Document:

EX-10.1

	 
	October 26, 2007

Mr. William S. Loder

C/o Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc.

222 South Riverside Plaza

Chicago, IL 60606

Dear Bill:

This letter (the “Transition Agreement”) is written to confirm our understanding regarding your
transitional employment with Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. (the “Company”) through and
including December 31, 2007 (the “Separation Date”), or such earlier date as your employment may be
terminated in accordance with this Transition Agreement (the “Termination Date”), and the terms and
conditions of your subsequent separation from the Company.

During the transitional employment period from today through the Separation Date (or if applicable
the Termination Date), you will continue to serve as the Chief Underwriting Officer of the Company,
but you will be relieved of most of your day-to-day duties and responsibilities. You agree to be
available, as may be reasonably requested by the Chief Executive Officer and/or Board of Directors
of the Company (the “Board”), to assist the Company with the smooth transition of your duties and
responsibilities to your successor (whether interim or permanent). During such transitional
period, you and the Company have agreed that, in the ordinary course of business, you will conduct
your career transition and other business activities outside of the Company’s office facilities;
provided, however, that you and the Company have further agreed that, upon reasonable advance
notice to and approval by the Chief Executive Officer or his designee, you will have regular access
to and use of the Company’s office facilities. Additionally, during such transitional period:

the Company will provide you with regular access to and use of all customary
communications facilities, including without limitation telephone, voice-mail, e-mail,
facsimile, postal mail, and receipt of messenger and express delivery service packages;

the communications facilities to be made available shall include without limitation
the ability to route incoming telephone calls to a telephone number of your selection, and
the ability to access the Company’s electronic mail and other computer network services
remotely;

the Company will instruct your assistant (or her substitute), with respect to any
communications directed to you, to inform outside parties only that you are not available
and provide a telephone number where you may be reached, and not to provide or disclose any
other information concerning your employment status;

You may continue to be a subscriber to the Company’s cellular telephone plan through
and including December 31, 2007, and subsequent to that date, you may retain the cellular
telephone device and telephone number; and

You will submit, by December 31, 2007, requests for reimbursement of business expenses
incurred prior to today (subject to the Company’s usual and customary requirements for
documentation), and the Company shall not reimburse you for expenses incurred after today
unless you are requested by the Company to undertake activities on its behalf in the course
of which such expenses are incurred, or otherwise with the Company’s prior approval.

In addition, during such period, you will continue to receive your Base Salary (in the amount in
effect as of the last regular payroll date prior to today’s date), less applicable deductions, and
you shall continue to be eligible to receive the Benefits and Bonuses for which you are currently
eligible, in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between you
and the Company, dated as of November 11, 2004, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of
September 28, 2007 (the “Employment Agreement”), as well as the terms and conditions of any such
applicable plan or policy. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any term of this Agreement,
your eligibility to receive, and the terms and conditions of, all Bonuses (whether guaranteed or
based on performance) shall be as provided for in paragraph 4.b of the Employment Agreement.
(Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment
Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to the “Company” shall include
not only Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. but also its subsidiaries and affiliates,
including, but not limited to, SUA Insurance Company, and each of their respective predecessors,
successors and assigns.)

The Company and you agree and acknowledge that the terms and conditions of this Agreement fulfill
and satisfy the requirements of paragraph 2 of the Employment Agreement with respect to the
provision by you of notice to the Company of your non-renewal of the Term of the Employment
Agreement. The Company and you further agree and acknowledge that the Term of the Employment
Agreement shall terminate as of 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2008, and that the termination of your
employment as provided for by this Agreement shall be effected solely by virtue and operation of
such non-renewal of the Term of the Agreement (unless you or the Company affirmatively terminate
your employment prior to that date, subject to the terms of this Agreement).

The Company agrees and acknowledges that it will issue a press release, on or about the date of
this Agreement, announcing your resignation from the Company effective January 1, 2008, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, subject to approval of such attached press
release by the Board. The Company’s officers shall not make any statements or communications
concerning your termination (or this Agreement or the Separation Agreement and General Release
contemplated by this Agreement) that materially diverges from the contents of Exhibit B, except as
required by law.

