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Iridex Announces Strategic Investment in the Company
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridex Corporation (NASDAQ: IRIX), a worldwide leader providing innovative and versatile laser-based medical systems and delivery devices for the treatment of glaucoma and retinal diseases, today announced the closing of a strategic investment in the company resulting in $10 million of gross proceeds along with an option by the investor to fund up to $10 million of additional proceeds for future growth initiatives (the “Transaction”). The
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