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.

Her feature exploring cataract surgery waiting times received international recognition at the 2023 Trade, Association and Business Publications International awards.

Selina also covers eye health research for OT, keeping practitioners up to date with the latest developments.</p>

A woman sits on a park bench with a white cane and a service dog

From treatments to daily living tips: an online hub for eye condition information

A firefighter whose daughter has Stargardt macular dystrophy has developed a website to provide support to other families living with sight loss

Patients

Today

James Brawn

From optometry to medicine and back

Practitioner stories

1 day ago

Josef Huemer

Signs of atrial fibrillation identified in the eye

Research

2 days ago

A woman listens among a group of people sitting at a board table

Seven insights from the GOC

Government and regulation

02 Oct 8 min read

Simon Raw stands beside vehicle

The cover story

In the balance

Practitioner stories

02 Oct 15 min read

Simon Raw holds up a mirror to show an elderly female patient her new frames in her living room

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of our Flexibility matters edition

Practitioner stories

02 Oct

Mandeep Kaur-Bains

Mandeep Kaur-Bains on founding an eyewear company

Practitioner stories

01 Oct

A man with sight loss uses a laptop at a desk

Survey finds one in five people with eye conditions offered ‘bogus’ treatments

Research

01 Oct

A map if the United Kingdom under a magnifying glass

Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Greater Manchester

On the High Street

01 Oct 8 min read

A professional woman holding a laptop stands outside a building

Employer perspectives on flexible working

Business and practice management

01 Oct 5 min read

A close up of an older woman’s eye

Research spotlight

More sensitive than OCT?

Research

26 Sep

A woman wearing glasses looks at a computer screen

IT issues cause some optometrists to be locked out of Northern Ireland referral platform

Business and practice management

24 Sep

Dr Morgan Micheletti and colleagues with intraocular lenses

“I believe someone will need cataract surgery on Mars in my lifetime”

Research

23 Sep

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Residents of most polluted areas at elevated risk of cataract and glaucoma

Research

22 Sep

Winner of best overall talk at the British Congress of Optometry and Vision Science, Claire Nollett

Eight insights from BCOVS

Research

17 Sep 14 min read

Cara Campbell, Freddy Beer and Liam Price

Reducing waiting times for corneal grafts using donor tissue imported from the US

Research

17 Sep

A group of students sit in a lecture theatre

Glaucoma research among University of Bradford projects to receive investment

Research

16 Sep

A cosmetic technician applies eyelash extensions

Beauty and the (tiny) beast

Research

16 Sep

A myna bird in a field

Pet mynah bird injury results in loss of LASIK flap

Research

16 Sep

A hospital corridor is pictured with a sign saying ‘clinical suite’

Man with loss of vision and blocked nose found to have 9cm foreign body in nasal cavity

Research

11 Sep

A clinician puts their hand on the shoulder of an older male patient

Study finds slightly higher prevalence of dry eye among older adults with well-controlled HIV

Research

10 Sep

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