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                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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     This Stock Option Agreement is entered into between STAAR Surgical Company,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), whose principal executive office is
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located at 1911 Walker Avenue, Monrovia, California 91016, and DAVID MORRISON
(the "Recipient") whose address is North End Lodge, 20 North End Road, Quainton,
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Buck, United Kingdom, HP22 4BD, pursuant to that certain 1995 STAAR Surgical
Company Consultant Stock Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Board of Directors on
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May 31, 1995.

     1. Grant of Option. This Stock Option Agreement certifies that the Company
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has granted to the Recipient, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, a stock option
(the "Option") to purchase, in whole or in part, Twenty Thousand (20,000) shares
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of the Company's voting common stock, par value $.01 (the "Common Stock")
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(collectively and severally, the "Option Shares"), at the price of Three dollars
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and Ninety-nine cents ($ 3.99) per Option Share (the "Option Price"), subject to
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the terms and conditions included in this Agreement. The date of this grant is:
April 27, 2001, (the "Grant Date").
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     2. Plan; Plan Summary. Subject to the terms of this Stock Option Agreement,
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the Recipient's rights to purchase the Option Shares are governed by the Plan,
the terms of which are incorporated herein by this reference.

     3. Character of Option. This Option is a Non-Qualified Option.
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     4. Expiration of Option. The right to exercise the Option granted by this
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Stock Option Agreement shall expire and be null and void and of no further force
or effect to the extent not exercised by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, on the 26th day
of April, 2006 (the "Option Expiration Date").
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     5. Exercise; Vesting Conditions. The Option Shares are (i) [_] fully
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vested upon date of grant, or (ii) [ X ] subject to the following vesting
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schedule:

                                          Cumulative Vested
      Date                           Percentage of Option Shares
      ----                           ---------------------------
April 27, 2001                                      50%
March 1, 2002                                      100%

     6. Manner of Exercise and Payment. This Option shall be exercised by (a)
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delivery of a Notice of Exercise of Stock Option, in a form substantially
similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement, to the Secretary of the Company, (b)
together with full payment for the Option Shares to be purchased in good funds
(in U.S. dollars) by cash or check, and/or the following items (if checked by
the Company): (i) [_] shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 5 (f)(ii)(2)
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(A) of the Plan, (ii)[_] surrender or relinquishment of rights to acquire
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Common Stock pursuant to Section 5(f)(ii)(2)(B) of the Plan, or (iii) [_] a
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full recourse promissory note pursuant to Section 5(f)(ii)(2)(C) of the Plan,
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and (c) such representations and documents as the Plan Committee deems necessary
or advisable to effect compliance with all

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applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and any other federal or
state securities laws or regulations.

     7. Limited Transferability. During the Recipient's lifetime, the Option
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shall be exercisable only by the Recipient and shall not be assignable or
transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution
following the Recipient's death.

     8. Forfeiture. The Option Shares are subject to the vesting schedule set
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forth above and to the Recipient's continued performance of services as a
consultant.

          (a) If the Recipient's service is terminated because of the
Recipient's death or disability, then the Option may be exercised only to the
extent that it would have been exercisable by the Recipient on the termination
date and must be exercised by the Recipient (or the Recipient's legal
representative or authorized assignee) no later than twelve (12) months after
the termination date, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

          (b) If the Recipient ceases to remain in service for any reason (other
than a reason set forth in sub-paragraph (a) above) while the Option is
outstanding, then the Recipient shall have a period of thirty (30) days
(commencing with the date of termination) during which to exercise the Option,
but in no event shall the Option be exercisable at any time after the Option
Expiration Date. During the limited period of post-service exercisability, the
Option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of Option
Shares in which the Recipient is, at the time of the Recipient's cessation of
service, vested pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in paragraph 5 above.
Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period or (if earlier) upon the
Option Expiration Date, the Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding
for any vested Option Shares for which the Option has not been exercised. To the
extent the Recipient is not vested in the Option Shares at the time of the
Recipient's cessation of service, the Option shall immediately terminate and
cease to be outstanding with respect to those Option Shares.

