FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hughes Robin   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STAAR SURGICAL CO [STAA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President, Marketing (Last) (First) (Middle) 1911 WALKER AVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2012 (Street) MONROVIA, CA 91016 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 10.94 57,900 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 10.95 57,800 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 10.98 57,700 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   200 D $ 10.99 57,500 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   600 D $ 11 56,900 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 11.01 56,800 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 11.02 56,700 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 11.03 56,600 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 11.04 56,500 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 11.05 56,400 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 11.06 56,300 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 11.1 56,200 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 11.1236 56,100 (1) D   Common Stock 03/02/2012   S   100 D $ 11.14 56,000 (1) (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hughes Robin 1911 WALKER AVE MONROVIA, CA 91016			Vice President, Marketing

Signatures

/s/ Charles Kaufman as Attorney-in-Fact for Robin Hughes		03/06/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 7,500 Performance Accelerated Restricted Shares (PARS), subject to forfeiture and vesting in a single installment on March 15, 2014, but subject to accelerated vesting as to 1/3 of the shares each year pursuant to achievement of certain performance criteria.
(2)	Following the reported transactions Mr. Hughes' total beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) is 132,665 shares of Common Stock, which includes 76,665 stock options that have vested or will vest within 60 days of this report and 7,500 PARS. As of the completion of the reported transactions Mr. Hughes also held 33,335 unvested stock options.
Remarks: This Statement on Form 4 reports Mr. Hughes' sale of 2,000 shares of STAAR Common Stock on March 2, 2012 pursuant to a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 entered into on December 8, 2011, for the purpose of paying withholding taxes that arise on the vesting of restricted shares.

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