Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLSD) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell

ADVISORY, June 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLSD), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.

In honor of the occasion, Daniel H. White, President and CEO, will ring the Closing Bell.

Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

Thursday, June 9, 2016 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

Clearside Media Contact:

Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West

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About Clearside Biomedical, Inc.

Clearside Biomedical, Inc., headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing innovative first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye using Clearside’s proprietary suprachoroidal space (SCS™) microinjector to reach diseased tissue through the suprachoroidal space. Clearside holds intellectual property protecting the delivery of drugs of any type through the suprachoroidal space to reach the back of the eye.

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