Company: STAA
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form Type: DFAN14A
Source: 0001213900-25-095514
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Company: STAAR SURGICAL CO
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form: DFAN14A
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60% 18% 13% 10% 58% 17% 14% 11% LASIK Surface Ablation (PRK, etc.) SMILE EVO / EVO+ ICL 2024 2025E 2026E 2 B

Broadwood Partners, L.P. Expected Cases of Myopia Worldwide (in Billions) 2 The Total Addressable Market Is Expected to Continue to Grow 28 Myopia is the most common eye condition leading to visual impairment, 1 and is growing rapidly ▪ “The myopia epidemic is just exploding,” with the number of candidates for STAAR’s EVO ICL procedure at 1.1 billion and growing 3 ▪ Surgeons and patients are increasingly turning to EVO ICLs as the prevalence of myopia (nearsightedness) grows as a result of excessive use of computers and smartphones, combined with decreased exposure to natural light 2 ▪ STAAR’s EVO ICL lens is intended for the correction of moderate to high nearsightedness 4 but, in time, we believe it will gain market share in lower diopter refractive vision correction, where its share has historically been minimal — Data from STAAR’s largest customer indicate that the proportion of ICL procedures on patients below - 6D has been growing in recent years, 5 suggesting that ICLs are gaining traction among lower myopes ▪ EVO ICL is already a leading solution for patients who are not ideal candidates for other refractive surgeries such as LASIK 4 ▪ We believe STAAR’s lens - based procedure will become the preferred choice for refractive vision correction over time, as awareness grows regarding ICL’s benefits relative to LASIK, driving further adoption 1. Source: Ian Morgan, et al., “Myopia,” The Lancet , Volume 379, Issue 9827, May 2012. 2. Source: Brian A. Holden, PhD, DSc, et al., "Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 20 50," Ophtalmology , Volume 123, Issue 5, May 2016. 3. Source: William Blair Growth Stock Conference, June 4, 2025. 4. Source: STAAR Press Release, August 5, 2025. 5. Source: Zheng Wang, “From Niche to Mainstream: How 550