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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-25-087448
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PREC14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250915
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250915

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STAAR SURGICAL CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000718937
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPHTHALMIC GOODS [3851]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				953797439
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1227

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PREC14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11634
		FILM NUMBER:		251313356

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001278386
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PREC14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC.
		STREET 2:		156 WEST 56TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-508-5735

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC.
		STREET 2:		156 WEST 56TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROADWOOD PARTNERS LP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040202
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STATEMENT &mdash; SUBJECT TO COMPLETION</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">DATED SEPTEMBER 15,
2025</FONT></P>

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

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Pursuant to Section 14(a) of<BR>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<BR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">&#9744;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted
by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">&#9744;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &sect;240.14a-12</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">STAAR Surgical Company</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Broadwood Partners, L.P.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Broadwood Capital, Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Neal C. Bradsher</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Richard T. LeBuhn</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Natalie R. Capasso</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Raymond A. Myers</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Jason J. Martin</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">PRELIMINARY PROXY
STATEMENT &mdash; SUBJECT TO COMPLETION</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">DATED SEPTEMBER 15,
2025</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS:</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PROTECT THE VALUE OF
YOUR INVESTMENT</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">BY VOTING &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo; THE
PROPOSED MERGER.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[&#9679;], 2025</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dear Fellow Stockholder:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The attached Proxy Statement
and the enclosed <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT></FONT> Proxy Card are being furnished to you, the stockholders of STAAR Surgical
Company, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), in connection with the solicitation of proxies by Broadwood Partners, L.P.
for use at the special meeting of stockholders of the Company (including any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations
thereof, the &ldquo;Special Meeting&rdquo;), relating to the proposed acquisition of the Company (the &ldquo;Proposed Merger&rdquo;)
by Alcon Research, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&ldquo;Alcon&rdquo;). In connection with the Proposed Merger, the Company
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 4, 2025 (as it may be amended from time to time), by and among the Company,
Alcon and Rascasse Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcon.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We believe the Proposed Merger
is&nbsp;<B>NOT</B>&nbsp;in the best interests of the Company&rsquo;s stockholders.&nbsp;<B>Accordingly, pursuant to the attached Proxy
Statement, we are soliciting proxies from holders of shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to vote
&ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo; approving the Proposed Merger</B>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Special Meeting is scheduled
to be held virtually via live webcast on [&#9679;], 2025, beginning at [&#9679;] Pacific Time. Stockholders will be able to virtually
attend the Special Meeting and vote at the Special Meeting by visiting [&#9679;].</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We recommend that you carefully
consider the information contained in the attached Proxy Statement and then support our efforts by completing, signing, dating and promptly
returning the enclosed <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card today, or by voting &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; approving the Proposed Merger via the
Internet or by telephone according to the instructions provided on the enclosed <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If you have already voted
for the Company&rsquo;s proposals relating to the Proposed Merger on the Company&rsquo;s proxy card, you have every right to revoke such
proxy card by (i) completing, signing, dating and returning a later dated <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card, (ii) voting via the Internet or by
telephone by following the instructions on the enclosed <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card, (iii) submitting written notice of the revocation to
the Company&rsquo;s Corporate Secretary or (iv)&nbsp;attending the Special Meeting and voting your shares online.</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Thank you for your support,</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Neal C. Bradsher</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt">Neal C. Bradsher</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt">President</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt">Broadwood Capital, Inc., General Partner of Broadwood Partners, L.P.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If you have any questions
or need assistance in voting your <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card, or need additional copies of Broadwood Partners, L.P.&rsquo;s proxy materials,
please contact:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[&#9679;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[&#9679;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Stockholders Call Toll Free: [&#9679;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Banks, Brokers and Other Nominees Call Collect:
[&#9679;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Email: [&#9679;]</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">PRELIMINARY PROXY
STATEMENT &mdash; SUBJECT TO COMPLETION</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">DATED SEPTEMBER 15,
2025</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PROXY STATEMENT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Broadwood Partners, L.P.
(&ldquo;Broadwood Partners&rdquo; and collectively with its affiliates and the other Participants in this solicitation,
&ldquo;Broadwood&rdquo; or &ldquo;we&rdquo;), owns, collectively with the other Participants, an aggregate of approximately
13,566,677 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of STAAR Surgical Company, a Delaware
corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo; or &ldquo;STAAR&rdquo;), representing approximately 27.4% of the Common Stock outstanding,
making us the Company&rsquo;s largest stockholder. This Proxy Statement and the enclosed <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card are first being
sent or given to stockholders on [&#9679;].</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We are writing to our fellow
stockholders in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company (the&nbsp;&ldquo;Proposed Merger&rdquo;) by Alcon Research, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (&ldquo;Alcon&rdquo;). In connection with the Proposed Merger, the Company entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 4, 2025 (as it may be amended from time to time, the &ldquo;Merger Agreement&rdquo;), by and among
the Company, Alcon and Rascasse Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcon (&ldquo;Merger Sub&rdquo;).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a direct, wholly owned
subsidiary of Alcon.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Board of Directors of
the Company (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) has scheduled a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of voting upon the Merger Agreement
(including any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the &ldquo;Special Meeting&rdquo;). The Special Meeting
is scheduled to be held virtually via live webcast on [&#9679;], 2025, beginning at [&#9679;] Pacific Time. Stockholders will be able
to virtually attend the Special Meeting and vote at the Special Meeting by visiting [&#9679;].</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As set forth more fully in
this Proxy Statement, we <B>OPPOSE</B> the Proposed Merger and urge fellow stockholders to vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Proposed
Merger because we believe the Board ran a deficient sale process at a suboptimal time, which resulted in the Proposed Merger that significantly
undervalues the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We are soliciting proxies
from the Company&rsquo;s stockholders to vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the following Proposed Merger proposals (together, the &ldquo;Merger
Proposals&rdquo;) to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">approve the Proposed Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the&nbsp;&ldquo;Merger
Agreement Proposal&rdquo;); and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the
Company&rsquo;s named executive officers in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the &ldquo;Compensation
Proposal&rdquo;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company has set the record
date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting as close of business on [&#9679;] (the &ldquo;Record
Date&rdquo;). Stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. As of
[&#9679;], there were [&#9679;] shares of Common Stock outstanding according to the Company&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) on [&#9679;] (the &ldquo;Company&rsquo;s proxy statement&rdquo;).
