but it has a paper retina that the user can re-print as needed. It has been validated by experts as a teaching tool and presented in Scottish Ophthalmology Club Spring meeting 2022 where it won the prize for the best paper presentation.\u00a0 View Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/03\/OK-Award.jpg” alt=”Obaid Kousha – Best Paper Presentation Scottish Ophthalmology Club Spring meeting 2022″ show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” admin_label=”Best Paper Presentation Scottish Ophthalmology Club Spring meeting 2022″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”YouTube Arclight Review eGPLearning” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Find out why the Arclight is the best value diagnostic set available and why you should use it.”\u00a0 Watch Arclight Review<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/07\/20210719-eGPLearningLogo.png” alt=”e GP Learning Logo” align=”center” admin_label=”eGPLearning Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Eye to Eye Podcast” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “The College works in collaboration with the Ophthalmologists in Training Group to produce a bi-monthly podcast. The podcast features interviews with researchers on recent papers, analysis of the latest developments in ophthalmology and updates from the College.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/03\/20210202-RCOLogo.png” alt=”Royal College Ophthalmologists” title_text=”20210202-RCOLogo” admin_label=”Royal College Ophthalmologists Images” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Geeky Medics” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “The Arclight is a multi-purpose solar-powered diagnostic tool that combines a direct ophthalmoscope, anterior segment loupe and otoscope (as well as a number of other functions) into a small highly portable device.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/05\/20210512-GeekyMedicsLogo.jpg” alt=”Geeky Medics Logo” align=”center” admin_label=”Geeky Medics Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Expeditions” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “In October 2018, Alex McMaster and Merlin Hetherington set out from Cairo to ride a tandem bike to Capetown. The 10,000km journey would pass through 10 countries, where the two had arranged to provide training and devices for health-care workers in a variety of settings.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/03\/20210318-Exped.png” alt=”Arclight Tandem Africa Logo” admin_label=”Arclight Tandem Africa Logo” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Know the Glow Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Dr. Andrew Blaikie was fresh out of the cataract operating theatre in NHS Fife, Scotland when Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow sat down to zoom with the ophthalmologist and senior lecturer at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210215-KnowTheGlowLogo.png” alt=”Know the Glow Logo” title_text=”20210215-KnowTheGlowLogo” url=”https:\/\/knowtheglow.org\/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” admin_label=”Know the Glow Image” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”BJGP Article” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “There are items of equipment without which a GP in clinic cannot function. Top of this list comes a stethoscope. Closely followed by an ophthalmoscope or otoscope.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/20210802-LIFE-TNR-Logo.png” alt=”BJGP Life Logo” align=”center” admin_label=”BJGP Logo” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Vision 2020 is the global initiative, launched in 1999 by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and World Health Organization (WHO), with the aim of eliminating avoidable blindness. In Pakistan, the national survey done in 2006 showed prevalence of blindness to be 3.4% and severe visual impairment as 4.9% in patients who were 30 years or older.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202-PakistanJournalofOphthalmologyLogo.png” alt=”Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology Logo” title_text=”20210202-PakistanJournalofOphthalmologyLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Astrophysics data system Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “The direct ophthalmoscope, a handheld device gives a highly magnified image of the retina. However, the sustainability of power source and cost are a limitation considering the usage demand. We compared a low-cost solar-powered Arclight ophthalmoscope with a standard ophthalmoscope Heine K180 in terms of ease of examination, usage, field of view, color rendition and patient comfort.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202-AstrophysicsDataSystemLogo.png” alt=”Astrophysics Data System Logo ” title_text=”20210202-AstrophysicsDataSystemLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”Astrophysics data system Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”LSHTM Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “The Arclight ophthalmoscope is a low-cost alternative to standard direct ophthalmoscopes. This study compared the Arclight ophthalmoscope with the Heine K180 direct ophthalmoscope to evaluate its reliability in assessing the vertical cup disc ratio (VCDR) and its ease of use (EOU). Methods. Eight medical students used both the Arclight and the Heine ophthalmoscopes to examine the optic disc in 9 subjects.