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 *
  Holliday Keith
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/24/2016		 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)
V.P., Research & Development
 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 35,041 (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 02/11/2016(2) 08/18/2025 Common Stock 25,000 $ 7.2 D  
Common Stock Options 03/18/2017(3) 03/17/2026 Common Stock 25,000 $ 7.52 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Holliday Keith
1911 WALKER AVENUE
MONROVIA, CA 91016		       V.P., Research & Development  

Signatures

/s/ Samuel Gesten as attorney-in-fact for Keith Holliday 07/01/2016
**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 award of 12,500 Restricted Stock Units of Common Stock (RSU), subject to forfeiture rights, which lapse as to 1/3 of the RSUs on 3/18/17, 1/3 of the RSUs on 3/18/18, and the remaining 1/3 of the RSUs on 3/18/19.
(2) The "new hire" options granted on August 19, 2015 vested and became exercisable effective February 11, 2016, when the level of ownership of the Company's outstanding common stock by an investor reached a level that constituted a "Change in Control" under the Company's 2003 Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
(3) The options granted on March 18, 2016 become exercisable as follows: 1/3 on 3/18/2017 and 2/3 of such options shall become exercisable over the following 24 months in equal amounts on a monthly basis.

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