The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 25510 Commercentre Drive, Lake Forest, California 92630.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As of the date hereof, Broadwood
beneficially owned an aggregate of approximately 13,566,677 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 27.4% of the Common Stock
outstanding, making us the Company&rsquo;s largest stockholder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We intend to vote our shares
&ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; each of the Merger Proposals. <B>We urge you to complete, sign, date and promptly return the&nbsp;enclosed&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050">GREEN</FONT>
Proxy Card voting&nbsp;&ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo;&nbsp;the Merger Proposals.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This proxy solicitation is
being made by Broadwood Partners and the other &ldquo;Participants&rdquo; named in&nbsp;<U>Annex I</U>, and not on behalf of the Board
or management of the Company, or any other third party. Other than as described in this Proxy Statement, we are not aware of any other
matters to be brought before the Special Meeting other than described herein. Should other matters be brought before the Special Meeting
that we did not know about a reasonable time before the Special Meeting, the persons named as proxies in the enclosed <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy
Card will vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment and in the manner they believe to be in the best interests of the
Company to the extent permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-4(c)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If you have already voted
for the Company&rsquo;s proposals relating to the Proposed Merger on the Company&rsquo;s proxy card, you have every right to revoke such
proxy card by (i) completing, signing, dating and returning a later dated <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card, (ii) voting via the Internet or by
telephone by following the instructions on the enclosed <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card, (iii) submitting written notice of the revocation to
the Company&rsquo;s Corporate Secretary or (iv)&nbsp;attending the Special Meeting and voting your shares online. Only the latest validly
executed proxy that you submit will be counted.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">For instructions on how to
vote and other information about the proxy materials, see the &ldquo;Questions and Answers About the Proxy Materials and Special Meeting&rdquo;
section below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
WE URGE YOU TO SUBMIT YOUR VOTE USING THE ENCLOSED <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><U>GREEN</U></FONT></FONT> PROXY CARD VIA THE INTERNET OR BY
TELEPHONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENCLOSED <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><U>GREEN</U></FONT> PROXY CARD IN
THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED. FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH OF THESE VOTING OPTIONS, PLEASE REFER TO THE ENCLOSED <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><U>GREEN</U></FONT>
PROXY CARD.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If you have any questions
or need assistance in voting your <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card, or need additional copies of Broadwood&rsquo;s proxy materials, please contact
our proxy solicitor, [&#9679;] (&ldquo;[&#9679;]&rdquo;):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[&#9679;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[&#9679;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Stockholders Call Toll Free: [&#9679;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Banks, Brokers and Other Nominees Call Collect:
[&#9679;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Email: [&#9679;]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">PROPOSAL 1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">MERGER AGREEMENT
PROPOSAL</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">You are being asked by the
Company to approve the Merger Agreement Proposal. It is a condition to the consummation of the Proposed Merger that the Company&rsquo;s
stockholders approve the Merger Agreement Proposal. For the reasons discussed in this Proxy Statement, we <B>OPPOSE</B> the Proposed Merger
and the approval of the Merger Agreement Proposal. To that end, we are soliciting your proxy to vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the
Merger Agreement Proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We recommend that you demonstrate
your opposition to the Merger Agreement Proposal and send a message to the Board that the Merger Agreement Proposal is <B>NOT</B> in the
best interests of stockholders by using the enclosed <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card to vote via the Internet or by telephone today. Alternatively,
you may complete, sign, date and promptly return the enclosed&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy Card in the postage-paid envelope provided.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If you have any questions
or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, [&#9679;], by calling [&#9679;]&nbsp;or toll free
at [&#9679;],&nbsp;or by email at [&#9679;].</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">Reasons to Vote
Against the Merger Agreement PROPOSAL</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Broadwood has been a committed
investor in, and strong supporter of, STAAR for more than thirty years. We have provided capital to the Company on various occasions and
have purchased a substantial number of additional shares as recently as a few months ago. Today, we beneficially own approximately 27.4%
of STAAR&rsquo;s outstanding shares, making us the Company&rsquo;s largest stockholder by a significant margin.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We initially invested in STAAR
more than three decades ago, and have added to our position over time, because we strongly believe in the Company&rsquo;s ability to create
substantial long-term value for stockholders. We believe STAAR&rsquo;s superior and proprietary technology, as well as its global scale,
position the Company to take a significant portion of the refractive surgery market, become a highly profitable enterprise and, ultimately,
deliver upon its vision to be the first choice for surgeons and patients seeking visual freedom from glasses and contact lenses.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We share management&rsquo;s
view that the Company&rsquo;s near-term challenges with respect to inventory, tariffs, and other issues are transitory,<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>
and we regard them as unlikely to materially diminish the long-term value of the business. In fact, we believe that those challenges
have already been substantially resolved<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>2</SUP></FONT>
and that the Company is poised to return to growth and achieve sustained profitability. Furthermore, recent clinical data indicate that
the advantages of STAAR&rsquo;s technology over laser refractive surgery technologies are greater than was previously recognized<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>3</SUP></FONT>
which, in our view, suggests that the Company&rsquo;s market share gains are likely to accelerate in the future.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><SUP>1</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s Q1 2025 Earnings Call, available
at https://investors.staar.com/~/media/Files/S/staar-surgical/investors/quarter-report/staar-surgical-costaa-us-q1-2025-earnings-call-07052025.pdf
(May 7, 2025) (&ldquo;[W]e have spent the past few months addressing the short-term tactical issues like channel inventory, cost discipline
and tariffs, so that we can soon turn our complete focus to more strategic growth-oriented activities.&rdquo;).</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 27, 2025, filed with the SEC on August 6, 2025 at 23 (&ldquo;The level of inventory owned by our distributors
in China has decreased substantially since December 27, 2024, and has now returned to historical levels&hellip; We expect our China revenue
will normalize in the second half of fiscal 2025, as our distributors increase their purchases of ICLs to meet forecasted demand.&rdquo;).
