SAN DIEGO, July 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TearLab Corporation (Nasdaq:TEAR) (TSX:TLB) (“TearLab” or the “Company”) today announced that it has closed its previously announced private placement of approximately 3.85 million units at a price of $1.82 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of US$1.86 per share. The Company has received total gross proceeds of approximately US$7 million.