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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-20-032508
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200716

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:			0103

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	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="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:16pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">STAAR Surgical Company<br />25651 Atlantic Ocean Drive<br />Lake Forest, CA&#160; 92630</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:16pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">July 16, 2020</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:16pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Via EDGAR<font style="font-weight:normal;"><br />Division of Corporation Finance<br />U.S. Securities &amp; Exchange Commission<br />100 F Street, NE<br />Washington, D.C. 20549<br />Attention: Chris Edwards, Esq. </font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:16pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Re:</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:16pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;">STAAR Surgical Company<br />Registration Statement on Form S-3 <br />Filed May 6, 2020 <br />File No. : 333-238043</p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:16pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">STAAR Surgical Company (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Company</font>&#8221;) hereby withdraws its request for acceleration submitted as EDGAR correspondence on July 8, 2020, in which the Company requested that the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Registration Statement</font>&#8221;) be declared effective on July 14, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. or as soon as practicable thereafter. The Company hereby requests that effectiveness of the Registration Statement be delayed until the Company submits a new request for acceleration. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:16pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:46.15%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Very truly yours,</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:24pt;line-height:16pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:46.15%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">/<font style="text-decoration:underline;">s/Samuel Gesten</font><br />Samuel Gesten<br />Chief Legal Officer and Secretary</p>
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