<I>See also id</I>. at 26 (&ldquo;In the first half of 2025, we took a number of steps to change our leadership team, realign our leadership
structure to better address market needs, reduce costs and discretionary spending, and better position the Company to return to sustainable
growth&hellip; [That] restructuring effort was substantially completed as of June 27, 2025.&rdquo;).</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>3</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I>, for example, with respect to efficacy, Dr. Jesper
Hjortdal, MD, PhD, &ldquo;Laser Refractive Surgery vs Phakic IOLs in eyes High Refractive Errors&rdquo; (The European Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgeons, September 12, 2025, Copenhagen) (&ldquo;[P]hakic IOLs are better than laser refractive surgery in terms of efficacy
over time as no corneal aberration is induced.&rdquo;). <I>See also</I>, for example, with respect to the growing safety concerns regarding
LASIK, Dana Kennedy, &ldquo;Doctors, former patients warn of LASIK eye surgery dangers: &lsquo;Biggest scam ever put on the American
public,&rsquo;&rdquo; <I>New York Post</I>, May 22, 2025, and Broken Eyes (Dana Conroy, Pioneer PBS 2024), available at https://video.pioneer.org/video/broken-eyes-61hxsq/.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In light of
STAAR&rsquo;s promising future, it is puzzling to us that the Board chose this moment to sell the Company&mdash;and especially
that it chose to do so following a process that we believe was deficient and at a price we regard as inadequate.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">For these reasons, we oppose
the Proposed Merger and are soliciting your proxy to vote <B>&ldquo;AGAINST&rdquo;</B> the adoption of the Merger Agreement Proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>A Deficient Process</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Competition in the ophthalmic
surgical market is intense, as STAAR acknowledges.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>4</SUP></FONT>
There are several global, well-capitalized companies that market lasers for corneal refractive surgery<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>5</SUP></FONT>
(including the LASIK procedure) and many more companies in adjacent or related businesses that we believe would view the Company as a
complementary and potentially attractive acquisition target.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Yet, despite the existence
of a ready pool of&mdash;in our view&mdash;logical, well-capitalized potential buyers, the Board chose to meaningfully engage with only
<I>one</I> counterparty: Alcon.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>6</SUP></FONT> We believe
the Company failed to conduct any semblance of a market check or even solicit interest from a single alternative buyer.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>7</SUP></FONT>
Worse still, the Board made this decision despite being aware of strategic interest from two parties&mdash;so-called &ldquo;Party A&rdquo;
and &ldquo;Party B&rdquo; in the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement&mdash;both of whom reached out on their own to a Board member to express
a desire to engage in discussions regarding a transaction during the Company&rsquo;s negotiations with Alcon.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>8</SUP></FONT>
Though the Company later invited both parties to make a proposal, it only did so <I>just hours before the Merger Agreement was signed</I>,
providing neither of those parties with sufficient time to perform diligence and prepare a formal proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Board attempts to justify
its failure to legitimately seek alternative proposals by claiming that it surmised that no other party would be able or willing to provide
greater value than Alcon or advance discussions at the pace at which Alcon was prepared to proceed.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>9</SUP></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">But, we believe that is merely
an excuse&mdash;one lacking sufficient justification on the Company&rsquo;s part.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In deciding to sell the Company
for cash, the Board was obligated to ensure it had in hand the best offer&mdash;and especially the highest price. Failing to even engage
with the five or ten most likely interested parties left the Board, and us as stockholders, without any basis to be confident that the
Board&rsquo;s chosen transaction was the best available alternative for STAAR. We are confident that a properly conducted process&mdash;one
that solicited interest from other parties beyond Alcon&mdash;would have yielded a much higher price for the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The unprompted interest from
Party A and Party B underscores, in our view, the folly of the Board&rsquo;s decision to conduct what was, effectively, an exclusive process
with Alcon. Indeed, we recently have heard from several parties (none of whom we believe are Party A or Party B) who also seemingly had,
and continue to have, an interest in owning the Company, but who were never contacted, never provided diligence materials, and never invited
to make a proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We believe a board that was
properly focused on maximizing stockholder value would, at a minimum, have initiated contact with other potential counterparties, even
if only to generate interest, foment competitive tension, and facilitate price discovery. That STAAR&rsquo;s Board failed to do so is,
in our view, inexcusable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>The Wrong Time to Transact</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We also believe Alcon&rsquo;s
latest approach to STAAR was opportunistically timed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">First, for the past year,
STAAR&rsquo;s stock has traded below its intrinsic value, in our view, because of transitory issues with inventory in China. But the
Company&rsquo;s second quarter financial results and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q&mdash;released just a day after the Proposed Merger
was announced&mdash;told a different story, reflecting an abatement of the inventory challenges the Company faced in 2024 and early 2025.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>10</SUP></FONT>
The Company also reported a significant reduction in its expenses,<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>11</SUP></FONT>
which suggests, in our view, that it is well on its way to returning to substantial profitability.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>12</SUP></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>4</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2024, filed with the SEC on February
21, 2025 at 7.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>6</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement on Form PREM14A
filed with the SEC on August 29, 2025 at 45-46.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>7</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id.</I></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>8</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>. at 46.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>9</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>. at 41-42.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>10</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 27, 2025, filed with the SEC on August 6, 2025 at 23.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>11</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>. at 2.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>12</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s Press Release, August 6, 2025,
and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 27, 2025, filed with the SEC on August 6, 2025.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Had investors been aware
of these important facts, we believe STAAR&rsquo;s stock price as an independent company would have traded significantly higher than
where it was when Alcon was negotiating with the Company. In short, Alcon benefited from the fact that STAAR&rsquo;s stock price did
not, in our view, reflect the Company&rsquo;s improved business fundamentals and growth prospects. It is worth noting that the management
projections with respect to net sales and Adjusted EBITDA that STAAR&rsquo;s financial advisor relied upon in issuing its fairness opinion
were meaningfully higher than consensus estimates at the time the Merger was announced,<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>13</SUP></FONT>
indicating, in our view, that the Company&rsquo;s stock price and market valuation did not reflect the Company&rsquo;s improving fundamentals
while the Merger was being negotiated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Second, STAAR may be on the
cusp of market-moving news and a significant value-creation event. An independent, randomized clinical trial comparing the outcomes of
Alcon&rsquo;s LASIK platform and STAAR&rsquo;s EVO Implantable Collamer&reg; Lens (&ldquo;ICL&rdquo;)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>14</SUP></FONT>
recently has been completed, and we expect the results to be published soon. We believe this study may have profound implications for
the competitive positioning of the EVO ICL relative to LASIK and, therefore, for the long-term growth prospects of STAAR. It is unsurprising
to us that an acquirer like Alcon might want to act quickly to buy STAAR before the results of the study are released, with the potential
of meaningfully enhancing the Company&rsquo;s earnings potential and intrinsic value.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Alcon chose to approach the
Company ahead of both of these developments. And in our view, the timing of Alcon&rsquo;s approach was not coincidental. In our view,
the Company would have been better situated to negotiate a transaction after the news of these critical developments was priced into the
stock. The Board should have waited for that to occur.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>An Inadequate Price</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">What we believe to be a flawed
transaction process and poor timing could perhaps be excused had the Board nevertheless negotiated a transaction that maximized value
for stockholders. Unfortunately, the purchase price significantly undervalues STAAR, in our view. For example, the Proposed Merger price
of $28 per share values the Company at just 4.0x consensus 2026E revenue, a discount of approximately 15% to comparable medical technology
companies.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>15</SUP></FONT> Using management&rsquo;s forecasted
