ORANGEBURG, N.Y., July 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vision-Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSCI) (Vision-Sciences) announced today that its Board of Directors elected Lothar Koob to serve as a member of its Board, effective immediately. Mr. Koob will be an independent member on the Board. He has been appointed to serve on Vision-Sciences' audit and compensation committees. Mr. Koob's appointment will fill the vacancy on the Board and the audit and compensation committees caused by Mr. Kenneth Anstey's resignation from the Board, which the Board received notice of on July 11, 2009.