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): July 23, 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 July 31, 2003.

   99.2             Transcript of  presentation  given by David Bailey and John
                    Bily at a  conference  call  conducted  by  STAAR  Surgical
                    Company on July 31, 2003.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On July 31, 2003, STAAR Surgical Company issued a press release announcing
financial  results for the second fiscal  quarter of 2003. A copy is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by this reference.

      On July 31, 2003, STAAR Surgical Company held an earnings  conference call
to discuss  the  financial  results  for the second  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:  August 6, 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 July 31, 2003.

      99.2          Transcript of  presentation  given by David Bailey and John
                    Bily at a  conference  call  conducted  by  STAAR  Surgical
                    Company on July 31, 2003.










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