2026 net sales, rather than consensus estimates, that discount is even greater: the Proposed Merger price values the Company at approximately
3.8x 2026P revenue, a discount of more than 20% to comparable medical technology companies.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>16</SUP></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Moreover, STAAR&rsquo;s strategic
value to Alcon is significant, in our view. We believe adding STAAR&rsquo;s EVO ICL to Alcon&rsquo;s portfolio could allow Alcon to capture
a large portion of the patient population that cannot be safely and effectively treated with LASIK and would increase Alcon&rsquo;s exposure
to Asia, which accounts for approximately half of the global refractive market.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>17</SUP></FONT>
Given this strategic value&mdash;and the potential cost savings and revenue synergies&mdash;we believe that Alcon should be willing to
pay a substantially higher price for STAAR. And, certainly, Alcon&rsquo;s acquisition of a controlling interest in the Company warrants,
in our view, a materially higher multiple than those afforded by public stockholders for small minority interests in STAAR&rsquo;s publicly
traded peers.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>13</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement on Form PREM14A
filed with the SEC on August 29, 2025 at 61. <I>See also</I> FactSet.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>14</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Vance Thompson Vision, &ldquo;Measuring Outcomes of LASIK
and EVO-ICL in Matched Populations (EVOlve),&rdquo; NCT06700460.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>15</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>FactSet</I>, data as of September 12, 2025. &ldquo;Comparable
medical technology companies&rdquo; include Alcon, Alphatec, AtriCure, Axogen, DexCom, Establishment Labs Holdings, Glaukos, Insulet,
iRhythm, Penumbra, PROCEPT BioRobotics, TransMedics, Vericel and Treace Medical Concepts.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>16</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>17</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> Needham Research Note, August 5, 2025.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In our view, the evidence
for that proposition is clear. Less than a year ago, Alcon was in fact prepared to pay much more for STAAR. In October 2024, Alcon submitted
a proposal to acquire the Company for $55 per share in cash plus a contingent value right that was worth approximately $7 per share.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>18</SUP></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We do not believe that STAAR&rsquo;s
long-term prospects have changed materially since then, nor has the Company&rsquo;s strategic value to Alcon. In our view, STAAR&rsquo;s
inventory management challenges have been addressed, and the Company has improved its cost discipline, providing a pathway to a sharp
recovery in revenue and an acceleration of profitability in coming quarters. In fact, management&rsquo;s projections indicate that STAAR
can achieve an Adjusted EBITDA margin of greater than 30% by the end of 2027,<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>19</SUP></FONT>
with margins continuing to expand thereafter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In our view, the Proposed
Merger materially undervalues the Company and its extremely valuable assets.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>A Windfall for the Executives</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Given these apparent deficiencies,
we have wondered why the Board would support an inadequate transaction such as this one, especially when the management team has noted
that the Company&rsquo;s &ldquo;short-term tactical challenges will mostly be addressed by the end of [the second quarter of 2025]&rdquo;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>20</SUP></FONT>
and that it is &ldquo;optimistic for the future.&rdquo;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>21</SUP></FONT>
Having read the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement, we believe we understand the reason for STAAR&rsquo;s abrupt change in strategic direction.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the Company&rsquo;s
compensation program, named executive officers (&ldquo;NEOs&rdquo;) are entitled to receive cash severance and other benefits in the
event of a change in control of the Company <I>and</I> a qualifying termination.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>22</SUP></FONT>
Payments of this nature are generally referred to as &ldquo;double-trigger&rdquo; change in control benefits.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>23</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">However, under the terms
of the Merger Agreement, the Company&rsquo;s compensation program will be revised so that NEOs&rsquo; equity awards vest <I>immediately</I>
upon the consummation of the Proposed Merger (<I>i.e.</I>, &ldquo;single-trigger&rdquo;).<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>24</SUP></FONT>
A substantial portion of the value of those awards reflects assumed performance at 160% of target levels,<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>25</SUP></FONT>
with no evidence that the Company&rsquo;s performance in 2025 would otherwise merit such a generous payout.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>26</SUP></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In the aggregate, STAAR&rsquo;s
NEOs are poised to earn approximately $55 million in compensation payable in connection with the Proposed Merger.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>27</SUP></FONT>
The Company&rsquo;s CEO alone stands to receive approximately $24 million in compensation,<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>28</SUP></FONT>
despite the fact that he had been serving in his role for just <I>five months </I>at the time the Merger Agreement was executed.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>29</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>Stockholders Should
Vote &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo; the Proposed Merger</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We have been a proud stockholder
of the Company for more than three decades, and we would be pleased to continue to own a large portion of the Company and support its
continued recovery and future growth. We understand that the Company recently faced some near-term challenges related to inventory and
tariffs, but the Company&rsquo;s reduced revenue over a few quarters is not, in our view, a fundamental issue, nor do we believe it is
likely to persist.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>18</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement on Form PREM14A
filed with the SEC on August 29, 2025 at 37.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>19</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>. at 61.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>20</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See </I>the Company&rsquo;s Q1 2025 Earnings Call, available
at https://investors.staar.com/~/media/Files/S/staar-surgical/investors/quarter-report/staar-surgical-costaa-us-q1-2025-earnings-call-07052025.pdf
(May 7, 2025).</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>21</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>22</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement on Form PREM14A
filed with the SEC on August 29, 2025 at 32.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>23</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>24</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement on Form PREM14A
filed with the SEC on August 29, 2025 at 65.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>25</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>26</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See id.</I> at 61. <I>See also</I> the Company&rsquo;s
Press Release, February 11, 2025.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>27</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See</I> the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement on Form PREM14A
filed with the SEC on August 29, 2025 at 65.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>28</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>29</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See id. </I>at 40.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On the Company&rsquo;s earnings
call in May 2025, the Company&rsquo;s CEO proclaimed that &ldquo;better days are ahead&rdquo;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>30</SUP></FONT>
for the Company. We agree.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Over the last few months,
the Company has taken actions to meaningfully reduce expenses and has been working with its distributors to manage inventory levels and
mitigate the impact of tariffs.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>31</SUP></FONT> With ICL
demand in China &ldquo;getting stronger,&rdquo;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>32</SUP></FONT>
we believe the Company will quickly return to revenue growth and accelerated profitability which, in turn, we expect to drive greater
value for stockholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As STAAR&rsquo;s largest stockholder,
if the Proposed Merger is defeated&mdash;as we believe it should be&mdash;we are prepared to support the Company with the recruiting and
nomination of new directors and executives, if necessary, to ensure that the Company fulfills its promise to patients, employees, business
partners and stockholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The uncompelling Merger Agreement
Proposal before stockholders today appears to us to be the result of suboptimal timing and a flawed process, and the price appears to
reflect near-term pessimism and market dynamics rather than the Company&rsquo;s intrinsic value. We are confident that STAAR can deliver
near-term value to stockholders far in excess of the $28 per share that Alcon is offering and that, in the long term, the Company can
build upon that value as it delivers on the promise of its unique technology and assets.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We oppose the Proposed Merger
on that basis and urge other stockholders to join us in doing so by voting <B>&ldquo;AGAINST&rdquo;</B> the Merger Agreement Proposal
on the <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Vote Required</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">According to the Company&rsquo;s
proxy statement, the approval of the Merger Agreement Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock entitled to vote thereon. If a quorum is present, abstentions and &ldquo;broker&nbsp;non-votes&rdquo;&nbsp;will
