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

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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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September 7, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 24pt"><U>STAAR
Surgical Company<BR>
</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><U>Delaware <BR>
</U>(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><U>0-11634 <BR>
</U>(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><U>95-3797439 <BR>
</U>(I.R.S. Employer <BR>
Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">1911 Walker Ave, Monrovia, California (Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><U>91016<BR>
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</U>Former name or former address, if changed since last report</P>

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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:</FONT></P>

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Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<BR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><B>Item 5.02</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On September&nbsp;7, 2012, the Board of
Directors of STAAR Surgical Company elected Charles P. Slacik CPA to serve in a newly created seat pursuant to an increase in size
of the Board from six to seven members. Mr.Slacik will join the Company&rsquo;s Audit Committee. The Board approved providing Mr.&nbsp;Slacik
with the standard director compensation for a director who serves as a member of the Audit Committee, pro-rated for the remaining
portion of the 2012-2013 term.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The appointment of Mr. Slacik to the Board
was not the result of any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person or entity. There are no transactions between
Mr.&nbsp;Slacik or any member of his immediate family and the Company or any of its subsidiaries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On September&nbsp;13, 2012, the Company
published a press release regarding the election of Mr.&nbsp;Slacik to the Board. The Company announced that his election is a
part of a planned transition, as the current chairman of the Audit Committee, Don Duffy, has advised the Board he intends to retire
at the end of his current term in May, 2013. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated
herein by this reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The information furnished herewith pursuant
to Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Current Report, regardless
of any general incorporation language in the filing.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 84%; text-decoration: underline">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>99.1</TD>
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    <TD>Press release of the Company dated September 13, 2012.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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 hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; padding-right: 5.4pt">September&nbsp;13, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">By:&nbsp;<U>/s/ Barry G. Caldwell </U></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Barry G. Caldwell</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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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):
September 7, 2012
STAAR
Surgical Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
0-11634
(Commission File Number)
95-3797439
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1911 Walker Ave, Monrovia, California (Address of principal executive offices)
91016
(Zip Code)
Not
Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to
Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 7, 2012, the Board of
Directors of STAAR Surgical Company elected Charles P. Slacik CPA to serve in a newly created seat pursuant to an increase in size
of the Board from six to seven members. Mr.Slacik will join the Company's Audit Committee. The Board approved providing Mr. Slacik
with the standard director compensation for a director who serves as a member of the Audit Committee, pro-rated for the remaining
portion of the 2012-2013 term.
The appointment of Mr. Slacik to the Board
was not the result of any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person or entity. There are no transactions between
Mr. Slacik or any member of his immediate family and the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
.
On September 13, 2012, the Company
published a press release regarding the election of Mr. Slacik to the Board. The Company announced that his election is a
part of a planned transition, as the current chairman of the Audit Committee, Don Duffy, has advised the Board he intends to retire
at the end of his current term in May, 2013. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated
herein by this reference.
The information furnished herewith pursuant
to Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Current Report, regardless
of any general incorporation language in the filing.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release of the Company dated September 13, 2012.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
September 13, 2012
By:
/s/ Barry G. Caldwell
Barry G. Caldwell
President and Chief Executive Officer