Rate My Professor Andrew Blaikie

Dr Andrew Blaikie serves as Clinical Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology in the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews, with extensive research contributions featured in the University of Dundee Research Portal through collaborations in undergraduate medicine and ophthalmology studies. He earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Pathology from the University of Edinburgh in 1993 and 1991, respectively, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of St Andrews in 2025 on evaluating the Arclight as a low-cost tool for eye care in low-resource settings. Blaikie completed a Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology at the Royal Children's Hospital, Queensland, in 2006 and holds Fellowship status with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists since 2004. As Consultant Ophthalmologist with NHS Fife, he leads the Arclight Project, pioneering solar-powered frugal diagnostic devices such as ophthalmoscopes, otoscopes, and retinoscopes. These innovations support training embedded in health worker curricula across Africa and Asia, advancing primary eye care, early diagnosis, and management of conditions like retinopathy of prematurity, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and visual impairment in low- and middle-income countries. He also spearheads CVI-SIM, a patient-co-designed virtual reality simulation to enhance understanding and management of cerebral visual impairment.