have the same effect as a vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Merger Agreement Proposal. <B>Nevertheless, we urge stockholders to vote
&ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo; the Merger Agreement Proposal to make sure that their voices are heard and that there can be no doubt that
stockholders stand in clear opposition to the Proposed Merger.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>We urge you to vote today
using our&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050">GREEN</FONT>&nbsp;Proxy Card</B>. If you have already voted using the Company&rsquo;s proxy
card, you have every right to change your vote by (i)&nbsp;completing, signing, dating and returning a later dated&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy
Card, (ii)&nbsp;voting via the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the enclosed&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy
Card or (iii)&nbsp;attending the Special Meeting and voting your shares online. Only the latest validly executed proxy card that you
submit will be counted; any proxy card may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the Special Meeting by following the instructions
under &ldquo;Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?&rdquo; in the &ldquo;Questions and Answers About the Proxy Materials and Special
Meeting&rdquo; section of this Proxy Statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If you have any questions
or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, [&#9679;], by calling [&#9679;] or toll free at
[&#9679;],&nbsp;or by email at [&#9679;].</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>WE URGE YOU TO VOTE &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo;
THE MERGER AGREEMENT PROPOSAL, AND WE INTEND TO VOTE OUR SHARES &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo; THIS PROPOSAL</B>.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>30</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>See </I>the Company&rsquo;s Q1 2025 Earnings Call, available
at https://investors.staar.com/~/media/Files/S/staar-surgical/investors/quarter-report/staar-surgical-costaa-us-q1-2025-earnings-call-07052025.pdf
(May 7, 2025).</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>31</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I>.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>32</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Id</I></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">PROPOSAL 2</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">COMPENSATION PROPOSAL</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">You are being asked by the
Company to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company&rsquo;s named
executive officers in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. For the reasons discussed in the
above section titled &ldquo;Reasons to Vote Against the Merger Agreement Proposal&rdquo;, we <B>OPPOSE</B> the Proposed Merger. To that
end, we are soliciting your proxy to vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Compensation Proposal so that there can be no doubt that the
Company&rsquo;s stockholders oppose the Proposed Merger.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Broadwood recommends that
you vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Compensation Proposal. For additional information, see the above section titled &ldquo;Reasons
to Vote Against the Merger Agreement Proposal&mdash;A Windfall for the Executives&rdquo;.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Vote Required</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">According to the Company&rsquo;s
proxy statement, assuming a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of Common Stock representing a majority
of Common Stock present by remote communication or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the Compensation
Proposal is required to approve the Compensation Proposal. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo;
the Compensation Proposal, and broker non-votes will have no effect on the Compensation Proposal. We urge stockholders to vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo;
the Compensation Proposal to make sure that their voices are heard and let the Company know that stockholders stand in clear opposition
to the Proposed Merger.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">WE URGE YOU TO VOTE &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo;
THE COMPENSATION PROPOSAL, AND WE INTEND TO VOTE OUR SHARES &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo; THIS PROPOSAL.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ABOUT THE PROXY MATERIALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>Who is entitled to vote?</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Record Date for determining
stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting is [&#9679;]. Stockholders of record at the close of business on
the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Each stockholder of the Company will be entitled to cast one vote on
each matter properly brought before the Special Meeting for each such share owned at the close of business on the Record Date. Based on
publicly available information, we believe that the only outstanding class of securities of the Company entitled to vote at the Special
Meeting is Common Stock. According to the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the
Record Date is [&#9679;].</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Only holders of record as
of the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. If you were a stockholder of record on the
Record Date, then you will retain your voting rights for the Special Meeting even if you sold your shares after the Record Date. Accordingly,
it is important that you vote the shares held by you on the Record Date, or grant a proxy to vote such shares, even if you sold such shares
after the Record Date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>How do I vote my shares?</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>Stockholder of Record:
Shares Registered in Your Name</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If, as of the Record Date,
your shares are registered in your own name, please vote today via the Internet or by telephone by following the directions on the enclosed&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy
Card or by completing, signing, dating and promptly returning the enclosed&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy Card in the postage-paid envelope
provided. A completed&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy Card returned by mail must be received at the address stated on the&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy
Card before [&#9679;]. The deadline for voting on the&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy Card via the Internet or by telephone is 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on [&#9679;]. You may also vote by attending
the Special Meeting and voting your shares online by following the instructions available on the meeting website. Please contact our proxy solicitor, [&#9679;], by calling [&#9679;] or toll free at [&#9679;],&nbsp;or by email
at [&#9679;] if you require assistance in voting your shares or need additional copies of our proxy materials.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Execution and delivery of
a proxy by a record holder of shares will be presumed to be a proxy with respect to all shares held by such record holder unless the proxy
specifies otherwise. Shares represented by properly executed&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy Cards will be voted in accordance with the directions
indicated thereon. If you sign the&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy Card but do not make any specific choices, your proxy will vote your shares
as follows:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Merger Agreement Proposal; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Compensation Proposal.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: left; background-color: white"><I>Beneficial
Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker, Bank or Other Nominee</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">If,
as of the Record Date, you are the beneficial owner of shares and you held your shares in &ldquo;street name&rdquo; with a broker, bank
or other nominee, only that entity can vote your shares and only upon its receipt of your specific instructions. Accordingly, please contact
the person responsible for your account at such entity and instruct that person to vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Merger Proposals
on your behalf. You should also complete, sign, date and promptly return the voting instruction that your broker, bank or other nominee
sends you (or, if applicable, vote by following the instructions supplied to you by your broker, bank or other nominee, including voting
via the Internet or by telephone). Please do this for each account you maintain to ensure that all of your shares are voted.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>How should I vote on each proposal?</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We recommend that you vote
your shares on the <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT> Proxy Card as follows:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Merger Agreement Proposal; and</TD></TR><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      </TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Compensation Proposal.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>How many shares must be present to hold
the Special Meeting?</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">According to the Company&rsquo;s
proxy statement, the presence by remote communication or by proxy of the holders of record on the Record Date of a majority of the Common
Stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will constitute a quorum at the Special Meeting. According to the Company&rsquo;s proxy
statement, there were [&#9679;] shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the Record Date, so at least [&#9679;] shares
present by remote communication or by proxy at the Special Meeting will be needed to achieve a quorum.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Your shares will be counted
towards the quorum if you submit a valid proxy or attend the Special Meeting. Abstentions will be included in determining the number of
shares present at the meeting for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum. A failure to instruct your broker, bank or other
nominee will result in your shares not being included in determining the number of shares present at the meeting for the purposes of determining
