Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD, Elected to the NEI Council of Vision Editors Fellow Program

The National Eye Institute recently elected Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD, to the Council of Vision Editors Fellow Program (CVEF).

Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD, is a board-certified UCI Health ophthalmologist who specializes in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, neuro-ophthalmology and orbital disease.

The National Eye Institute (NEI) worked with the editors-in-chief of 7 leading vision journals to create a two-year program, the Council of Vision Editors Fellowship, in which early-career vision scientists will learn about academic peer review, the publication process, and editorial board processes.

Ediriwickrema's translational research interests include validating biomarkers of periocular disease. She has also been listed as a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly as well as a Physician of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association.

As a dedicated faculty member of the UC Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Ediriwickrema continues to advance our understanding of reconstructive eye surgery and various orbital eye diseases.