Provided that you do not resign from your employment without “good reason” (as defined in paragraph
6.d of the Employment Agreement) and are not terminated by the Company for “cause” (as defined in
paragraph 6.c of the Employment Agreement) prior to the Separation Date, upon the effective date of
the termination of your employment with the Company, you agree to execute the Separation Agreement
and General Release in the form substantially similar to the agreement attached as Exhibit A (the
“Separation Agreement”). The Separation Agreement, which you may not sign prior to the Separation
Date (or Termination Date, if applicable), shall provide, among other things, that: (i) the Company
will pay you a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to six (6) months of your Base Salary,
in the aggregate gross amount of One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars and
no cents ($137,850), less applicable deductions, on before the date specified in the Separation
Agreement, which shall not be prior to January 2, 2008, and (ii) provided that you elect medical
benefit continuation in accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(“COBRA”), the Company will pay the cost of such COBRA continuation coverage six (6) months
following the Separation Date (or Termination Date, if applicable), but only if you are eligible
for and elect such continuation coverage in a timely manner, and subject to the terms and
conditions of the Company’s group health insurance benefit plan and the conditions and requirements
of COBRA and any other applicable law. Provided further, that if you do not elect COBRA
continuation for any reason, or elect such COBRA continuation coverage but discontinue it at any
time, you shall not be entitled to receive any payment in lieu of any COBRA premium payment that
the Company would have paid on your behalf pursuant to this Agreement if such coverage had been
elected or had remained in effect. Provided further, that if you obtain coverage from another group
health insurance plan (whether provided by an employer (including without limitation the Company)
or otherwise), you shall not be entitled to receive under this Agreement any payments for premiums
for COBRA continuation coverage subsequent to the date on which such other coverage begins. The
Separation Agreement also shall acknowledge and confirm that the date by which you may exercise
certain Stock Options shall be November 17, 2014, in accordance with paragraph 4.c of the
Employment Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any term of this Transition
Agreement (or the Separation Agreement and General Release contemplated herein), but subject to the
terms of paragraph 4.c of the Employment Agreement and to the 2004 Stock Option Plan as Amended and
Restated as of November 11, 2004, your stock options that are scheduled to vest on November 17,
2007 shall vest on that date.

Such payments and other benefits will be provided to you in exchange for your execution of the
general release attached as Exhibit A in favor of the Company and all affiliated entities and your
agreement to abide by the terms of certain non-competition, non-solicitation and other obligations
for the terms specified therein following the Separation Date. If prior to the Separation Date you
resign without “good reason” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), or without the Company’s
prior written consent, or the Company terminates your employment for “cause” (as defined in the
Employment Agreement), you will receive only your Base Salary and Benefits through and including
the Termination Date, except as required by law. In such event, you will not be entitled to the
aforementioned severance benefits. If the Company terminates your employment prior to the
Separation Date other than for “cause,” or if you resign with “good reason” or with the Company’s
prior written consent, the Company and you agree (i) that the effective date of your termination
will be the Termination Date and you will receive your Base Salary payments and Benefits through
the end of 2007 and the other benefits (including without limitation Bonuses) provided for in that
situation, and (ii) the Company shall maintain its offer of the Separation Agreement, and you may
accept such Separation Agreement.

Upon this Transition Agreement becoming effective when you sign it and do not revoke it as provided
below, the Company will make a special payment to you in the amount of $6,250.00, less applicable
deductions, to assist you with the cost of relocating to pursue other opportunities (the
“Relocation Payment”). The Relocation Payment will be made to you within ten (10) business days of
the date this Transition Agreement becomes effective and your time to revoke it as set forth below
expires.

