Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-10-08
Form Type: DFAN14A
Source: 0001213900-25-097463
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-10-08
Form: DFAN14A
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 The Participants have filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”)
and accompanying GREEN Proxy Card to be used in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company’s
stockholders for the Special Meeting. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE FILED OR WILL FILE WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING ABOUT THE MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND additional information relating to the Participants and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise. The Definitive
Proxy Statement and accompanying GREEN Proxy Card have been furnished to some or all of the Company’s stockholders
and will be, along with other relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/.

Information about the Participants and a description
of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained on an amendment to Schedule 13D filed by the Participants
with the SEC on September 26, 2025 and is available here.

Exhibit 1

<div align='center'>Broadwood Partners Questions Integrity of STAAR Surgical’s Last-Minute Forecast Change and Fairness Opinion in Sale to Alcon

Conflicted Management Team Sharply Revised Its Financial Projections Downward Just Days Before Board Vote on Sale to Alcon

Continues to Urge STAAR Shareholders to Vote “ AGAINST” the Proposed Transaction</div>

New York--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadwood Partners, L.P. and its affiliates (“Broadwood” or “we”) today sent the following letter to the shareholders of STAAR Surgical Company (“STAAR” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: STAA). Broadwood, which owns 27.5% of STAAR’s outstanding common shares, continues to urge its fellow shareholders to vote on its GREENProxy Card “ AGAINST” the proposed acquisition of STAAR by Alcon Inc. (“Alcon”) (NYSE: ALC).

Shareholders can find additional information
at www.LetSTAARShine.com.

October 8, 2025

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

As STAAR’s largest shareholder and one
of the Company’s most committed investors for more than 30 years, we are strong believers in STAAR’s opportunity to