     9. Shareholder Rights. The Recipient shall not have any shareholder rights
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with respect to the Option Shares until the Recipient shall have exercised the
Option, paid the Exercise Price and become a holder of record of the purchased
shares.

     10. Special Tax Election. The acquisition of the Option Shares may result
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in adverse tax consequences that may be avoided or mitigated by filing an
election under Internal Revenue Code Section 83(b). Such election must be filed
within thirty (30) days after the date of exercise. A description of the tax
consequences applicable to the acquisition of the Option Shares is set forth in
Exhibit B. THE RECIPIENT SHOULD CONSULT WITH HIS TAX ADVISOR TO DETERMINE THE
TAX CONSEQUENCES OF ACQUIRING THE OPTION SHARES AND THE ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF FILING THE SECTION 83(b) ELECTION. THE RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT IT IS THE RECIPIENT'S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE COMPANY'S, TO FILE A
TIMELY ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b).

     11. Compliance with Laws and Regulations.
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          (a) The exercise of the Option and the issuance of the Option Shares
upon such exercise shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the
Recipient with all requirements of applicable law and with all applicable
regulations of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq Stock Market, if applicable) on
which the Common Stock may be listed for trading at the time of such exercise
and issuance.

          (b) The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any
regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the
lawful issuance and sale of any Common Stock pursuant to the Option shall
relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of
the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. The
Company, however, shall use its best efforts to obtain all such approvals.

     12. Governing Law. The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this
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Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort
to that State's conflict-of-laws rules.

     13. Interpretation.
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          (a) The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that this Stock Option
Agreement, together with and subject to the Plan: (1) is the final, complete and
exclusive statement of the agreement of the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof; (2) supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements or
understandings of any kind, oral or written (collectively and severally, the
"prior agreements"), and that any such prior agreements are of no force or
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effect except as expressly set forth herein; and (3) may not be varied,
supplemented or contradicted by evidence of prior agreements, or by evidence of
subsequent oral agreements.

          (b) Except as expressly otherwise provided herein, neither this Stock
Option Agreement nor any of its terms may be amended, supplemented, discharged
or terminated (other than by performance), except as provided in the Plan or by
a written instrument or instruments signed by all of the parties to this Stock
Option Agreement. No waiver of any acts or obligations hereunder shall be
effective unless such waiver shall be in a written instrument or instruments
signed by each party claimed to have given or consented to such waiver and each
party affected by such waiver.

          (c) If any term or provision of this Stock Option Agreement or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be
determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under present or future laws
effective during the term of this Stock Option Agreement, then, and in that
event: (A) the performance of the offending term or provision (but only to the
extent its application is invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be excused as
if it had never been incorporated into this Stock Option Agreement, and, in lieu
of such excused provision, there shall be added a provision as similar in terms
and amount to such excused provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and
enforceable, and (B) the remaining part of this Stock Option Agreement
(including the application of the offending term or provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable) shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force
and effect to the fullest extent provided by law.

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          (d) The Recipient may not delegate any of his or her duties or
obligations under this Stock Option Agreement, in whole or in part, without the
prior written consent of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, all of the
representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and provisions of this Stock
Option Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each
party and such party's respective successors and permitted assigns, spouses,
heirs, executors, administrators, and personal and legal representatives.

          (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Stock Option
Agreement, all notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other
communications (collectively and severally called "notices") required or
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permitted to be given hereunder, or which are given with respect to this Stock
Option Agreement, shall be in writing, and shall be given by: (A) personal
delivery (which form of notice shall be deemed to have been given upon
delivery), (B) by telegraph or by private airborne/overnight delivery service
(which forms of notice shall be deemed to have been given upon confirmed
delivery by the delivery agency), (C) by electronic or facsimile or telephonic
transmission, provided the receiving party has a compatible device or confirms
receipt thereof (which forms of notice shall be deemed delivered upon confirmed
transmission or confirmation of receipt), or (D) by mailing in the United States
mail by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid
(which forms of notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the fifth {5th}
business day following the date mailed).