the presence of a quorum. However, according to the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement, your shares will be included in determining the number
of shares present at the meeting for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum if you instruct your broker, bank or other nominee
on how to vote your shares with respect to one or more of the Merger Proposals,</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>What are &ldquo;broker non-votes,&rdquo;
and what effect do they have on the proposals?</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A &ldquo;broker&nbsp;non-vote&rdquo;&nbsp;results
when a broker, bank or other nominee who holds shares for another person has not received voting instructions from the owner of the shares
and, under the applicable rules, does not have discretionary authority to vote on a matter. Brokers are not permitted to vote shares without
instructions on proposals that are not considered &ldquo;routine.&rdquo; Applicable regional and national exchange rules determine whether
proposals are &ldquo;routine&rdquo; or&nbsp;&ldquo;non-routine.&rdquo;&nbsp;If a proposal is &ldquo;routine,&rdquo; a broker holding shares
for an owner in &ldquo;street name&rdquo; may vote on the proposal without voting instructions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">According to the Company&rsquo;s
proxy statement, all of the matters to be considered at the Special Meeting are&nbsp;&ldquo;non-routine,&rdquo;&nbsp;and brokers will
not have discretionary authority to vote on any of the Merger Proposals. As a result, if you do not submit any voting instructions to
your broker, bank or other nominee with respect to such accounts, your shares in such accounts will not be counted for purposes of determining
whether a quorum exists. If a quorum is present, &ldquo;broker&nbsp;non-votes&rdquo;&nbsp;will have the same effect as a vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo;
the Merger Agreement Proposal and will have no effect on the outcome of the Compensation Proposal. Therefore, if you are a beneficial
owner, we encourage you to instruct your broker, bank or other nominee how to vote your shares using the voting instruction form provided
by your broker, bank or other nominee so that your vote can be counted.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>What should I do if I receive a proxy
card from the Company?</I></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">You may receive proxy solicitation
materials from the Company, including a merger proxy statement and proxy card. We are not responsible for the accuracy of any information
contained in any proxy solicitation materials used by the Company or any other statements that it may otherwise make.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>We strongly recommend that
you discard any proxy card or solicitation materials that may be sent to you by the Company</B>. If you have already voted &ldquo;<B>FOR</B>&rdquo;
the Proposed Merger using the Company&rsquo;s proxy card, or over the telephone with the Company&rsquo;s proxy solicitor, you have every
right to change your vote by (i)&nbsp;completing, signing, dating and returning a later dated&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy Card, (ii)&nbsp;voting
via the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the enclosed&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy Card or (iii)&nbsp;attending
the Special Meeting and voting your shares online. Only the latest-dated validly executed proxy that you submit will be counted; any proxy
may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the Special Meeting by following the instructions below under &ldquo;Can I change
my vote or revoke my proxy?&rdquo; Returning a later dated proxy card from the Company will also serve to revoke a prior vote. Please
contact our proxy solicitor, [&#9679;], by calling [&#9679;] or toll free at [&#9679;],&nbsp;or by email at [&#9679;] if you have questions
or require assistance in voting your shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?</I></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If you are the stockholder
of record, you may change your proxy instructions or revoke your proxy at any time before your proxy is voted at the Special Meeting.
Proxies may be revoked by any of the following actions:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Returning a later-dated proxy either by (i)&nbsp;voting via the Internet or by telephone by following
the instructions on the enclosed&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy Card or (ii)&nbsp;completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>&nbsp;Proxy
Card in the postage-paid envelope provided (the latest dated proxy is the only one that counts);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Delivering a written revocation of the proxy before 5:30 p.m., Pacific Time, on [&#9679;] to the Corporate
Secretary at Office of the Corporate Secretary, STAAR Surgical Company, 25510 Commercentre Drive, Lake Forest, California, 92630 (although
a revocation is effective if delivered to the Company, we request that either the original or copy of any revocation be mailed to Broadwood,
c/o [&#9679;]); or</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Virtually attending and voting at the Special Meeting (but attendance at the Special Meeting will not
by itself constitute revocation of a prior delivered proxy).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>IF YOU HAVE ALREADY VOTED
USING THE COMPANY&rsquo;S PROXY CARD, WE URGE YOU TO REVOKE IT BY VOTING &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo; THE MERGER PROPOSALS ON THE&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><U>GREEN</U></FONT>&nbsp;PROXY
CARD</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If any of your shares are
held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee on the Record Date, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank
or other nominee. There is no physical location for the Special Meeting. If you virtually attend the Special Meeting and you beneficially
own shares but are not the record owner, your mere attendance at the Special Meeting WILL NOT be sufficient to vote your shares. You must
provide written authority from the record owner to vote your shares held in its name at the Special Meeting in the form of a &ldquo;legal
proxy&rdquo; issued in your name from the broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If you have any questions
or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, [&#9679;], by calling [&#9679;] or toll free at
[&#9679;],&nbsp;or by email at [&#9679;].</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>Who is making this proxy solicitation,
and who is paying for it?</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The solicitation of proxies
pursuant to this proxy solicitation is being made by Broadwood Partners and the other Participants named on&nbsp;<U>Annex I</U>. Proxies
may be solicited by mail, facsimile, telephone, Internet, in person and by advertisements.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Broadwood will bear the entire
cost of this solicitation. Broadwood currently estimates that it will spend a total of approximately $[&#9679;] for, in furtherance of,
or in connection with the solicitation of proxies, including fees for attorneys, accountants, public relations or financial advisers,
solicitors, advertising, printing, transportation, litigation and other costs incidental to the solicitation. As of the date hereof, Broadwood
estimates that its total expenditures to date for, in furtherance of, or in connection with the solicitation of proxies is approximately
$[&#9679;]. Broadwood does not intend to seek reimbursement from the Company of any expenses it incurs in connection with its solicitation
of proxies for the Merger Proposals at the Special Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Broadwood will solicit proxies
from individuals, brokers, banks and other nominees. Brokerage houses, banks, and other custodians and fiduciaries will be requested to
forward all solicitation materials to the customers for whom they hold shares, and Broadwood will reimburse them for their reasonable&nbsp;out-of-pocket&nbsp;expenses.
Solicitations may be made by certain of the respective directors, officers and employees of Broadwood listed in <U>Annex I</U>, none of
whom will receive additional compensation for such solicitation. Other than the persons described in this Proxy Statement, no general
class of employee of Broadwood will be employed to solicit stockholders in connection with the Special Meeting. However, in the course
of their regular duties, our directors, officers and employees may be asked to perform clerical or ministerial tasks in furtherance of
this solicitation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with the engagement
of [&#9679;] by Broadwood as a proxy solicitor, Broadwood anticipates that certain employees of [&#9679;] may communicate in person, by
telephone or otherwise with a limited number of institutions, brokers or other persons who are stockholders of the Company for the purpose
of assisting in the solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting. Approximately [&#9679;] employees of [&#9679;] will solicit holders
of the Common Stock in connection with the Special Meeting. Broadwood expects to pay [&#9679;] up to $[&#9679;] for its services in connection
with the solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>What is householding of proxy materials?</I></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The SEC has adopted rules
that permit companies and intermediaries (such as brokers, banks and other nominees) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements
with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement addressed to those stockholders.
Some brokers, banks and other nominees with account holders who are stockholders of the Company may be householding our proxy materials.
A single copy of this Proxy Statement will be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have
been received from one or more of the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker, bank or other nominee that
it will be householding communications to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke
your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement,
please notify your broker, bank or other nominee if your shares are held beneficially or the Company if you hold registered shares. Stockholders
who currently receive multiple copies of this Proxy Statement at their address and would like to request householding of their communications
should contact their broker, bank or other nominee if their shares are held beneficially or the Company if they hold registered shares.
