STAAR Surgical Co (STAAR) is a manufacturer of ophthalmic surgical products. It designs, develops, and sells implantable lenses such as intraocular lenses (IOLs) and implantable collamer lenses (ICLs), EVO Visian ICL, EVO+ Visian ICL, Visian ICL, Collamer IOLs, and Preloaded IOLs. Its IOLs used for patients with cataracts, while ICLs are for myopia, astigmatism, hyperopia, and astigmatism with the expanded optic. STAAR markets ICL with CentraFLOW technology, under the brands EVO and EVO+. The company distributes ophthalmic solutions through its own sales representatives and independent distributors. It has operational and administrative facilities in the US, Japan, Germany, Singapore, Canada, Spain and Switzerland. STAAR is headquartered in Lake Forest, California, the US.
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Products and Services
Products | Brands |
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Refractive Solutions: | EVO+ |
EVO Visian ICL | EVO |
EVO+ Visian ICL | |
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History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
Year | Event | Description |
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2023 | Contracts/Agreements | In August, the company entered into a partnership with Will Levis to raise awareness of the EVO Implantable Collamer Lenses (EVO ICL). |
2022 | Corporate Changes/Expansions | In November, the company announced the opening of the first company-operated EVO Experience Center in the US. |
2022 | Contracts/Agreements | In August, the company announced its partnership with Joe Jonas to raise awareness of its EVO Visian Implantable Collamer Lenses (EVO). |
Competitor Comparison
Key Parameters | STAAR Surgical Company | Alcon Inc | Bausch Health Companies Inc | Hoya Corp | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG |
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Headquarters | United States of America | Switzerland | Canada | Japan | Germany |
City | Monrovia | Fribourg | Laval | Shinjuku-Ku | Jena |
State/Province | California | - | Quebec | Tokyo | Thuringen |
No. of Employees | 882 | 25,178 | 19,900 | 36,571 | 4,624 |
Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
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Executives
Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
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Thomas Frinzi | Chairman; Chief Executive Officer; Director; President | Executive Board | 2023 | 67 |
Patrick F. Williams | Chief Financial Officer; Vice President | Senior Management | 2020 | 50 |
Warren Foust | Chief Operating Officer | Senior Management | 2023 | 47 |
Keith Holliday | Chief Technology Officer | Senior Management | 2017 | 60 |
Samuel J Gesten | Secretary; Chief Legal Officer | Senior Management | 2014 | 61 |
Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2023 | XY |
Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2023 | XY |
Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2023 | XY |
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