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

The evolving scope of hospital optometry

OT finds out about advances in hospital optometry with principal optometrist for education and training at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Paddy Gunn
- 7 min read
- Health services
Coronavirus Hospital optometrists Glaucoma Cataracts Extended services Feature
Locum optometrist guide
Navigating the rising cost of living

Locums share their top tips for helping to balance the books – from negotiating a fair rate of pay to budgeting basics
- 6 min read
- Business management
HR Communication Locums Extended services
- In partnership with:
Lifetime Achievement Award 2022

Trevor Warburton has been named the recipient of the AOP Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
- Practitioner stories
GOS Extended services Feature
- Sponsored by:
NHS commissioners encouraged to make use of primary care

MECS, CUES, PEARS, cataract and glaucoma pathways are among services that new guidance encourages commissioners to utilise
- Health services
NHS Government Extended services Primary care
Timely triage

The strain of the pandemic on primary and secondary care has brought to the fore the importance of seeing patients in the right place at the right time. OT explores the art of triage
- 18 min read
- Health services
Coronavirus Practice management Customer service Extended services Universities Feature
The ABC of CPD

What does the change from CET to CPD mean for the profession? OT outlines what the switch to continuing professional development will mean for how optometrists learn after qualification
- 12 min read
- Optical organisations
Education CET Customer service Coronavirus Extended services Feature
Practice team guide
Mastering triage

Making sure patients get the right care at the right time is an essential aspect of offering a quality eye care service. Practice team members share their thoughts on how to embed a successful triage process
- 5 min read
- Health services
NHS Extended services Customer service Practice management Feature
- In partnership with:
New video details pioneering approach to eye care in Wales

The clip showcases an innovative project that focuses on the value of community eye care in reducing the burden on hospitals
- Health services
Health Primary care Extended services Treatment
Welsh project explores role of community optometry in managing sight threatening chronic conditions

The pioneering study has been awarded a Research for Patient and Public Benefit grant from Health and Care Research Wales
- Health services
Health Extended services Primary care
“It’s so easy for any of us to end up in the same situation”

Optometrist Rupesh Bagdai reflects on a service that provides eye care to the homeless, asylum seekers and other hard to reach groups
- Health services
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Extended services Health Primary care

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