Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-192889
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: PREM14A
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 vote? |

| A: | There are four ways to vote if you are a record holder (i.e., you do not hold your shares through a 
 broker, bank or other nominee):                                                                     |

| • |     | By Internet: If you have Internet access, STAAR encourages you to vote at www.proxyvote.com                                           
 in advance of the Special Meeting by following the instructions on the proxy card prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on [    ], 2025. |

| • |     | By Telephone: As instructed on the proxy card, you can vote by making a toll-free telephone        
 call from the U.S. or Canada to 1-800-690-6903 prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on [    ], 2025. |

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| • |     | By Mail: If you received your proxy materials by mail, you can vote by completing, signing                                                                                                                                                 
 and returning the enclosed proxy card in the prepaid envelope provided. For your mailed proxy card to be counted, Broadridge Financial Solutions (which this proxy statement refers to as “Broadridge”) must receive it before 11:59 p.m., 
 Eastern Time, on [    ], 2025.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

| • |     | At the Special Meeting: To vote during the Special Meeting, visit                                                                                                                                                 
 www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/[ ] and enter the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card. Online access to the Special Meeting will open approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the        
 Special Meeting. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual Special Meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the Special Meeting 
 website. Technical support will be available starting 15 minutes prior to the Special Meeting.                                                                                                                    |

If you hold shares of STAAR common stock as a beneficial owner in “street name” as of the Record Date, you will receive separate instructions from your bank, broker or other nominee describing how to vote your shares. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Special Meeting, STAAR urges you to vote in advance by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. STAAR encourages you to submit your proxy over the Internet or by telephone, both of which are convenient, cost-effective and reliable alternatives to returning a proxy card by mail.You may still attend the virtual Special Meeting and