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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 * GOODMEN WILLIAM WALTER   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) Global VP, Human Resources (Last) (First) (Middle) 1911 WALKER AVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/20/2012 (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 08/20/2012   M   16,667 A $ 4.69 31,667 (2) D   Common Stock 08/20/2012   S   16,667 D $ 6.9729 (1) 15,000 (2) (3) 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

Common Stock Options

$ 4.69

08/20/2012

M

16,667

(4)

08/15/2020

Common Stock

16,667

$ 0

16,667

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOODMEN WILLIAM WALTER 1911 WALKER AVE MONROVIA, CA 91016			Global VP, Human Resources

Signatures

/s/Samuel Gesten as Attorney-in-Fact		08/22/2012
**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)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $6.90 to $7.05, inclusive.
(2)	Includes (i) 7,500 Performance Accelerated Restricted Shares of Common Stock (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; and (ii) 7,500 PARS, subject to forfeiture and vesting in a single installment on March 2, 2015, but subject to accelerated vesting as to 1/3 of the shares each year pursuant to achievement of certain performance criteria.
(3)	As of the completion of the reported transactions Mr. Goodmen also held unvested options to purchase 50,001 shares of Common Stock.
(4)	The options are part of grant of 50,000 options that first become exercisable as follows: 16,666 shares on 8/16/11, 16,667 shares on 8/16/12 and 16,667 shares on 8/16/13.

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