UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 30, 2003

                            STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              Delaware                0-11634                    95-3797439
 (State or other jurisdiction) (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)


         1911 Walker Avenue, Monrovia, California               91016
         (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

                                (626) 303-7902
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number    Description
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     99.1         Press Release dated October 30, 2003.

     99.2         Transcript of presentation given by David Bailey and John Bily
                  at a conference call conducted by STAAR Surgical Company on
                  October 30, 2003.

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

        On October 30,  2003,  STAAR  Surgical  Company  issued a press  release
announcing  financial  results for the third  fiscal  quarter of 2003. A copy is
attached  as  Exhibit  99.1 to this  report and is  incorporated  herein by this
reference.

        On October 30, 2003, STAAR Surgical Company held an earnings  conference
call to discuss the  financial  results for the third fiscal  quarter of 2003. A
transcript of the  presentation  given by David Bailey and John Bily in the call
is attached to this report as Exhibit  99.2 and is  incorporated  herein by this
reference.

        The  information  in this  Current  Report  on Form 8-K,  including  the
exhibits,  will not be treated as "filed" for the  purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities  of that  section.  This  information  will not be  incorporated  by
reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or into another filing
under the  Exchange  Act,  unless  that  filing  expressly  refers  to  specific
information in this report.


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                                  SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Date:  November 5, 2003                 STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

                                        By: /s/ John Bily
                                            ___________________
                                            John Bily
                                            Chief Financial Officer






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                                Exhibit Index

EXHIBIT NUMBER    DESCRIPTION
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     99.1         Press Release dated October 30, 2003.
     99.2         Transcript of presentation given by David Bailey and John Bily
                  at a conference call conducted by STAAR Surgical Company on
                  October 30, 2003.








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