Menlo Park, Calif.-based Versant Ventures has hired James Mazzo, former chief executive of Advanced Medical Optics, as an operating partner.
Mr. Mazzo will serve as chief executive of AcuFocus, a company in Versant's portfolio. He will help the firm expand its ophthalmology-related opportunities.
Versant Ventures is a venture capital firm with investments in medical devices, biopharmaceuticals and life science technologies. The firm has heavily invested in eye condition treatments.
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