Selina Powell

Assistant editor

Selina Powell is assistant editor for Optometry Today, where she focuses on covering the latest innovations and research in eye health. She also profiles what optometrists get up to outside of the consulting room through her regular Secret life of the optometrist feature.

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

Eyes on the road

OT investigates the crucial role that optometrists can play in keeping UK roads safe
- OT news and features
- Pulished 25 Oct 2019
- by Selina Powell
Clinical and regulatory Driving Government Sight test Campaign Feature
New nationwide eye care network in Scotland

Scottish Eyecare for Everyone aims to bring together stakeholders to tackle issues relating to eye health
- OT news and features
- Pulished 09 Oct 2019
- by Selina Powell
Optical organisations NHS Government
IR35: tax shakeup to extend to private sector

Locum optometrists and practices that employ locums will be affected by tax changes that take effect in April 2020
- OT news and features
- Pulished 01 Oct 2019
- by Selina Powell
Business management Locums Business HR Government Legislation
Health Secretary to invest £250 million in artificial intelligence

A new National Artificial Intelligence Lab will bring together academics, specialists and technology companies
- OT news and features
- Pulished 14 Aug 2019
- by Selina Powell
Health services Government NHS
Q&A: Professor Anne Mackie

The director of programmes for the UK National Screening Committee speaks to OT about reducing the burden of diabetes-related eye disease
- OT news and features
- Pulished 02 Aug 2019
- by Selina Powell
Health services Diabetes Government NHS
Community optoms gain access to electronic care record in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR) can now be accessed by community optometrists.
- OT news and features
- Pulished 29 Jul 2019
- by Selina Powell
Health services Government Primary care Communication
Department for Transport to investigate if new vision test for drivers over 70 is needed

The Road Safety Statement 2019 highlights that the UK has the third lowest number of road deaths per capita in Europe, behind Sweden and Norway
- OT news and features
- Pulished 25 Jul 2019
- by Selina Powell
Clinical and regulatory Driving Government Sight test
“Alexa, what are the symptoms of red eye?”

A collaboration between the NHS and Amazon will enable patients to access health information through simple voice commands
- OT news and features
- Pulished 16 Jul 2019
- by Selina Powell
Health services Government Patients NHS
Metropolitan Police operation targets drivers with poor vision

An operation targeting drivers with medical conditions has resulted in between 20 and 30 drivers with poor vision losing their licence
- OT news and features
- Pulished 10 Jul 2019
- by Selina Powell
Clinical and regulatory Driving Government
Q&A: Professor Harminder Dua CBE

Professor Dua speaks with OT about memorable career moments, the future of eye care and why retirement doesn’t feature in his vocabulary
- OT news and features
- Pulished 09 Jul 2019
- by Selina Powell
Practitioner stories Government Research Cornea