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. Selina also covers eye health research for OT, keeping practitioners up to date with the latest developments through the Science & vision section of the website and the clinical round-up in print. She talks to optometrists about their pursuits outside of the testing room for OT’s regular Secret life article, while her My vision feature showcases the experiences of people with conditions that affect their sight.

Selina worked as a journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in New Zealand before moving to the UK in 2016.

More articles by Selina Powell

Vision screening in older adults does not identify risky drivers

US research has investigated the link between vision screening and motor vehicle collisions in older adults
- Research
Driving Sight test
Study links poor vision to traffic collisions

Low vision has been linked to reduced vehicle safety in low and middle-income countries
- Research
Driving Sight impairment
Driving and vision: “Everything starts with the patient coming to a practice”

Essilor International’s vision and road safety vice president, David Navarro, on why optometrists are key in promoting safe vision for driving
- Eyewear and lenses
Driving Campaign Spectacles
Vision concerns? AOP encourages motorists to contact their optometrist before driving

Motorists urged to pick up the phone before getting behind the wheel after Dominic Cummings said he drove 30 miles to ‘test his eyesight’
- Health services
Government Driving Sight test
Biking and walking accidents increase after introduction of cognitive testing for older drivers

Introducing mandatory cognitive tests as part of licence renewal for those aged 75 and older has resulted in an increase in traffic injuries in Japan
- Research
Neuroscience Driving Health
More octogenarians than teenagers with driving licences in GB

The latest statistics from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency show that there are 336 centenarians with driving licences in Great Britain
- Clinical and regulatory
Driving Sight test
GEM Motoring Assist calls for regular sight tests for drivers

The road safety charity has highlighted the benefits of a detailed eye examination in line with licence renewal every 10 years
- Clinical and regulatory
Driving Sight test
Testing vision on the road

OT speaks with Professor Joanne Wood, who founded Queensland University of Technology’s pioneering vision and driving research laboratory
- Research
Driving Feature
Laying down the law

More than 60,000 UK drivers have had their licence revoked due to poor vision since 2012
- Clinical and regulatory
Driving
Eyes on the road

OT investigates the crucial role that optometrists can play in keeping UK roads safe
- Clinical and regulatory
Driving Government Sight test Campaign Feature

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