Please direct your request to the Company by writing to the Corporate Secretary, STAAR Surgical Company, 25510 Commercentre Drive, Lake
Forest, CA 92630, or by calling Broadridge at (866)&nbsp;540-7095&nbsp;or sending a written request by mail to Broadridge Financial Solutions,
Inc., Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>Where can I find additional information
concerning the Company and the Proposed Merger?</I></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-5(c)&nbsp;promulgated
under the Exchange Act we have omitted from this Proxy Statement certain disclosure required by applicable law to be included in the Company&rsquo;s
proxy statement in connection with the Special Meeting. Such disclosure includes:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a summary of the Proposed Merger;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a brief description of the general nature of the business conducted;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Proposed Merger and related transactions;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">any reports, opinions and/or appraisals received by the Company in connection with the Proposed Merger;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">past contacts, transactions and negotiations by and among the parties to the Proposed Merger and their
respective affiliates and advisors;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">federal and state regulatory requirements that must be complied with and approvals that must be obtained
in connection with the Proposed Merger;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management of the Company, including 5% owners;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the establishment of a quorum;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the compensation paid and payable to the Company&rsquo;s directors and executive officers;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">whether a change in control of the Company has occurred since the beginning of its last fiscal year;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">certain financial information of the Company and Alcon required under Schedule 14A of the Exchange Act,
as applicable;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the requirements for the submission of stockholder proposals to be considered for inclusion to the Company&rsquo;s
proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">appraisal rights and dissenters&rsquo; rights.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We take no responsibility
for the accuracy or completeness of information contained in the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement. The information about the Company contained
in this Proxy Statement and the Annex and Schedule attached hereto have been taken from, or is based upon, publicly available information.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Proxy Statement and all
other solicitation materials in connection with this proxy solicitation will be available on the Internet, free of charge, on the SEC&rsquo;s
website at&nbsp;<I>https://www.sec.gov</I>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">CONCLUSION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We urge you to carefully consider
the information contained in this Proxy Statement and then support our efforts by signing, dating and returning the enclosed <FONT STYLE="color: #00B050"><B>GREEN</B></FONT>
Proxy Card today to vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Merger Proposals. Thank you for your support.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Broadwood Partners, L.P.<BR>
[&#9679;], 2025</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><U>Annex I</U></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">Information on
the Participants</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the applicable SEC regulations,
Broadwood Partners, Broadwood Capital, Inc. (&ldquo;Broadwood Capital&rdquo;), Neal C. Bradsher, Richard T. LeBuhn, Natalie R. Capasso,
Raymond A. Myers and Jason J. Martin (collectively, the &ldquo;Participants&rdquo;) are participants in the solicitation of proxies from
the Company&rsquo;s stockholders to vote &ldquo;<B>AGAINST</B>&rdquo; the Merger Proposals at the Special Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Additional information regarding
the purchases and sales of securities of the Company during the past two years by the Participants is set forth on <U>Schedule I</U> to
this Proxy Statement and is incorporated into this Proxy Statement by reference. Information in this Proxy Statement about each Participant
was provided by that Participant.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The principal business of
Broadwood Partners is investing its assets in securities. The principal business of Broadwood Capital is providing investment advisory
services. Broadwood Capital serves as the general partner of Broadwood Partners. The principal occupation of Mr. Bradsher is serving as
the President of Broadwood Capital. The principal occupation of Mr. LeBuhn is serving as the Executive Vice President of Broadwood Capital.
The principal occupation of Ms. Capasso is serving as the Vice President of Broadwood Capital. The principal business of Mr. Myers is
serving as the Vice President of Broadwood Capital. The principal business of Mr. Martin is serving as the Vice President &ndash; Operations
of Broadwood Capital.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The principal business address
of each Participant is c/o Broadwood Capital, Inc., 156 West 56th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10019.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Each of Mr. Bradsher, Mr.
LeBuhn, Ms. Capasso, Mr. Myers and Mr. Martin is a citizen of the United States of America.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As of the date hereof, Broadwood
Partners beneficially owns an aggregate of 13,519,491 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 27.3% of the Common Stock outstanding.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As of the date hereof, Broadwood
Capital beneficially owns an aggregate of 13,519,491 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 27.3% of the Common Stock outstanding.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As of the date hereof, Mr.
Bradsher beneficially owns an aggregate of 13,545,391 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 27.3% of the Common Stock outstanding.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As of the date hereof, Mr.
LeBuhn beneficially owns an aggregate of 21,286 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 0.043% of the Common Stock outstanding.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>33</SUP></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As of the date hereof, none
of Ms. Capasso, Mr. Myers or Mr. Martin owns any shares of Common Stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Each Participant disclaims
beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The shares of Common Stock
purchased by Broadwood Partners were purchased with working capital of Broadwood Partners. The shares of Common Stock purchased by Mr.
Bradsher and Mr. LeBuhn were purchased with his respective personal funds.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Except as described herein,
none of the Participants has any interest in the matters to be voted upon at the Special Meeting, other than an interest, if any, as a
stockholder of the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Except as otherwise set forth
in this Proxy Statement (including the Annex and Schedule hereto), (i) during the past ten years, no Participant has been convicted in
a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors); (ii) no Participant beneficially owns, directly or indirectly,
any securities of the Company; (iii) no Participant owns any securities of the Company of record but not beneficially; (iv) no Participant
has purchased or sold any securities of the Company during the past two years; (v)&nbsp;no part of the purchase price or market value
of the securities of the Company owned by any Participant is represented by funds borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring
or holding such securities; (vi)&nbsp;no Participant is, or within the past year was, a party to any contract, arrangements or understandings
with any person with respect to any securities of the Company, including, but not limited to, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements,
puts or calls, guarantees against loss or guarantees of profit, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies;
(vii)&nbsp;no associate of any Participant owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, any securities of the Company; (viii)&nbsp;no Participant
owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, any securities of any parent or subsidiary of the Company; (ix)&nbsp;no Participant, any of
his, her or its associates, nor any immediate family member of any Participant, was a party to any transaction, or series of similar transactions,
since the beginning of the Company&rsquo;s last fiscal year, or is a party to any currently proposed transaction, or series of similar
transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a participant, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000;
(x) no Participant nor any of his, her or its associates has any arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any future
employment by the Company or its affiliates, or with respect to any future transactions to which the Company or any of its affiliates
will or may be a party; and (xi)&nbsp;no Participant has a substantial interest, direct or indirect, by securities holdings or otherwise
in any matter to be acted on at the Special Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><SUP>33</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This includes 18 shares of Common Stock held in three accounts for Mr. LeBuhn&rsquo;s daughters,
as to which he has voting or dispositive control. This does not include 2,532 shares of Common Stock held by three irrevocable trusts
for Mr. LeBuhn&rsquo;s daughters, as to which Mr. LeBuhn is not the trustee and has&nbsp;no&nbsp;voting&nbsp;or dispositive power and
disclaims any beneficial ownership interest in such shares.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><U>SCHEDULE I</U></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">Transactions in
Company Securities DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Information relating to any
transactions in securities of the Company by the Participants during the past two years is reflected below. Except as provided below,
none of the Participants have purchased or sold securities of the Company during the past two years.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">BROADWOOD PARTNERS,
L.P.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: left"><B>Nature of the Transaction</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><B>Securities<BR>
</B> <B>Purchased<BR>
 (Sold)</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><B>Date of<BR>
