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): May 1, 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 May 1, 2003.

99.2                Transcript of conference call held May 1, 2002.


Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

      Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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      In accordance with SEC Release No.  34-47583,  the following  information,
intended to be furnished  under "Item 12.  Results of  Operations  and Financial
Condition," is instead  furnished under this "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure."
This  information  will not be treated as "filed" for the purposes of Section 18
of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 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.

      On May 1, 2003, STAAR Surgical  Company issued a press release  announcing
financial  results for the first  fiscal  quarter of 2003. A copy is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by this reference.

      On May 1, 2003, STAAR Surgical Company held an earnings conference call to
discuss the financial results for the first fiscal quarter of 2003. A transcript
of the presentation given by David Bailey and John Bily and the related question
and answer session in the call is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.2 and is
incorporated herein by this reference.














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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:    May 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 May 1, 2003.

99.2                Transcript of conference call held May 1, 2002.












































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