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

Atrial fibrillation pilot begins at five East Cheshire optical practices

Optometrists will be involved in a screening programme that aims to detect a major risk factor for ischaemic stroke
- Health services
Extended services Health Primary care
Scotland: expert working group to review community eye care

The panel will reflect on universal entitlement to free eye care and the performance of community optometry before and after the pandemic
- Health services
NHS Extended services
92% of patients managed in community through Welsh IP initiative

The Independent Prescribing Optometry Service has shown promising results after its introduction one day after lockdown
- Health services
NHS Extended services Treatment
Sharing the burden

The NHS faces a lengthy path to recovery from COVID-19. Now more than ever it is time for healthcare professions to work together
- Blogs
Coronavirus NHS Extended services
Bridging borders

OT investigates the impact of the pandemic on optometrists in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – and asks how each nation is charting a path forward
- 9 min read
- Health services
Government Coronavirus Primary care Extended services NHS Feature
Time constraints and commercial pressures among perceived risks in optometry

GOC analysis highlights that while risk within the optical professions is low compared to other healthcare professions, it could increase in the future
- Optical organisations
- 1
GOC Extended services Sight test
Measuring progress on Northern Ireland’s road map for healthcare

An update on Northern Ireland’s 10-year plan has emphasised the role of optometrists in easing pressure on the hospital eye service
- Health services
Extended services Government Health Primary care
Moorfields and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology launch Master’s for optometrists

Optometrists can find out more about the course at a launch event on 9 May at the Museum of the Order of St John
- Career development
Universities Extended services Hospital optometrists
Moorfields and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology to launch ophthalmic Master’s

A new course that begins in September offers nurses, allied health professionals and optometrists the chance to expand their role within healthcare
- Career development
Hospital optometrists Universities Extended services
The new normal

The intricate and evolving view of the eye offered by OCT is reshaping the profession. OT speaks with industry leaders about avoiding red herrings, the impact of the device and their predictions for its future
- 7 min read
- Technology
OCT Business Extended services Education Feature

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