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/05\/20210512-LSHTMLogo.png” alt=”London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine” title_text=”20210202-LSHTMLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”LSHTM Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Unite for Sight Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202_UniteForSightLogo.png” alt=”Unite for Sight Logo” title_text=”20210202_UniteForSightLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”Unite for Sight Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”University of Dundee Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “This study compared a novel low-cost solar powered direct ophthalmoscope called the Arclight with a traditional direct ophthalmoscope (TDO). After appropriate training, 25 Malawian eye healthcare workers were asked to examine 12 retinal images placed in a teaching manikin head with both the Arclight ophthalmoscope and a traditional direct ophthalmoscope (Keeler Professional V.2.8).”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202-UnivestityOfDundeeLogo.png” alt=”University of Dundee Logo” title_text=”20210202-UnivestityOfDundeeLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”University of Dundee Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Cornell Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Access to low cost retinal imaging devices in low and middle income countries is limited, compromising progress in preventing needless blindness. The Arclight is a recently developed low-cost solar powered direct ophthalmoscope which can be attached to the camera of a smartphone to acquire retinal images and video.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202-ArXIVLogo.png” alt=”Cornell University Library Logo” title_text=”20210202-ArXIVLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”Cornell Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”RANZCO Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “When attached to a mobile phone camera the Arclight Ophthalmoscope (AO) can acquire reti- nal video segments, offering an ultra-low cost opportunity to expand telemedicine in low-income settings. Innate limitations of direct ophthalmos- copy, i.e. narrow \ufb01eld of view, limit clinical utility, particularly in screening for diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity. We aimed to create a novel computer algorithm capable of extracting images from videos providing wider-\ufb01eld fundal montages.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202-RANZCOLogo.png” alt=”Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology” title_text=”20210202-RANZCOLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”RANZCO Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”IEEE Xplore” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Access to low cost retinal imaging devices in low and middle income countries is limited, compromising progress in preventing needless blindness. The Arclight is a recently developed low-cost solar powered direct ophthalmoscope which can be attached to the camera of a smartphone to acquire retinal images and video.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202-IEEELogo.png” alt=”IEEE Logo” title_text=”20210202-IEEELogo” align=”center” admin_label=”IEEE Xplore Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”UCL Discovery Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Around 285 million people in the world are estimated to be visually impaired, and 360 million hearing impaired, with the majority of cases considered preventable or treatable if diagnosed promptly. Ophthalmoscopes and otoscopes are typically designed for wealthy countries and are complex, heavy, and expensive; their basic designs have remained relatively unchanged for over 100 years.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202-UCLLogo.png” alt=”UCL Logo” title_text=”20210202-UCLLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”UCL Discovery Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”IAPB Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Arclight is an easy-to-use, pocket-sized ophthalmoscope made for diagnosing eye diseases in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC). Heavily discounted prices for LMIC enabling health workers in out-reach or screening programs to make instant on-the-spot diagnostic decisions.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202-IAPBLogo-e1627912137205.png” alt=”IAPB Logo” title_text=”20210202-IAPBLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”IAPB Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”MDU Journal Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “A small team based out of the School of Medicine at St Andrews University has helped develop an innovative pocket ophthalmoscope and otoscope called the Arclight, which is designed to be used in almost any clinical setting. “<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210202-MDUJournalLogo.png” alt=”MDU Journal Logo” title_text=”20210202-MDUJournalLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”MDU Journal Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Eye News Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Ophthalmoscopy should be a core skill for every doctor and should be firmly embedded in the undergraduate curriculum similar to the unquestioned position of the stethoscope. The simplicity of the Arclight means it is easy to use and, importantly, to learn to use.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20210217-EyeNewsLogo.png” alt=”Eye News Logo” title_text=”20210217-EyeNewsLogo” align=”center” admin_label=”Eye News Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Rotary St Andrews Text” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Scottish rugby coach, Gregor Townsend gave an entertaining interview about his career. Over \u00a35000 was raised for St Andrews Rotary’s Arclight project, helped by sponsorship from Henderson Black & Co accountants.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arclight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/04\/202100423-Rotary-e1619167729819.png” alt=”Rotary Logo” title_text=”20210217-RotaryMBS60″ align=”center” admin_label=”Rotary St Andrews Image” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New partnership brings Arclight to India<\/h2>\n
