Selina Powell

Features editor

Selina Powell is the features editor of Optometry Today (OT), where she writes in-depth features for the print journal and is responsible for the development of supplements in collaboration with commercial partners.

Her feature exploring cataract surgery waiting times received international recognition at the 2023 Trade, Association and Business Publications International awards.

Selina also covers eye health research for OT, keeping practitioners up to date with the latest developments.</p>

A white and grey set of bathroom scales rest on a wooden floor

Exploring the effects of a common weight loss drug on vision

US scientists report that semaglutide does not appear to make diabetic eye disease worse in the majority of patients

AOP gavel

AOP Council meeting

Remote refraction in the spotlight at AOP Council

5 min read

Optical organisations

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Three brands of carbomer eye gel recalled

Clinical and regulatory

Four men in dark suits and ties stand smiling at the camera with a gold curtain behind them. Three of the men are wearing medals around their necks. The fourth man, without a medal, is US President Joe Biden

President Biden presents medal to the inventors of OCT

A man in a checked shirt is driving a car. On his left hand, which rests on the top of the steering wheel, the man wears a watch. The surroundings appear blurred outside the window of the car.

Researchers investigate types of visual field loss linked to collision risk

Subtle vibrations in the ear reveal gaze direction

Scientists have worked out which way someone is looking by analysing recordings from their ear canal

A woman wearing a blue face mask and a purple polo shirt holds a seedling in the palms of her hands

How sustainable is dry eye disease management?

A woman in jeans sits with one leg tucked underneath her on a chair in the centre of a living room. She has her eyes closed and a serene expression on her face. Behind her, there are pot plants, artwork, candles and a lamp.

Could mindfulness help ease the burden of visual snow?

A hand is shown in close up filling in a multiple choice form

Nerve swelling: what would you do?

SP Giffords

Myopia Profile in focus

Practitioner stories

Five insights from the National Optical Conference

Local optical committee members converged on Bedfordshire for an annual discussion of all things optics

12 min read

Optical organisations

Long reads

Remote refraction in the spotlight at AOP Council
5 min read
Five insights from the National Optical Conference
12 min read
“There is a gross inequality”
9 min read

A woman in a surgical mask and scrubs holds an imaging device over a patient’s eye who is lying on a gurney. She observes a projection of the eye on a large screen

US man receives world’s first whole-eye transplant

Health services

A man in a dark t-shirt sits with his back to the camera at a desk in front of a computer screen with a lamp to one side, a pen in his hand and windows in front of him.

Study: Even napping is better for the heart than sitting

A smiling woman wearing shorts and a blue plaid shirt walks through sand dune tussock holding the hand of a man in shorts and a white shirt who is walking in front of her, just out of shot.

Research finds flexible working can boost heart health

A wall calendar with yellow and white squares and a black outline is displayed close up

Less frequent diabetic eye disease screening would result in inequality

Australian doctor suspended after racist email to ophthalmologist

“It was important for me that this outcome wasn’t faceless, for people to see they won’t be brought down if they complain about racism”

Clinical and regulatory 1

woman with arms crossed

Optical bodies commit to “zero-tolerance” approach to bullying, harassment and discrimination

Optical organisations

small girl with blonde hair in pig tails holding a soft toy sits in her mother’s lap. The girl, who is facing towards the camera, has a concerned expression on her face. Only the torso of the mother, who is wearing a blue sweatshirt, is pictured in the shot.

“There is a gross inequality”

9 min read

Health services 1

A woman in a lab coat with dark hair in a pony tail holds in front of her eye a green square with a circular dark lens at the centre

Electronic chip imitates the retina

A person types on a laptop. On the table there is a glass of water, a cup of coffee and a house plant.

Bulletin launched for South Yorkshire optometrists and dispensing opticians

Optical organisations

GOC reception

Three insights from the GOC

6 min read

Clinical and regulatory

FDA warns patients not to purchase eye drops from six brands

The US Food and Drug Administration has cautioned consumers not to buy certain eye drops because of a risk of eye infection

Health services

A small bat rests with wings outstretched on the bark of a tree during the daytime. In the background, dappled light can be seen on the leaves of the forest.

Drawing inspiration from bats to navigate with sound