Dr. George Marcellino, co-founder of OptiMedica Corp. of Sunnyvale, Calif., has been appointed to Iridex’s board of directors. From 1988 to 2003, Marcellino held senior research, sales and marketing roles at Coherent Inc., Lumenis Ltd., Laserscope Inc., Cooper Laseronics Inc. and Oximetrix. Since 2004 he has held executive positions, including vice president of marketing and chief financial officer, with OptiMedica. Iridex develops laser-based medical systems, delivery devices and consumable instrumentation for the ophthalmology market. For more information, visit www.iridex.com.