Arclight featured in new WHO Eye and Vision Care TAP training modules<\/h2>\n
UKRI backs Arclight innovation in skin cancer detection<\/span><\/h2>\n
Arclight reaches 50,000 devices \u2014 and arrives in the United States<\/h2>\n
Arclight lights the way in Ukraine’s refugee camps\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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Dr Andrew Blaikie elected to IAPB board of trustees<\/h2>\n
A new approach to Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy<\/h2>\n
Rethinking the ‘Red Reflex’ eye test: A call for inclusive terminology<\/h2>\n
The Arclight Project and St Andrews Medical Innovations announce East Africa distribution partnership with Dot Glasses<\/h2>\n
Arclight Project honoured as one of The Ophthalmologist\u2019s 2024 Global Education Impact Institutions<\/h2>\n
Arclight Project showcased at London\u2019s Science Museum<\/h2>\n
Scottish Ophthalmological Club Undergraduate Prize: Calum Silcock<\/h2>\n
The Newton Tonometer Research Team based in Kampala, Uganda and funded by Glaucoma UK met for the first time face to face and online in November<\/h2>\n
Senior Lecturer\u00a0Dr Andrew Blaikie received the NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Award<\/h2>\n
Andrew Blaikie, Senior Lecturer at the School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, and Clinical Lead for the Arclight Project has been appointed as an Honorary Associate Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine<\/h2>\n
Arclight Project working in Nairobi Slums with DOT Glasses & SHOFCO<\/h2>\n
Ugandan Study to Evaluate Eye Pressure Measurement Tool<\/h2>\n
Scottish Ophthalmological Club Bursary Award: Dr Obaid Kousha<\/h2>\n
Grant Success Malawi: Dr Obaid Kousha<\/h2>\n
Fife Ophthalmic Resource for Global Education (FORGE) Opens: Innovative Screen-Casting Arclight ScotGEM Teaching<\/h2>\n
Primary Eye Care Workshops Kenya: CBM Global, African Inland Church Health Ministry & Arclight Project<\/h2>\n
Tele-ophthalmology in Zambia: Virtual Doctors & The Arclight Project<\/h2>\n
NHS 75th Anniversary Global Citizenship Award Finalist : Dr Andrew Blaikie <\/a><\/h2>\n
Global Disability Hub Presentation: Arclight Project & CBM Global<\/h2>\n
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience<\/a><\/h2>\n
WHO includes universal newborn eye screening in their first ever postnatal care guidelines<\/a><\/h2>\n
Frugal Ophthalmology<\/a><\/h2>\n
WHO Primary Ear and Hearing Care Training Manual<\/a>.<\/h2>\n
COECSA Conference Malawi 2022<\/h2>\n
Eye Specialist Advocates For Prompt Referral Of Abnormal Eye Conditions<\/a><\/h2>\n
Scottish Edge Entrepreneurial Awards<\/h2>\n
Best Paper Presentation, Scottish Ophthalmology Club Spring meeting 2022<\/h2>\n
Arclight Review<\/h2>\n
Eye to Eye Podcast<\/a><\/h2>\n
What is the Arclight?<\/a><\/h2>\n
Arclight Tandem Africa<\/a><\/h2>\n
Know the Glow: Dr Andrew Blaikie<\/a><\/h2>\n
Arclight: A New Ophthalmoscope and Otoscope<\/a><\/h2>\n
Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology: Arc Light as an Alternative Approach to Diagnose Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) At Grass Root Level of Health Care System.<\/a><\/h2>\n
Astrophysics Data System: Comparison between the Arclight Ophthalmoscope and a standard handheld direct ophthalmoscope: a clinical study<\/a><\/h2>\n
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: The Arclight Ophthalmoscope: A Reliable Low-Cost Alternative to the Standard Direct Ophthalmoscope<\/a><\/h2>\n
Unite for Sight: Evaluation of A Low Cost Ophthalmoscope (Arclight) For Red Reflex Assessment Amongst Health Care Workers in Malawi<\/a><\/h2>\n
University of Dundee: Comparative evaluation of a novel solar powered low-cost ophthalmoscope (Arclight) by eye healthcare workers in Malawi<\/a><\/h2>\n
ArXIV, University of Cornell: Synthesising Wider Field Images from Narrow-Field Retinal Video Acquired Using a Low-Cost Direct Ophthalmoscope (Arclight) Attached to a Smartphone<\/a><\/h2>\n
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology: CREATION OF WIDE FIELD RETINAL IMAGES FROM NARROW FIELD VIDEO ACQUIRED BY AN ARCLIGHT DIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPE<\/a><\/h2>\n
IEEE Xplore: Synthesising Wider Field Images from Narrow-Field Retinal Video Acquired Using a Low-Cost Direct Ophthalmoscope (Arclight) Attached to a Smartphone<\/a><\/h2>\n
UCL Discovery:\u00a0Arclight: a pocket ophthalmoscope for the 21st century<\/a><\/h2>\n
AIPB:\u00a0Arclight<\/a><\/h2>\n
MDU Journal: Visionary ideas: the Arclight and RCP bedside vision check tool<\/a><\/h2>\n
Eye News: The Arclight: A \u2018pocket\u2019 ophthalmoscope to revitalise undergraduate teaching?<\/a><\/h2>\n
Rotary, St Andrews:\u00a0Gregor Townsend in Look Who’s Talking<\/a><\/h2>\n