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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Blickensdoerfer Hans-Martin 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/29/2015 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) President, Int'l Commercial Op 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 81,700 (1) D Â

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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 (right to buy)	  (2)	02/09/2016	Common Stock	25,000	$ 6.92	D	Â
Common Stock Options (right to buy)	  (3)	04/01/2017	Common Stock	25,000	$ 5.39	D	Â
Common Stock Options (right to buy)	  (4)	12/14/2020	Common Stock	25,000	$ 5.68	D	Â
Common Stock Options (right to buy)	  (5)	03/14/2021	Common Stock	20,000	$ 5.49	D	Â
Common Stock Options (right to buy)	  (6)	03/01/2022	Common Stock	20,000	$ 11	D	Â
Common Stock Options (right to buy)	  (7)	03/03/2023	Common Stock	20,000	$ 5.34	D	Â
Common Stock Options (right to buy)	  (8)	03/06/2024	Common Stock	15,000	$ 15.54	D	Â
Common Stock Options (right to buy)	  (9)	04/06/2025	Common Stock	30,000	$ 7.35	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Blickensdoerfer Hans-Martin 1911 WALKER AVENUE MONROVIA, CA 91016	Â	Â	  President, Int'l Commercial Op	Â

Signatures

/s/ Samuel Gesten as attorney-in-fact for Hans-Martin Blickensdoerfer		05/01/2015
**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 7,500 Performance Accelerated Restricted Shares of Common Stock (PARS), subject to forfeiture rights, which lapse on March 4, 2016, but subject to accelerated lapse of the forfeiture rights as to 1/3 of the shares each year pursuant to achievement of crtain performance criteria. Also includes 7,000 Restricted Shares of Common Stock (RSU), subject to forfeiture rights, which lapse as to half of the shares (3500 shares) on March 7, 2016 and half of the shares (3500 shares) on March 7, 2017. Also includes 15,000 Restricted Shares of Common Stock (RSU), subject to forfeiture rights, which lapse as to half of the shares (7500 shares) on April 7, 2017 and half of the shares (7500 shares) on April 7, 2018.
(2)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments beginning February 10, 2007.
(3)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments beginning April 2, 2008.
(4)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments beginning December 15, 2011.
(5)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments beginning March 15, 2012.
(6)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments beginning March 2, 2013.
(7)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments beginning March 4, 2014.
(8)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments beginning March 7, 2015.
(9)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments beginning April 7, 2016.

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