</B> <B>Purchase/Sale</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 72%; text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">4,490</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">09/19/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">132,079</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">09/20/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">154,814</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">09/21/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">32,523</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">10/04/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">97,474</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">10/05/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">75,299</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">10/06/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">144,027</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/02/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">520</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/03/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">164,607</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/06/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">9,731</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/07/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">139,409</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/08/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">140,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/09/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">34,320</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/10/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">507</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/13/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">96,984</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/28/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">160,300</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/29/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">177,707</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">11/30/2023</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">6,573</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">01/03/2024</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">63,246</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">01/04/2024</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">156,734</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">01/05/2024</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">4,042</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">01/08/2024</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">05/09/2024</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">53,500</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">12/16/2024</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,700</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">12/17/2024</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">23,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">12/18/2024</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">21,155</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">01/14/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">8,221</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">01/16/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">259,616</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">02/12/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">115,282</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">02/13/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">36,532</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">02/14/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">259,316</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">02/27/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">154,942</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">02/28/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">249,503</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">03/03/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">27,953</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">03/04/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">93,124</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">03/18/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">108,720</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">03/20/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">102,400</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">03/21/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">34,296</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">03/25/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">101,633</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">03/26/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,620</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">03/27/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">8,131</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">03/28/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">22,189</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">03/31/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">31,780</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">04/02/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">209,535</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">04/03/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">497,631</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">04/04/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">138,054</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">04/07/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">178,127</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">04/08/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">8,200</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">04/09/2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Purchase of Common Stock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">900</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 10pt">04/10/2025</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>V<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ote</FONT>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By</FONT>&nbsp;Toelephone</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Have your proxy card
available when you call the</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Toll-Free number&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>using
a touchtone</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">phone, and follow the
simple instructions to</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">record your vote.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>V<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ote</FONT>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">by</FONT>&nbsp;I<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">nternet</FONT></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Have your proxy card
available when you access</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">the website&nbsp;<B>www.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>and
follow the</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">simple instructions to
record your vote.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>V<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ote</FONT>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">by</FONT>&nbsp;M<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ail</FONT></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Please complete, sign
and date your proxy card and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">promptly return it in
the&nbsp;<B>postage-paid envelope&nbsp;</B>provided</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">or return it to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white"><B>Vote 24 hours a day,
7 days a week!</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white"><B>If you vote by telephone
or Internet, please do <U>NOT</U> send your proxy by mail.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white"><B>&lt;CONTROL NUMBER &gt;</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">PRELIMINARY COPY
&mdash; SUBJECT TO COMPLETION</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">DATED SEPTEMBER 15,
2025</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>SPECIAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>THIS PROXY IS
SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. AND THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS NAMED IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION (COLLECTIVELY,
&ldquo;BROADWOOD&rdquo;)</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>IS&nbsp;<U>NOT</U>&nbsp;SOLICITING
THIS PROXY</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>PROXY</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
undersigned appoints Neal C. Bradsher and Richard T. LeBuhn, and each of them acting individually or in the absence of others, as proxies
with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to vote all shares of common stock, par value of $0.01 per share (the &ldquo;Common
Stock&rdquo;) of STAAR Surgical Company, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote if present at the special meeting of stockholders of the Company (including any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations
thereof, the &ldquo;Special Meeting&rdquo;), scheduled to be held virtually via live webcast on [&#9679;], 2025, beginning at [&#9679;]
Pacific Time at [&#9679;].</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: Black"><B>GREEN</B></FONT><B>
PROXY CARD </B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">PRELIMINARY COPY
&mdash; SUBJECT TO COMPLETION</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">DATED SEPTEMBER 15,
2025</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The
undersigned hereby revokes any other proxy or proxies heretofore given to vote or act with respect to the shares of Common Stock held
by the undersigned, and hereby ratifies and confirms all action of the herein named proxies or their substitutes may lawfully take by
virtue hereof. If properly executed, this Proxy will be voted as directed on the reverse and in the discretion of the herein named proxies
or their substitutes with respect to any other matters as may properly come before the Special Meeting that are unknown to Broadwood a
reasonable time before this solicitation to the extent authorized by Rule&nbsp;14a-4(c)&nbsp;under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B>THIS
PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED WITH RESPECT TO THE
PROPOSALS ON THE REVERSE SIDE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo; PROPOSAL 1 (THE MERGER AGREEMENT PROPOSAL) AND &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo;
PROPOSAL 2 (THE COMPENSATION PROPOSAL).</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">This
Proxy will be valid until the completion of the Special Meeting. This Proxy will only be valid in connection with Broadwood&rsquo;s solicitation
of proxies for the Special Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B>IMPORTANT:
PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THIS <FONT STYLE="color: Black"><U>GREEN</U></FONT> PROXY CARD USING THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID
ENVELOPE!</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B>CONTINUED
AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: Black"><B>GREEN</B></FONT><B>
PROXY CARD</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">PRELIMINARY COPY
&mdash; SUBJECT TO COMPLETION</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Red">DATED SEPTEMBER 15,
2025</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white">&#9746; <B>Please mark
vote as indicated in this example</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>BROADWOOD STRONGLY
RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo; THE MERGER AGREEMENT PROPOSAL WITH RESPECT TO PROPOSAL 1.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">1.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Company Proposal: A proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 4, 2025 (as may be amended from time to time, the &ldquo;Merger Agreement&rdquo;), by and among the Company, Alcon Research, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&ldquo;Alcon&rdquo;), and Rascasse Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcon, and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 23%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 24%">FOR</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 22%">AGAINST</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 23%">ABSTAIN</TD>
    </TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>BROADWOOD STRONGLY
RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE &ldquo;<U>AGAINST</U>&rdquo; THE COMPENSATION PROPOSAL WITH RESPECT TO PROPOSAL 2.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">2.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Company Proposal: A proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 23%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 24%">FOR</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 22%">AGAINST</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; width: 23%">ABSTAIN</TD>
    </TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 5%">DATED:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left; width: 35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 60%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">(Signature)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">(Signature, if held jointly)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">(Title)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS
NAME(S) APPEAR(S) HEREON. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD JOINTLY, JOINT OWNERS SHOULD EACH SIGN. WHEN SIGNING AS ATTORNEY, EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR
OR OTHER FIDUCIARY, PLEASE GIVE FULL TITLE AS SUCH. IF A CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP, PLEASE SIGN IN FULL CORPORATE OR PARTNERSHIP NAME,
BY AUTHORIZED OFFICER.</P>

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