TearLab Corporation announced the appointment of Manoj S. Venkiteshwar, PhD. to its senior management team in the newly created position of Vice President of Medical Affairs. Dr. Venkiteshwar's mandate will be the development and execution of a comprehensive academic and KOL management strategy for the company.

Dr. Venkiteshwar brings a wealth of international ophthalmic medical affairs and brand leadership experience to the Company. He joins TearLab from his current position as Senior Global Brand Lead, Global Medical Affairs at Alcon Laboratories Inc. Before joining Alcon in 2009, Dr. Venkiteshwar served as a Principal Research Scientist at Bausch & Lomb.