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

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  GOC appoints director of regulatory strategy

  Steve Brooker will take up the newly created role on 23 May

  • Clinical and regulatory

  GOC Appointments
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  A baby's view of the world

  Researchers have studied the eye movements of 100 babies to determine when they can distinguish between animate and inanimate objects

  • Research

  Neuroscience Children
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  Visual stress: how to apply the evidence in practice

  UK researchers have published guidance for optometrists to avoid making misleading statements about dyslexia in optical practice

  • Clinical and regulatory

  Children Customer service
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  NHS to stop funding flu vaccinations for primary care workers

  The AOP has expressed disappointment at the decision to stop funding primary care vaccinations for the 2022/2023 flu programme

  • Health services

  Health Practice management Employment advice NHS
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  Living with COVID-19: “We urge the Government to maintain free access to lateral flow tests”

  The AOP has called on the Government to retain free testing for optical practices following the publication of next steps for living with COVID-19

  • AOP

  Coronavirus Customer service Health Practice management
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  University Valli Opticians to open at University of Huddersfield

  A partnership between the university and the optical group will see optometry students gain clinical experience at a full scope eye clinic

  • Career development

  Universities Sight test Students
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  Locum life: advice to my younger self

  Locums share their pearls of wisdom with OT  – from rewarding days to their most unusual clinical cases

  • 7 min read

  • Practitioner stories

  Locums Coronavirus Feature
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  Locumotive partners with Vivid Optical

  Locum recruitment app, Locumotive, joined forces with Vivid Optical in January 2022

  • Business management

  Locums Business
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  Home comforts

  The pandemic has put a spotlight on the value of domiciliary optometry. OT  explores the life-changing impact of bringing care to a patient’s doorstep

  • 15 min read

  • Health services

  Coronavirus Practice management Customer service Health Government GOS Feature
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  Cataract surgery reduces risk of dementia by close to 30%

  A US study has explored the association between cataract extraction and the development of dementia

  • Research
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  Sight impairment Cataracts NHS Neuroscience Health