UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2010

ALIMERA SCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-34703
(Commission File No.) 20-0028718
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6120 Windward Parkway
Suite 290
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 990-5740

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01. Regulation FD.

     On December 23, 2010, Alimera Sciences, Inc. (“Alimera”) issued a press release announcing that it has received a Complete Response Letter from the US Food and Drug Administration regarding its New Drug Application for Iluvien^® for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. The full text of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

     The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1	Press Release of Alimera Sciences, Inc. dated December 23, 2010.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ALIMERA SCIENCES, INC.
By:	/s/ RICHARD S. EISWIRTH, JR.
	Name:	Richard S. Eiswirth, Jr.
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Dated: December 23, 2010