     WHEREFORE, the parties hereto have for purposes of this Stock Option
Agreement executed this Stock Option Certificate in the City of Monrovia, County
of Los Angeles, State of California, effective as of the 13th day of November
2001.

                                         COMPANY:

                                         STAAR Surgical Company,
                                         a Delaware corporation

                                         By:/s/ David Bailey
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                                            David Bailey, President
ATTEST:

                                         By:/s/ John Santos
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                                            John Santos,Chief Financial Officer

                                         RECIPIENT:

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                                    EXHIBIT A
                       NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTION
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          [To be signed by the Recipient only upon exercise of Option]

TO: Secretary
    STAAR Surgical Company
    1911 Walker Avenue
    Monrovia, California 91016

     The undersigned, the holder of an Option pursuant to that certain Stock
Option Agreement dated                      ,2001 (the "Option Agreement"),
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between STAAR Surgical Company, a Delaware corporation, (the "Company") and
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the undersigned (the "Recipient"), hereby irrevocably elects, in accordance
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with the terms and conditions of the Option Agreement, to exercise
the undersigned's Option to purchase               (      )/(1)/ shares of
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the common stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock") of the Company (collectively
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and severally, the "Option Shares"), for the aggregate purchase price of
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              ($              )/(2)/.
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/(1)/ Insert number of Option Shares that are vested Option Shares that the
      Recipient is exercising pursuant to this Notice.

/(2)/ Number of Option Shares to be purchased multiplied by the Exercise Price
      per share.

                         Signature:
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                         Print Name:
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                         Address:
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                         Date:
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                                    EXHIBIT B

                       FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF
                           SECTION 83(b) TAX ELECTION

     1. Federal Income Tax Consequences and Section 83(b) Election For Exercise
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of Non-Statutory Option. If the Option Shares are acquired pursuant to the
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exercise of a Non-Statutory Option, as specified in the Grant Notice, then under
Internal Revenue Code Section 83, the excess of the Fair Market Value of the
Option Shares on the date any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such shares
lapse over the Exercise Price paid for such shares will be reportable as
ordinary income on the lapse date. For this purpose, the term "forfeiture
restrictions" includes vesting requirements. However, the Recipient may elect
under Internal (Revenue Code Section 83(b) to be taxed at the time the Options
Shares are acquired, rather than when and as such Option Shares cease to be
subject to such forfeiture restrictions. Such election must be filed with the
Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days after the date of the Agreement
.. Even if the Fair Market Value of the Option Shares on the date of the
Agreement equals the Exercise Price paid (and thus no tax is payable), the
election must be made to avoid adverse tax consequences in the future. FAILURE
TO MAKE THIS FILING WITHIN THE APPLICABLE THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD WILL RESULT IN
THE RECOGNITION OF ORDINARY INCOME BY THE RECIPIENT AS THE FORFEITURE
RESTRICTIONS LAPSE.

     2. Federal Income Tax Consequences and Conditional Section 83(b) Election
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For Exercise of Incentive Stock Option. If the Option Shares are acquired
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pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, as specified in the Grant
Notice, then the following tax principles shall be applicable to the Option
Shares:

          (i) For regular tax purposes, no taxable income will be recognized at
     the time the Option is exercised.

          (ii) The excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of the Option Shares on
     the date the Option is exercised or (if later) on the date any forfeiture
     restrictions applicable to the Option Shares lapse over (b) the Exercise
     Price paid for the Option Shares will be includable in the Recipient's
     taxable income for alternative minimum tax purposes.

          (iii) If the Recipient makes a disqualifying disposition of the Option
     Shares, then the Recipient will recognize ordinary income in the year of
     such disposition equal in amount to the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value
     of the Option Shares on the date the Option is exercised or (if later) on
     the date any forfeiture restrictions applicable to the Option Shares lapse
     over (b) the Exercise Price paid for the Option Shares. Any additional gain
     recognized upon the disqualifying disposition will be either short-term or
     long-term capital gain depending upon the period for which the Option
     Shares are held prior to the disposition.

