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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-083106
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160216
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160217

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STAAR SURGICAL CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000718937
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPHTHALMIC GOODS [3851]
		IRS NUMBER:				953797439
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11634
		FILM NUMBER:		161435228

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1911 WALKER AVE
		CITY:			MONROVIA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91016
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6263037902

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1911 WALKER AVE
		CITY:			MONROVIA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91016

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;UNITED STATES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">February 16, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
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Company</FONT><BR>
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its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Delaware</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>0-11634</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>95-3797439</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>1911 Walker Ave, Monrovia, California</U></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>91016</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">626-303-7902</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Former name or former address, if changed
since last report</P>

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below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD>
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD>
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD>
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify"><B>Item
8.01 Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On February 16, 2016, Broadwood Partners,
L.P. and certain affiliates (collectively, &ldquo;Broadwood&rdquo;) filed Amendment No. 20 to a joint Schedule 13D reporting that,
as of February 11, 2016, Broadwood beneficially owned 10,443,570 shares of the common stock of STAAR Surgical Company (the Company&rdquo;),
representing 26.2% of the Company&rsquo;s outstanding common stock based on shares outstanding as of October 23, 2015. This level
of ownership by Broadwood constituted a &ldquo;Change in Control&rdquo; under the Company&rsquo;s 2003 Amended and Restated Omnibus
Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;), and resulted in the immediate vesting of all unvested
equity awards outstanding under the Plan. As a result of the acceleration event, 1,629,680 stock options became immediately exercisable
and 491,651 restricted shares and restricted stock units became fully vested. The Company anticipates the non-cash expense attributed
to this event will be approximately $6.9 million and will be recorded in the first quarter of 2016. Approximately $3.7 million
of the $6.9 million of accelerated charges would have been recognized for stock-based compensation by the Company during the course
of fiscal year 2016. The Company will further address the equity acceleration during its earnings call scheduled for March 2, 2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">All statements in this Form 8-K that are
not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the non-cash expense resulting
from the acceleration event, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company&rsquo;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2015, under the caption &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo;, which is on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and available in the &ldquo;Investor Information&rdquo; section of the company&rsquo;s website
under the heading &ldquo;SEC Filings.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 4.5pt">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; padding-left: 4.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">February 17, 2016</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 77%; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>/s/ Caren Mason</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Caren Mason</FONT></TD></TR>
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