ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) _ TearLab Corp. (TEAR) on Friday reported a loss of $1.6 million in its first quarter.

The Escondido, California-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents per share.

The ophthalmic device company posted revenue of $5.1 million in the period.

The company's shares closed at 6 cents. A year ago, they were trading at 8 cents.

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