          (iv) For purposes of the foregoing, the term "forfeiture restrictions"
     will include vesting requirements. The term "disqualifying disposition"
     means any sale or other disposition /1/

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/1/ Generally, a disposition of shares purchased under an Incentive Stock Option
includes any transfer of legal title, including a transfer by sale, exchange or
gift, but does not include a transfer to the Recipient's spouse, a transfer into

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of the Option Shares within two (2) years after the Grant Date or within one (1)
year after the exercise date of the Option.

          (v) In the absence of final Treasury Regulations relating to Incentive
     Stock Options, it is not certain whether the Recipient may, in connection
     with the exercise of the Option for any Option Shares at the time subject
     to forfeiture restrictions, file a protective election under Internal
     Revenue Code Section 83(b) which would limit (a) the Recipient's
     alternative minimum taxable income upon exercise and (b) the Recipient's
     ordinary income upon a disqualifying disposition to the excess of the Fair
     Market Value of the Option Shares on the date the Option is exercised over
     the Exercise Price paid for the Option Shares. Accordingly, such election
     if properly filed will only be allowed to the extent the final Treasury
     Regulations permit such a protective election.

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joint ownership with right of survivorship if the Recipient remains one of the
joint owners, a pledge, a transfer by bequest or inheritance or certain tax free
exchanges permitted under the Internal Revenue Code.

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                            STOCK OPTION CERTIFICATE
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     This Stock Option Certificate is entered into between STAAR Surgical
Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), whose principal executive
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office is located at 1911 Walker Avenue, Monrovia, California 91016, and DAVID
MORRISON (the "Recipient") whose address is North End Lodge, 20 North End Road,
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Quainton, Bucks, United Kingdom, HP22 4BD, pursuant to that certain 1998 STAAR
Surgical Company Stock Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Board of Directors on
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April 17, 1998 and approved by the shareholders on May 29, 1998.

     l. Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions included herein,
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this Stock Option Certificate certifies that the Company has granted to the
Recipient, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, an option (the "Option") to
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purchase, in whole or in part, Sixty Thousand (60,000) shares of the Company's
voting common stock, par value $.01 (the "Common Stock") (collectively and
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severally, the "Option Shares"), at the price of Three dollars and Forty-nine
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cents ($ 3.49) per Option Share (the "Option Price"). The date of this grant is:
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May 25, 2001, (the "Grant Date").
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     2. Plan; Plan Summary. The Recipient's rights to purchase the Option Shares
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are governed by the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by this
reference.

     3. Character of Option. This Option is [ X ] a Non-Qualified Option or [_]
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an Incentive Option

     4. Capacity of Recipient. This Option is granted to the Recipient in the
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Recipient's capacity as (1) [_] an employee, (ii) [ X ] a director, or (iii)
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[_] a consultant.

     5. Expiration of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
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this Stock Option Certificate and in the Plan, the right to exercise the Options
granted by this Stock Option Certificate shall expire and be null and void and
of no further force or effect to the extent not exercised by 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Time, on the 25th day of May, 2006 (the "Option Expiration Date").
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     6. Exercise Vesting Conditions. The Option is (i) [_] fully vested upon
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date of grant, or (ii) [ X ] subject to the following vesting schedule as well
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as based upon Recipient's continued performance of services in the capacity
hereinabove indicated:

                                    Cumulative Vested
                                     Percentage of
    Date                                 Shares
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May 25, 2001                            33 1/3%
May 25, 2002                            66 2/3%
May 25, 2003                             100.0%

     7. Manner of Exercise and Payment. This Option shall be exercised by
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delivery of this

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Option Certificate to the Secretary of the Company, together with:

          (a) A Consent of Spouse (as such consent is defined in the Plan) from
     the spouse of the Recipient, if any, duly signed by such spouse; and

          (b) Full payment for the Option Shares to be purchased in goods funds
     (in U.S. dollars) by cash or check or through a "same day sale" commitment
     from the Recipient and a broker-dealer that is a member of the National
     Association of Securities Dealers (an "NASD Dealer") whereby the Recipient
     irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the
     Option Shares so purchased to pay for the Option Price, and whereby the
     NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Option Shares to
     forward the Option Price directly to the Company.

