Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Blickensdoerfer Hans-Martin
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STAAR SURGICAL CO [STAA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1911 WALKER AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, International Marketing
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MONROVIA, CA 91016		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 134,182 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Options   (2) 12/31/2014 Common Stock 35,000 $ 6.27 D  
Common Stock Options   (3) 02/09/2016 Common Stock 25,000 $ 6.92 D  
Common Sstock Options   (4) 04/01/2017 Common Stock 25,000 $ 5.39 D  
Common Stock Options   (5) 02/13/2018 Common Stock 50,000 $ 2.3 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Blickensdoerfer Hans-Martin
1911 WALKER AVENUE
MONROVIA, CA 91016		       VP, International Marketing  

Signatures

Charles Kaufman as Attorney-in-fact for Hans-Marrtin Blickensdoerfer 04/12/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes options to purchase 87,082 shares of Common Stock exercisable on or before July 1, 2009.
(2) The options vested as follows: 11,666 shares on 1/1/2006, 11,667 shares on 1/1/2007, and 11,667 shares on 1/1/ 2008.
(3) The options vest(ed) as follows: 6,250 shares on 2/10/2007, 6,250 shares on 2/10/2008, 6,250 shares on 2/10/2009, and 6,250 on 2/10/2010.
(4) The options vest(ed) as follows: 8,333 shares on 4/2/08, 8,333 shares on 4/2/09, and 8,334 shares on 4/2/10.
(5) The options vest(ed) as follows: 16,666 shares on 2/14/2009, 16,667 shares on 2/14/2010, and 16,667 shares on 2/14/2011.

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