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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-21-006620
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210218

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="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;">February 18, 2021</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-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 />Originally 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;">Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, STAAR Surgical Company (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Company</font>&#8221;) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Registration Statement</font>&#8221;) be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 22, 2021, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm by telephone call to Charles Kaufman of Lexcuity PC at (818) 219-4844. </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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