     8. Forfeiture; Vesting Conditions. This Option (i) [_] will be fully vested
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upon date of grant, or (ii) [X] will be subject to Article V, Section 5.05 and
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Article X of the Plan, inasmuch as the Option will be subject to: (A) the
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vesting schedule set forth above and (B) the special rules regulating vesting
and forfeiture on Termination of Recipient.

     9. Recipient's Representations. The Recipient represents that the Recipient
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has received a Section 10(a) Prospectus, which explains the administration and
operation of the Plan, and has received a copy of the Plan.

     10. Miscellaneous.
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          (a) Preparation of Stock Option Certificate. This Stock Option
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Certificate was prepared by the Company or its legal counsel solely on behalf of
the Company. It is acknowledged by the Recipient that he or she was not
represented by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or
agents (including the Company's legal counsel) in connection with the
transaction contemplated by this Stock Option Certificate, and that the
Recipient had separate and independent advice of counsel. In light of the
foregoing it is acknowledged by the Recipient that the Company shall not be
construed to be solely responsible for the drafting hereof, and that any
ambiguity in the Plan or this Stock Option Certificate, or the interpretation
thereof or hereof, shall not be construed against the Company as the alleged
draftsman of this Stock Option Certificate.

          (b) Interpretation.
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               (i) Entire Agreement/No Collateral Representations. The Recipient
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acknowledges and agrees that this Stock Option Certificate, together with and
subject to the Plan: (1) is the final, complete and exclusive statement of the
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof; (2)
supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings of any
kind, oral or written (collectively and severally, the "prior agreements"), and
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that any such prior agreements are of no force or effect except as expressly set
forth herein; and (3) may not be varied, supplemented or contradicted by
evidence of prior agreements, or by evidence of subsequent oral agreements.

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               (ii) Amendment; Waiver. Except as expressly otherwise provided
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herein, neither this Stock Option Certificate nor any of its terms may be
amended, supplemented, discharged or terminated (other than by performance),
except as provided in the Plan or by a written instrument or instruments signed
by all of the parties to this Stock Option Certificate. No waiver of any acts or
obligations hereunder shall be effective unless such waiver shall be in a
written instrument or instruments signed by each party claimed to have given or
consented to such waiver and each party affected by such waiver.

               (iii) Severability. If any term or provision of this Stock Option
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Certificate or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to
any extent, be determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under present
or future laws effective during the term of this Stock Option Certificate, then,
and in that event: (A) the performance of the offending term or provision (but
only to the extent its application is invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall
be excused as if it had never been incorporated into this Stock Option
Certificate, and, in lieu of such excused provision, there shall be added a
provision as similar in terms and amount to such excused provision as may be
possible and be legal, valid and enforceable, and (B) the remaining part of this
Stock Option Certificate (including the application of the offending term or
provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not be affected thereby and shall
continue in full force and effect to the fullest extent provided by law.

          (c) Enforcement. This Stock Option Certificate and the rights and
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remedies of each party arising out of or relating to this Stock Option
Certificate shall be solely governed in accordance with the laws (without regard
to the conflicts of law principles thereof) of the state of Delaware.

          (d) Successors and Assigns. The Recipient may not assign his rights or
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benefits or delegate any of his duties or obligations under this Stock Option
Certificate, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the
Company, except pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Subject to the foregoing, all
of the representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and provisions of this
Stock Option Certificate shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
each party and such party's respective successors and permitted assigns,
spouses, heirs, executors, administrators, and personal and legal
representatives.

          (e) Notices. Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Stock
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Option Certificate, all notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other
communications (collectively and severally called "notices") required or
                                                   -------
permitted to be given hereunder, or which are given with respect to this Stock
Option Certificate, shall be in writing, and shall be given by: (A) personal
delivery (which form of notice shall be deemed to have been given upon
delivery), (B) by telegraph or by private airborne/overnight delivery service
(which forms of notice shall be deemed to have been given upon confirmed
delivery by the delivery agency), (C) by electronic or facsimile or telephonic
transmission, provided the receiving party has a compatible device or confirms
receipt thereof (which forms of notice shall be deemed delivered upon confirmed
transmission or confirmation of receipt), or (D) by mailing in the United States
mail by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid
(which forms of notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the fifth {5th}
business day following the date mailed).

     WHEREFORE, the parties hereto have for purposes of this Stock Option
Certificate executed this Stock Option Certificate in the City of Monrovia,
County of Los Angeles, State of California, effective as of

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the 13th day of November 2001.
                                            COMPANY:

                                            STAAR Surgical Company,
                                            a Delaware corporation

                                            By: /s/ David Bailey
                                                --------------------------------
                                                David Bailey

ATTEST:

          [SEAL]

                                            By: /s/ John Santos, Secretary
                                                --------------------------------
                                                John Santos, Secretary

                                            RECIPIENT:

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                                   Attachment
                                       to
                            Stock Option Certificate

                       NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTION
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                       NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTION
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          [To be signed by the Recipient only upon exercise of Option]

TO:       Secretary
          STAAR Surgical Company
          1911 Walker Avenue
          Monrovia, California 91016

     The undersigned, the holder of an Option under that certain Stock Option
Certificate dated effective the            day of           ,      (the "Option
                                ----------       -----------  ----       ------
Certificate"), between STAAR Surgical Company, a Delaware corporation (the
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"Company") and the undersigned (the "Recipient"), hereby irrevocably elects, in
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accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain 1998 STAAR Surgical
Company Stock Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Board of Directors on April 17,
                         ----
1998 and approved by the shareholders on May 29, 1998, under which the Option
Certificate was granted, to exercise the undersigned's Option to purchase
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                              (    )/(1)/ shares of the Company's voting common
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stock, $ .01 per share par value ("Common Stock") (collectively and severally,
                                   ------ -----
the "Option Shares"), for the aggregate purchase price of
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($       )/(2)/.
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     /(1)/ Insert number of Option Shares as specified in the Option Certificate
          which are vested Option Shares (as defined by the Plan) which the
          Recipient is exercising the Option to purchase.

     /(2)/ Number of Option Shares to be exercised as hereinabove specified
          multiplied by the Option Price per share.

                    Signature:
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                    Print Name:
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                    Address:
                             --------------------------

                    -----------------------------------
                    Date:
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                            STOCK OPTION CERTIFICATE
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     This Stock Option Certificate is entered into between STAAR Surgical
Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), whose principal executive
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office is located at 1911 Walker Avenue, Monrovia, California 91016, and RICHARD
D. SIMMONS (the "Recipient") whose address is 30 Laburnum Way, Nayland, Near
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Colchester, Essex, CO6 4LG, United Kingdom, pursuant to that certain 1998 STAAR
Surgical Company Stock Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Board of Directors on
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April 17, 1998 and approved by the shareholders on May 29, 1998.

     1. Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions included herein,
        ---------------
this Stock Option Certificate certifies that the Company has granted to the
Recipient, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, an option (the "Option") to
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purchase, in whole or in part, One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of the
Company's voting common stock, par value $.01 (the "Common Stock") (collectively
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and severally, the "Option Shares"), at the price of Four dollars and
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Eighty-three cents ($ 4.83) per Option Share (the "Option Price"). The date of
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this grant is: June 30, 2001, (the "Grant Date").
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     2. Plan; Plan Summary. The Recipient's rights to purchase the Option Shares
        ------------------
are governed by the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by this
reference.

     3. Character of Option. This Option is [_] a Non-Qualified Option or [X]
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an Incentive Option.

     4. Capacity of Recipient. This Option is granted to the Recipient in the
        ---------------------
Recipient's capacity as (i) [X] an employee, (ii) [_] a director,or (iii) [_]
                             -
a consultant.

     5. Expiration of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
        --------------------
this Stock Option Certificate and in the Plan, the right to exercise the Options
granted by this Stock Option Certificate shall expire and be null and void and
of no further force or effect to the extent not exercised by 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Time, on the 30th day of June, 2006 (the "Option Expiration Date").
                                          ------ ---------- ----

     6. Exercise Vesting Conditions. The Option is (i) [_] fully vested upon
        ---------------------------
date of grant, or (ii) [X] subject to the following vesting schedule as well as
                        -
based upon Recipient's continued performance of services in the capacity
hereinabove indicated:

                                   Cumulative Vested
                                     Percentage of
     Date                                 Shares
     ----                          ------------------
June 30, 2002                           33 1/3%
June 30, 2003                           66 2/3%
June 30, 2004                            100.0%

The above vesting schedule will be accelerated according to the Recipient's
achievement of certain goals

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and objectives to be determined at a later date. A summary of the milestones
will be attached to this agreement and will have the same force and effect as if
the milestones were stated herein.

     7. Manner of Exercise and Payment. This Option shall be exercised by
        ------------------------------
delivery of this Option Certificate to the Secretary of the Company, together
with:

          (a) A Consent of Spouse (as such consent is defined in the Plan) from
     the spouse of the Recipient, if any, duly signed by such spouse; and

          (b) Full payment for the Option Shares to be purchased in goods funds
     (in U.S. dollars) by cash or check or through a "same day sale" commitment
     from the Recipient and a broker-dealer that is a member of the National
     Association of Securities Dealers (an "NASD Dealer") whereby the Recipient
     irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the
     Option Shares so purchased to pay for the Option Price, and whereby the
     NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Option Shares to
     forward the Option Price directly to the Company.

     8. Forfeiture; Vesting Conditions.This Option (i)[_] will be fully vested
        ------------------------------
upon date of grant, or (ii) [X] will be subject to Article V, Section 5.05 and
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Article X of the Plan, inasmuch as the Option will be subject to: (A) the
---------
vesting schedule set forth above and (B) the special rules regulating vesting
and forfeiture on Termination of Recipient.

     9. Recipient's Representations. The Recipient represents that the Recipient
        ---------------------------
has received a Section 10(a) Prospectus, which explains the administration and
operation of the Plan, and has received a copy of the Plan.

     10. Miscellaneous.
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          (a) Preparation of Stock Option Certificate. This Stock Option
              ---------------------------------------
Certificate was prepared by the Company or its legal counsel solely on behalf of
the Company. It is acknowledged by the Recipient that he or she was not
represented by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or
agents (including the Company's legal counsel) in connection with the
transaction contemplated by this Stock Option Certificate, and that the
Recipient had separate and independent advice of counsel. In light of the
foregoing it is acknowledged by the Recipient that the Company shall not be
construed to be solely responsible for the drafting hereof, and that any
ambiguity in the Plan or this Stock Option Certificate, or the interpretation
thereof or hereof, shall not be construed against the Company as the alleged
draftsman of this Stock Option Certificate.

          (b) Interpretation.
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               (i) Entire Agreement/No Collateral Representations. The Recipient
                   ----------------------------------------------
acknowledges and agrees that this Stock Option Certificate, together with and
subject to the Plan: (1) is the final, complete and exclusive statement of the
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, (2)
supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings of any
kind, oral or

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written (collectively and severally, the "prior agreements"), and that any such
                                          ----- ----------
prior agreements are of no force or effect except as expressly set forth herein;
and (3) may not be varied, supplemented or contradicted by evidence of prior
agreements, or by evidence of subsequent oral agreements.

               (ii) Amendment; Waiver. Except as expressly otherwise provided
                    -----------------
herein, neither this Stock Option Certificate nor any of its terms may be
amended, supplemented, discharged or terminated (other than by performance),
except as provided in the Plan or by a written instrument or instruments signed
by all of the parties to this Stock Option Certificate. No waiver of any acts or
obligations hereunder shall be effective unless such waiver shall be in a
written instrument or instruments signed by each party claimed to have given or
consented to such waiver and each party affected by such waiver.

               (iii) Severability. If any term or provision of this Stock Option
                     ------------
Certificate or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to
any extent, be determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under present
or future laws effective during the term of this Stock Option Certificate, then,
and in that event: (A) the performance of the offending term or provision (but
only to the extent its application is invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall
be excused as if it had never been incorporated into this Stock Option
Certificate, and, in lieu of such excused provision, there shall be added a
provision as similar in terms and amount to such excused provision as may be
possible and be legal, valid and enforceable, and (B) the remaining part of this
Stock Option Certificate (including the application of the offending term or
provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not be affected thereby and shall
continue in full force and effect to the fullest extent provided by law.

          (c) Enforcement. This Stock Option Certificate and the rights and
              -----------
remedies of each party arising out of or relating to this Stock Option
Certificate shall be solely governed in accordance with the laws (without regard
to the conflicts of law principles thereof) of the state of Delaware.

          (d) Successors and Assigns. The Recipient may not assign his rights or
              ----------------------
benefits or delegate any of his duties or obligations under this Stock Option
Certificate, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the
Company, except pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Subject to the foregoing, all
of the representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and provisions of this
Stock Option Certificate shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
each party and such party's respective successors and permitted assigns,
spouses, heirs, executors, administrators, and personal and legal
representatives.

          (e) Notices. Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Stock
              -------
Option Certificate, all notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other
communications (collectively and severally called "notices") required or
                                                   -------
permitted to be given hereunder, or which are given with respect to this Stock
Option Certificate, shall be in writing, and shall be given by: (A) personal
delivery (which form of notice shall be deemed to have been given upon
delivery), (B) by telegraph or by private airborne/overnight delivery service
(which forms of notice shall be deemed to have been given upon confirmed
delivery by the delivery agency), (C) by electronic or facsimile or telephonic
transmission, provided the receiving party has a compatible device or confirms
receipt thereof (which forms of notice shall be deemed delivered upon confirmed
transmission or confirmation of receipt), or (D) by mailing in the United States
mail by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid
(which forms of notice shall be deemed to have

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been given upon the fifth {5th} business day following the date mailed).

     WHEREFORE, the parties hereto have for purposes of this Stock Option
Certificate executed this Stock Option Certificate in the City of Monrovia,
County of Los Angeles, State of California, effective as of the 13th day of
November 2001.

                                            COMPANY:

                                            STAAR Surgical Company, a Delaware
                                            corporation

                                            By: /s/ David Bailey
                                                --------------------------------
                                                David Bailey

ATTEST:

          [SEAL]

                                            By: /s/ John Santos
                                                --------------------------------
                                                John Santos,Secretary

                                            RECIPIENT:

                                            /s/ Richard D. Simmons
                                            ------------------------------------

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                                   Attachment
                                       to
                            Stock Option Certificate.

                       NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTION
                       ----------------------------------

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                       NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTION
                       ----------------------------------

          [To be signed by the Recipient only upon exercise of Option]

TO:       Secretary
          STAAR Surgical Company
          1911 Walker Avenue
          Monrovia, California 91016

     The undersigned, the holder of an Option under that certain Stock Option
Certificate dated effective the        day of               ,       (the "Option
                                ------        --------------  -----       ------
Certificate"), between STAAR Surgical Company, a Delaware corporation (the
-----------
"Company") and the undersigned (the "Recipient"), hereby irrevocably elects, in
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accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain 1998 STAAR Surgical
Company Stock Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Board of Directors on April 17,
                         ----
1998 and approved by the shareholders on May 29, 1998, under which the Option
Certificate was granted, to exercise the undersigned's Option to purchase
                      (  )/1/ shares of the Company's voting common stock, $ .01
---------------------- --
per share par value ("Common Stock") (collectively and severally, the "Option
                      ------ -----                                     ------
Shares"), for the aggregate purchase price                        of
------                                     ----------------------
($     )./(2)/
  -----

     /(1)/Insert number of Option Shares as specified in the Option Certificate
          which are vested Option Shares (as defined by the Plan) which the
          Recipient is exercising the Option to purchase.

     /(2)/ Number of Option Shares to be exercised as hereinabove specified
          multiplied by the Option Price per share.

                         Signature:
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                         Print Name:
                                    --------------------------------------------
                         Address:
                                 -----------------------------------------------

                         -------------------------------------------------------
                         Date:
                              --------------------------------------------------

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