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STAAR Surgical Company (STAA)

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STAAR Surgical Company
1911 Walker Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016
United States - Map
Phone: 626-303-7902
Fax: 626-303-2962
Website: http://www.staar.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Healthcare
Industry:Medical Instruments & Supplies
Full Time Employees:301

Business Summary 

STAAR Surgical Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures and sells implantable lenses for the eye. It offers intraocular lenses (IOL) that include silicone Toric IOL, which is used in cataract surgery to treat preexisting astigmatism; Preloaded Injector, a silicone or acrylic IOL preloaded into a single-use disposable injector; Aspheric IOLs that provide a clearer image than traditional spherical lenses; and nanoFLEX IOL, a single-piece collamer aspheric optic. The company also provides implantable collamer lenses (ICL) comprising VISIAN ICL to treat vision disorders, such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism; Toric ICL, a variant of the ICL that corrects astigmatism and myopia in a single lens; and Hyperopic ICL, which treats far-sightedness. In addition, it sells surgical products and other related instruments, as well as manufactures AquaFlow device for the treatment of glaucoma. The company markets its products to health care providers, including surgical centers, hospitals, managed care providers, health maintenance organizations, group purchasing organizations, and government facilities primarily under the STAAR, Visian, Collamer, nanoFLEX, nanoPOINT, Epiphany, and AquaFlow names. It distributes its products through directly employed representatives, independent sales representatives, and local distributors in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Monrovia, California.

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Corporate Governance 
STAAR Surgical Company’s ISS Governance QuickScore as of May 1, 2013 is 4. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 5; Shareholder Rights: 5; Compensation: 5.
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 PayExercised
Mr. Barry G. Caldwell , 62
Chief Exec. Officer, Pres and Director
571.00K0.00
Ms. Deborah Andrews , 56
Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and VP
342.00K5.00K
Mr. Samuel J. Gesten J.D., 51
VP, Corp. Compliance Officer, Gen. Counsel and Sec.
281.00K0.00
Mr. James Francese , 49
VP of Global Marketing
105.00K0.00
Mr. Hans-Martin Blickensdoerfer , 47
Pres of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America
347.00K0.00
Amounts are as of Dec 30, 2012 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc.Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
Currency in USD.
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