Alimera Sciences' ILUVIEN(R) Receives Marketing Authorization in Portugal for the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Macular Edema

ATLANTA, June 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alimera Sciences, Inc., (Nasdaq:ALIM) (Alimera), a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, today announced the National Authority of Medicines and Health Products (Autoridade Nacional do Medicamento e Produtos de Saude, Infarmed) has granted marketing authorization to ILUVIEN® for the treatment of vision impairment associated with chronic diabetic macular edema (DME) considered insufficiently responsive to available therapies.