Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form Type: DFAN14A
Source: 0001213900-25-123935
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form: DFAN14A
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<div align='center'>UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )</div>

Filed by the Registrant ☐

Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☒

Check the appropriate box:

| ☐ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |

| ☐ | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |

| ☐ | Definitive Proxy Statement |

| ☒ | Definitive Additional Materials |

| ☒ | Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 |

<div align='center'>STAAR Surgical Company

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

Broadwood Partners, L.P.

Broadwood Capital, Inc.

Neal C. Bradsher

Richard T. LeBuhn

Natalie R. Capasso

Raymond A. Myers

Jason J. Martin

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other
than the Registrant)</div>

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| ☐ | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials |

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On December 19, 2025, Broadwood Partners, L.P.,
collectively with its affiliates, issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference,
and updated its website, www.LetSTAARShine.com, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by reference.
The website included a press release issued on December 17, 2025 by Defender Capital, an investor in STAAR Surgical Company (the “Company”),
“Defender Capital Reiterates Intention to Vote AGAINST STAAR Surgical’s Proposed Sale to Alcon Inc.,” a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit 3 and incorporated herein by reference.

CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS

Broadwood Partners, L.P., Broadwood Capital, Inc.,
Neal C. Bradsher, Richard T. LeBuhn, Natalie R. Capasso, Raymond A.