Selina Powell

Assistant editor

Selina Powell is assistant editor for Optometry Today (OT), where she writes in-depth features for the print journal and covers the latest innovations and research in eye health.

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

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  21 insights from 2021

  As we look back on 2021 and prepare for a new year, OT  rounds up top research stories and High Street trends from the past 12 months, along with reflections from optometrists and the AOP

  • OT news and features
  • Published 22 Dec 2021
  • Kimberley Young, Selina Powell

  Practitioner stories Primary care Coronavirus Business Practice owners Hospital optometrists Independent prescribers Genetics Myopia Blind Feature
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  MiSight: myopia control gains retained one year after treatment cessation

  CooperVision has published seven-year findings from its MiSight 1 day clinical trial

  • OT news and features
  • Published 15 Nov 2021
  • Selina Powell

  Research Children Myopia Contact lenses
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  The essentials

  Eye care professionals share their go-to tools and their hopes for the future of myopia management

  • OT news and features
  • Published 17 Oct 2021
  • Selina Powell

  Research Children Myopia
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  Let’s talk myopia

  Eye care professionals share their communication tips – from raising awareness of myopia management to addressing concerns and breaking down misconceptions

  • OT news and features
  • Published 15 Oct 2021
  • Selina Powell

  Business management Children Myopia Customer service
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  Getting started

  How to navigate through the range of management options and evolving research when starting out on the myopia management journey

  • OT news and features
  • Published 13 Oct 2021
  • Selina Powell

  Research Children Myopia Coronavirus Spectacles Contact lenses Drugs
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  The big short

  Eye care professionals share their views on why the profession needs to take myopia seriously

  • OT news and features
  • Published 10 Oct 2021
  • Selina Powell

  Research Children Myopia Coronavirus Customer service Practice management Feature
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  Myopia risk

  Unravelling the puzzle of what causes short-sightedness

  • OT news and features
  • Published 08 Oct 2021
  • Selina Powell

  Research Children Myopia Coronavirus Feature
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  The contenders

  From soft contact lenses to ortho-k and spectacle lenses, OT  examines the evidence behind different myopia management options

  • OT news and features
  • Published 08 Oct 2021
  • Selina Powell

  Research Children Myopia Spectacles Contact lenses Drugs Coronavirus Feature
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  Study finds low risk of COVID-19 transmission from cash

  German scientists found that the transmission of the virus from contaminated coins or notes is “unlikely” and requires high viral loads

  • OT news and features
  • Published 09 Aug 2021
  • Selina Powell

  Business management Myopia Children Universities
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  UK trials test effectiveness of atropine, contact lenses and spectacle lenses in managing myopia

  Aston University is recruiting children between the ages of six and 15 to take part in myopia research

  • OT news and features
  • Published 05 Aug 2021
  • Selina Powell

  Research Myopia Children Universities