STAAR Surgical Company Announces Third Quarter 2014 Results Release Date, Conference Call And Webcast

MONROVIA, Calif., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable lenses and delivery systems for the eye, today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended October 3, 2014 on Thursday, October 30, 2014after the market close.

STAAR will host a conference call and video webcast on Thursday, October 30 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern / 1:30 p.m.Pacific to discuss these results and recent corporate developments. The dial-in number for the conference call is 877-415-3177 for domestic participants and 857-244-7320 for international participants, both using the passcode 59045211. The Company will also be using slides to illustrate its third quarter results and operational progress. The slides and live video webcast with accompanying slides can be accessed from the investor relations section of the STAAR website at www.staar.com.

A taped replay of the conference call will also be available beginning approximately one hour after the call’s conclusion for seven days. This replay can be accessed by dialing 888-286-8010 for domestic callers and 617-801-6888 for international callers, both using passcode 77729383. An archived video webcast will also be available at www.staar.com.

About STAAR Surgical

STAAR, which has been dedicated solely to ophthalmic surgery for over 25 years, designs, develops, manufactures and markets implantable lenses for the eye and delivery systems therefor. All of these lenses are foldable, which permits the surgeon to insert them through a small incision. STAAR’s lens used in refractive surgery as an alternative to LASIK is called an Implantable Collamer® Lens or “ICL.” A lens used to replace the natural lens after cataract surgery is called an intraocular lens or “IOL.” More than 450,000 Visian ICLs have been implanted to date; to learn more about the ICL go to: www.visianinfo.com. STAAR has approximately 335 full time employees and markets lenses in over 60 countries. Headquartered in Monrovia, CA, it manufactures in Aliso Viejo, CA and Monrovia, CA. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.staar.com.

SOURCE STAAR Surgical Company