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

Locum optometrist guide
'Seven lessons I learned during my first week back'

Optometrist and clinical multimedia editor for OT , Ceri Smith-Jaynes, describes her experience returning from furlough and shares her tips for optometrists returning to practise during the pandemic
- Practitioner stories
Coronavirus Locums Communication Primary care Feature
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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
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
Myth busting

Tackling the spread of misinformation in the wake of the novel coronavirus
- Blogs
Health Practice management NHS Primary care
AOP publishes coronavirus advice

Optometrists are advised that patients with cold or flu symptoms can be asked to book their appointment for when they have fully recovered
- Health services
Health Customer service NHS Primary care Coronavirus
A new focus

OT learns how providing sight tests and spectacles to the homeless is helping to change lives in Hampshire and Dorset
- Health services
Sight test Primary care NHS Feature
Eye health checks offered at shopping centres

City, University of London scientists found that more people took up an intraocular pressure check if offered in combination with a blood pressure
- Research
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Glaucoma Health Primary care
Lessons from across borders

AOP councillors, Kevin Wallace, Nadeen Joseph and Brian McKeown discuss how optometrists play a key role in reducing the pressure on secondary care in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- 6 min read
- Health services
NHS GOC Primary care Feature
Community optoms gain access to electronic care record in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR) can now be accessed by community optometrists.
- Health services
Government Primary care Communication
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