Dr Andrew Blaikie
Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology
Research areas
I am Senior Lecturer in the Infection and Global Health Division, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews and Honorary Professor at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. As well as being a Consultant Ophthalmologist in NHS Fife I hold Honorary Lecturer positions at Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, and the University of Rwanda. In addition I serve as technical advisor for Christian Blind Mission (CBM) Global and Tanzaneye NGOs, working closely with all the world’s major eye care NGOs, and contribute globally as a Board Member of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and as a member of the Editorial Board of the Community Eye Health Journal.
My research focuses on developing and implementing frugal, solar-powered diagnostic devices through the Arclight Project, with training embedded in health worker curricula across Africa and Asia. I also lead CVI-SIM, a patient-co-designed virtual reality simulation to improve understanding and management of cerebral visual impairment (CVI).
Selected publications
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Assessment of decision-making with locally run and web-based large language models versus human board recommendations in otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery
Buhr, C. R., Ernst, B. P., Blaikie, A., Smith, H., Kelsey, T., Matthias, C., Fleischmann, M., Jungmann, F., Alt, J., Brandts, C., Kämmerer, P. W., Foersch, S., Kuhn, S. & Eckrich, J., 1 Mar 2025, In: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 282, 3, p. 1593-1607 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chasing sleep physicians: ChatGPT-4o on the interpretation of polysomnographic results
Seifen, C., Huppertz, T., Gouveris, H., Bahr-Hamm, K., Pordzik, J., Eckrich, J., Smith, H., Kelsey, T., Blaikie, A., Matthias, C., Kuhn, S. & Buhr, C. R., 1 Mar 2025, In: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 282, 3, p. 1631-1639 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical examination of the macula
Blaikie, A., 29 Jan 2025, In: Community Eye Health Journal . 37, 125, p. 4-6 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decolonising the 'red' reflex test: transitioning from terminology based on colour to anatomy
Kelly, C., Anderson, M., Smith, H., Kousha, O., Hitchcott, N., Reddy, M. A. & Blaikie, A., 1 Feb 2025, In: Eye. 39, 2, p. 379–381 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Emulation of the subjective experience of visual dorsal stream dysfunction: a description of three in depth case studies
St Clair Tracy, H., McDowell, N., Dutton, G. N., Ravenscroft, J., Hay, I. & Blaikie, A., 6 Jan 2025, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 18, 14 p., 1496811.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating locally run large language models for obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment: a real-world polysomnography study
Seifen, C., Huppertz, T., Bahr-Hamm, K., Gouveris, H., Pordzik, J., Eckrich, J., Matthias, C., Smith, H., Kelsey, T., Blaikie, A., Kuhn, S. & Buhr, C. R., 8 Jul 2025, In: Nature and Science of Sleep. 17, p. 1587-1599 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating locally run large language models (Gemma 2, Mistral Nemo, and Llama 3) for outpatient otorhinolaryngology care: retrospective study
Buhr, C. R., Seifen, C., Bahr-Hamm, K., Huppertz, T., Pordzik, J., Smith, H., Kelsey, T., Blaikie, A., Matthias, C., Kuhn, S. & Eckrich, J., 25 Nov 2025, In: JMIR Formative Research. 9, p. 1-14 14 p., e76896.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the Arclight: a compact solar-powered low-cost direct ophthalmoscope
Carlson, T. M., Morphew, T., Nikdel, M., Shahraki, K., Blaikie, A. & Suh, D. W., 20 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology. Latest Articles, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of Arclight frugal smartphone video otoscopy
Buhr, C. R., Bahr-Hamm, K., Seifen, C., Pordzik, J., Eckrich, J., Murray, T., Matthias, C. & Blaikie, A., 6 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Laryngoscope. Early View, 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Immersive learning of cerebral visual impairment: understanding vision through dynamic immersive simulations
Cassidy, C. A., Oliver, I., Oles, K., Tracy, H. S. C., Blaikie, A. & Miller, A., 20 Feb 2025, Immersive Learning Research Network: 10th international conference on immersive learning, iLRN 2024, Glasgow, UK, June 10–13, 2024, revised selected papers, part II. Krüger, J. M., Pedrosa, D., Beck, D., Bourguet, M.-L., Dengel, A., Ghannam, R., Miller, A., Peña-Rios, A. & Richter, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 81–95 15 p. (Communications in computer and information science; vol. 2272).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution