As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2007		Registration No. 333-

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		95-3797439 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1911 Walker Avenue
Monrovia, California 91016
(626) 303-7902
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Charles Kaufman
Vice President and General Counsel
STAAR Surgical Company
1911 Walker Avenue
Monrovia, California 91016
(626) 303-7902
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for Service)

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following
box. þ

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o

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Title of Class of

Proposed Maximum

Proposed

Securities to be

Amount to be

Offering Price Per

Maximum Aggregate

Amount of

Registered

Registered

Share

Offering Price

Registration Fee (1)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

70,000 shares

$4.68

$327,600

$10.06

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

The information contained in this prospectus is not complete and may change. We may not sell these securities or accept an offer to buy these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is neither an offer to sell these securities nor a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 21, 2007

PROSPECTUS

STAAR Surgical Company

70,000 Shares of Common Stock

     This is an offering of common stock of STAAR Surgical Company, or STAAR. All of the shares are being offered by the selling stockholder listed in the section of this prospectus entitled “Selling Stockholder.” We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the 70,000 shares being offered by the selling stockholder.

     Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the trading symbol “STAA.” On May 18, 2007, the last reported price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market was $4.70.

     Investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Please carefully consider the “Risk Factors” published in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Instructions for obtaining copies appears under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

     Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is May      , 2007.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements			2
Prospectus Summary			3
Risk Factors			5
Use of Proceeds			5
Selling Stockholder			6
Plan of Distribution			6
Legal Matters			10
Experts			10
Information Incorporated By Reference			10
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1

     You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and information to which we have referred you. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. In particular, we have not authorized any dealer or salesperson to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representation. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities it specifically describes on the front of the document, and only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where we can lawfully do so. You should assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front of the document. Any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time this prospectus is delivered or the time a security is sold.

     Before purchasing our common stock, you should carefully read this prospectus, together with the additional information about us described under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference.”

     You should assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the cover page. Any information we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed materially since that date.

     This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation of an offer in such jurisdiction.

     We further note that any representations, warranties and covenants we may have made in any agreement filed as an exhibit to any document incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to that agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to the agreement. You should not deem these to be representations, warranties or covenants to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, you should not rely on such representations, warranties and covenants as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

     Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “our” or “us” and “STAAR” refer to STAAR Surgical Company and its subsidiaries

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Statements in this prospectus that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also appear in the other documents to which we refer you in this prospectus. They may be found, among other places, in the sections entitled “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent report on Form 10-K, in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and amendments to these documents filed with the SEC. These statements relate to our future plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Among other things, forward-looking statements include statements about the following:

	•		our strategy;
	•		our business prospects including, expectations for revenue or other performance of our business or of specific products;
	•		the status of applications for approval of products by the FDA or regulatory agencies of other countries;
	•		sufficiency of our cash reserves;
	•		product development;
	•		research and development and other expenses; and
	•		legal risks.

You may also generally identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions.

     You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of numerous risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control, including those we discuss in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus, in the accompanying prospectus and in our other reports we file with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this prospectus speak only as of the date shown on the cover page, and you should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.

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SELLING STOCKHOLDER

     The following table lists the number of shares of our common stock registered for sale by the selling stockholder under this prospectus. It also shows the total number of shares of common stock owned before and after the offering, and the percentage of our total outstanding shares represented by these amounts. The table assumes that the selling stockholder will sell all of the common stock being offered by this prospectus for its account. However, the selling stockholder has no obligation to sell any of its shares, so we cannot determine the exact number of shares it actually will sell. The selling stockholder has not had a material relationship with us within the past three years other than as a result of the selling stockholder’s ownership of our securities and the selling stockholder’s loan of $4 million to us pursuant to a Promissory Note entered into on March 21, 2007.

     We have been informed by the selling stockholder that it acquired the securities offered by this prospectus for its own account or the accounts of its affiliates in the ordinary course of its business, and that, at the time the selling stockholder acquired the securities, it had no agreement or understanding, direct or indirect, with any person to distribute the securities.

     The table is based on information provided by the selling stockholder, and does not necessarily indicate beneficial ownership for any other purpose. The number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholder is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. The term “selling stockholder” includes the stockholder listed below and their transferees, assignees, pledgees, donees or other successors. The percent of beneficial ownership for each selling stockholder is based on 29,306,259 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 18, 2007.

Percent of

Percent of

Number of

Number of

Outstanding

Number of

Outstanding

Shares of

Shares of

Shares of

Shares of

Shares of

Common

Common

Common

Common

Common

Stock to be

Stock

Stock

Stock

Stock

Offered

Beneficially

Beneficially

Beneficially

Beneficially

Pursuant to

Owned After

Owned After

Owned Prior

Owned Prior

this

the

the

Name of Selling Stockholder

to Offering (1)

to Offering (1)

Prospectus

Offering (2)

Offering (2)

Broadwood Partners, L.P.(3)

2,852,788

9.73

%

70,000

2,852,788

9.73

%

724 Fifth Ave., 9th Floor New York, NY 10019

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     On March 21, 2007, STAAR entered into a Promissory Note and Warrant Agreement with the selling stockholder. The Warrant Agreement provides that STAAR will register the offering by the selling stockholder of up to 70,000 shares of our common stock that may be purchased under the Warrant Agreement.

     The selling stockholder and its successors, including its transferees, pledgees or donees, may sell the shares covered by this prospectus from time to time for its own account. It will act independently of us in making decisions regarding the timing, manner and size of each sale. It may sell its shares on the Nasdaq Global Market or other exchanges, in the over-the-counter market or in privately negotiated transactions. It may sell its shares directly or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions from the selling stockholder or from the purchasers of the shares. The compensation received by a particular underwriter, broker, dealer or agent might exceed customary commissions.

     The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.

     The selling stockholder may sell its shares through any of the following methods or any combination of these methods:

	•		purchases by a broker or dealer as a principal and resale by that broker or dealer for its own account under this prospectus;
	•		ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers, which may include long or short sales made after the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;
	•		cross trades or block trades in which the broker or dealer engaged to make the sale will attempt to sell the securities as an agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as a principal to facilitate the transaction;
	•		through the writing of options;
	•		in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales to purchasers or sales made through agents;
	•		any combination of the above transactions; or o any other lawful method.

     In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus that qualify for sale in compliance with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus.

     The selling stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers in connection with distributions of the shares or otherwise. In these transactions, broker-dealers may engage in short sales of common stock in the course of hedging the positions it assume with the selling stockholder.

     The selling stockholder also may sell shares short and redeliver the shares to close out these short positions. The selling stockholder may enter into options or other transactions with broker-dealers that require the delivery to the broker-dealer of the shares. The broker-dealer may then resell or otherwise transfer the shares covered by this prospectus (which may be amended or supplemented to reflect the transaction). The selling stockholder also may loan or pledge the shares to a broker-dealer or another financial institution. If a selling stockholder defaults on the loan or the obligation secured by the pledge, the broker-dealer or institution may sell the shares so loaned or pledged under this prospectus (which may be amended or supplemented to reflect the transaction).

     Broker-dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of commissions, discounts or concessions from the selling stockholder. Broker-dealers or agents may also receive compensation from the purchasers for whom it act as agents or to whom it sell as principals, or both. Compensation received by a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions and will be in amounts to be negotiated in connection with the sale.

     Broker-dealers or agents and any other participating broker-dealers or the selling stockholder may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act in connection with sales of shares. Accordingly, any such commission, discount or concession received by them and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.

     The selling stockholder has advised us that it has not entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of its securities and that there is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of shares by the selling stockholder.

     We have agreed to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part until the earlier of the date the selling stockholder can sell the shares offered in this prospectus without registration under Rule 144(k) or the date all of the shares offered in this prospectus are sold.

     We may suspend the selling stockholder’s rights to resell shares under this prospectus for limited periods if required to do so by regulatory action or because material information or events affecting us are not adequately disclosed in the then available prospectus.

     We have agreed to pay the expenses of registering the shares under the Securities Act, including registration and filing fees, printing expenses, administrative expenses and specified legal and accounting fees. The selling stockholder will bear all discounts, commissions or other amounts payable to underwriters, dealers or agents as well as fees and disbursements for legal counsel retained by any selling stockholder. We have also agreed to indemnify the selling stockholder against liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act.

     The selling stockholder may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales of shares against liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

     Because the selling stockholder may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, the selling stockholder will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, applicable. If we are required to supplement this prospectus or post-effectively amend the registration statement to disclose a specific plan of distribution of the selling stockholder, the supplement or amendment will describe the particulars of the plan of distribution, including the shares of common stock, purchase price and names of any agent, broker, dealer, or underwriter or arrangements relating to any such entity or applicable commissions.

     Under applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, no person engaged in the distribution of the shares may simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to our common stock for a restricted period before the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the selling stockholder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act and the associated rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act, including Regulation M, the provisions of which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the shares by the selling stockholder.

     We will make copies of this prospectus available to the selling stockholder and have informed the selling stockholder of the need to deliver copies of this prospectus to purchasers at or before the time of any sale of the shares.

     Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “STAA.” The transfer agent for our shares of common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Co., 59 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038.

LEGAL MATTERS

     The validity of the issuance of the common stock offered by us in this offering will be passed upon for us by Charles Kaufman, Esq. Mr. Kaufman, who participated in the preparation of this prospectus and the related registration statement, is employed by STAAR as its Vice President and General Counsel and holds options to purchase 70,000 shares of our Common Stock.

EXPERTS

     The consolidated financial statements and schedule and management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2006 have been audited by BDO Seidman, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and for the periods set forth in its reports incorporated herein by reference (including the report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting that expresses an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2006), and are incorporated herein in reliance upon such reports given upon the authority of that firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     We are a reporting company and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. You may read and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the SEC’s public reference rooms at 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the copying cost. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the operation of the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings are also available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we will make with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) (other than information contained in Current Reports on Form 8-K under Item 7.01 or Item 2.02 that is deemed furnished and not filed), after the date of the prospectus but before the end of any offering made under this prospectus The SEC allows us to provide you with important information about our company by referring you to other documents we have filed with the SEC and made available on the SEC’s website. When we incorporate information by reference in this manner in this prospectus, the information is considered to be part of the prospectus supplement. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below:

	•		our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 29, 2006;
	•		our Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 16, 2007, filed with the SEC on April 13, 2007;

	•		our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 2007;
	•		our current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 23, 2007, March 21, 2007, March 27, 2007 and April 6, 2007; and the current report on Form 8-K, Items 1.01, 8.01 and 9.01, filed on April 26 2007; and
	•		the description of our common stock contained in our amended registration statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the SEC on April 18, 2003, including any amendment report filed for the purpose of updating that description.

     If a document we subsequently file with the SEC contains information that modifies or supersedes any statement made in this prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, then the statement originally included in this prospectus or the document incorporated by reference will be treated as modified or replaced in its entirety by the later information.

     You may request a copy of these filings at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address: Corporate Secretary, 1911 Walker Avenue, Monrovia, California 91016. (626) 303-7902. Exhibits to these filings will not be sent, however, unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference in this document.

     To the extent that any statement in this prospectus is inconsistent with any statement that is incorporated by reference and that was made on or before the date of this prospectus, the statement in this prospectus will supersede such incorporated statement. The incorporated statement will not be deemed, except as modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus or the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, we refer you to the copy of each contract or document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.

PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

     The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by the Registrant in connection with the sale of common stock being registered. All amounts are estimates except the SEC registration fee.

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee		$	10.06
Accounting fees and expenses			5,000.00
Printing and related fees			1,000.00
Miscellaneous			500.00
Total		$	6,510.06

Item 15. Indemnification of Officers and Directors

     Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation or a derivative action), if it acted in good faith and in a manner it reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful.

     A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.

     As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Article VIII of our certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides:

     “The corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto.”

     Our by-laws provide for indemnification of officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. In addition, the Registrant has, and intends in the future to enter into, agreements to provide indemnification for directors and officers in addition to that provided for in the by-laws.

     We maintain an insurance policy pursuant to which our directors and officers are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policy, against specified expenses in connection with the defense of claims, actions, suits or proceedings, and liabilities which might be imposed as a result of such claims, actions, suits or proceedings, that may be brought against them by reason of its being or having been directors or officers.

     We generally enter into agreements with our executive officers and directors to indemnify them to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Item 16. Exhibits

Exhibit
Number		Description of Exhibit
5.1		Opinion regarding legality of securities.
23.1		Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
23.2		Consent of Charles Kaufman, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1		Power of Attorney (see page II-6).

Item 17. Undertakings.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

a.

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

	i.		To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
	ii.		To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
	iii.		To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs a(i), a(ii) and a(iii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to

Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of this Registration Statement.

b.		That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
c.		To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
d.		That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

	i.		Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
	ii.		Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

e.

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell

the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

	i.		Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
	ii.		any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
	iii.		the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
	iv.		any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

f.		The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
g.		Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, executive officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Monrovia, State of California, on May 21, 2007.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of STAAR Surgical Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby nominate and appoint Deborah Andrews and Charles Kaufman, and each of them acting or signing singly, as his or her agents and attorney-in-fact (the “Agents”), for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (including the undersigned’s capacity as a director or officer of STAAR Surgical Company), to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of STAAR Surgical Company to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the registration of up to 70,000 shares of Common Stock, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto the Agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, may lawfully cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked or superseded by written notice filed with the SEC.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ David Bailey		President, Chief Executive officer, and Director		May 21, 2007
David Bailey		(Principal Executive officer)
/s/ Deborah Andrews		Chief Financial officer and Chief Accounting officer		May 21, 2007
Deborah Andrews		(Principal Financial and Accounting officer)
/s/ Don Bailey		Director, Chairman of the Board		May 21, 2007
Don Bailey
/s/ Barry Caldwell		Director		May 21, 2007
Barry Caldwell
/s/ Donald Duffy		Director		May 21, 2007
Donald Duffy
/s/ David Morrison		Director		May 21, 2007
David Morrison
/s/ David Schlotterbeck		Director		May 21, 2007
David Schlotterbeck

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit
Number		Description of Exhibit
5.1		Opinion regarding legality of securities.
23.1		Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
23.2		Consent of Charles Kaufman, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1		Power of Attorney (see page II-6).