In consideration of the Relocation Payment and the other promises by the Company in this Agreement,
you for yourself and your heirs and assigns, hereby voluntarily, knowingly and irrevocably release
and forever discharge the Company and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, including, but not
limited to, SUA Insurance Company, and each of their respective predecessors, successors and
assigns and their respective present, former, and future officers, directors, trustees,
shareholders, principals, partners, attorneys, investors, participants, representatives, insurers,
fiduciaries, agents or employees, in both their individual and representative capacities
(collectively, the “Released Parties”), from all actions, claims, demands, causes of action,
obligations, damages, liabilities, expenses and controversies of any nature and description
whatsoever (collectively, “Claims”), whether or not now known, suspected or claimed, and whether in
law or in equity, which you had, have, or may have, against the Released Parties from the beginning
of time up to and including the date you sign this Agreement, including, without limitation, all
Claims which arise out of, relate to or are based on (i) your employment with the Company or
termination therefrom, (ii) statements, acts or omissions by the Company or Released Parties, (iii)
express or implied agreements between you and the Company and/or Released Parties, (iv) any
federal, state or local fair employment practices or civil rights laws including, but not limited
to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older
Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities
Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Texas
Human Rights Act, the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, the
Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act, the Illinois AIDS Confidentiality Act, and the City
of Chicago Human Rights Ordinance, which prohibit adverse employment action based upon
discrimination on such bases as race, color, religion, creed, national origin, family and/or
medical leave, medical condition, sex/gender, sexual orientation, sexual harassment, retaliation,
whistle blowing activities, protected activity, physical or mental handicap, disability, marital
status, or age, (v) common law, public policy, breach of contract or tort, including, without
limitation, Claims for emotional distress, libel, slander or wrongful discharge, or (vi) wages,
commissions, bonuses, accrued vacation pay, employee benefits, stock options, expenses, allowances
and any other payment or compensation of any kind whatsoever; provided, however, that the foregoing
(A) shall not prohibit you from bringing a Claim arising after the date that you sign this
Transition Agreement, (B) shall not prohibit you from bringing a Claim seeking enforcement of this
Transition Agreement, or (C) release or limit any rights that you may have (i) to indemnification
under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, charter, by-laws or standing or other
resolutions, or under any insurance policy providing directors’ and officers’ coverage, then
existing, for any lawsuit or claim relating to the period when you were a director, officer, or
employee of the Company or any affiliate, and/or (ii) for contribution, in the event a third party
brings an action or claim against the Executive which relates in any way to the Company’s conduct,
acts or omissions. Provided further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, you retain your rights to
challenge the validity of this release, to file a charge or complaint with the EEOC or the NLRB,
and to testify, assist or participate in any manner in an EEOC or NLRB investigation, hearing or
proceeding. However, if you file any such charge or claim with the EEOC or NLRB, in accordance
with your release and waiver set forth in this Agreement, you shall not have any right to recover
any damages or other relief from the Company in any action brought by the EEOC or NLRB on your
behalf for claims arising out of your employment with the Company or the termination of such
employment.

In consideration of your promises in this Agreement, the Company hereby voluntarily, knowingly and
irrevocably releases and forever discharges you, and your heirs, representatives, executors,
administrators and assigns (collectively, the “Employee Released Parties”), from all actions,
claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages, liabilities, expenses and controversies of
any nature and description whatsoever (collectively, “Company Claims”), whether or not now known,
suspected or claimed, and whether in law or in equity, which the Company had, has, or may have,
against the Employee Released Parties from the beginning of time up to and including the date the
Company signs this Agreement, including, without limitation, all Company Claims which arise out of,
relate to or are based on (i) your employment with the Company or termination therefrom,
(ii) statements, acts or omissions by you or the Employee Released Parties, (iii) express or
implied agreements between you and the Company and/or Employee Released Parties, (iv) common law,
public policy, breach of contract or tort, including, without limitation, Company Claims for
emotional distress, libel, slander or wrongful discharge, or (vi) payment of wages, commissions,
bonuses, accrued vacation pay, employee benefits, stock options, expenses, allowances and any other
payment or compensation of any kind whatsoever; provided, however, that the foregoing (A) shall not
prohibit the Company from bringing a Company Claim arising after the date that it signs this
Transition Agreement, (B) shall not prohibit the Company from bringing a Company Claim seeking
enforcement of this Transition Agreement, (C) release or limit any rights that the Company may have
regarding indemnification under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, charter, by-laws or
standing or other resolutions, or under any insurance policy providing directors’ and officers’
coverage, then existing, for any lawsuit or claim relating to the period when you were a director,
officer, or employee of the Company or any affiliate, or (D) prohibit the Company from making any
Company Claims (i) related to criminal behavior, fraud, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duty or
self-dealing and/or (ii) for contribution or indemnification, in the event a third party brings an
action or claim against the Company which relates in any way to Executive’s individual conduct,
acts or omissions.

You shall not engage in conduct, or make statements or representations, that disparage or otherwise
impair the reputation, goodwill or interests of the Company or Released Parties. You shall not
disclose the terms or existence of this Transition Agreement or the Separation Agreement, except
(i) to comply or to obtain compliance with this Transition Agreement, (ii) to your respective
legal, financial or tax advisors (all of whom must first agree to be bound by this paragraph) and
to the Internal Revenue Service or any analogous state or local taxation authority, and (iii) to
any entity if required by legal process upon not less than three (3) business days prior written
notice (or such shorter period required by any legal or quasi-legal entity or body) to the Company
and agree to cooperate reasonably with the Company and its attorneys, upon notice reasonably in
advance, if the Company elects to contest such legal process.

The Company’s officers shall not engage in conduct, or make statements or representations, that
disparage or otherwise impair your reputation, goodwill or interests. The Company shall not
disclose the terms or existence of this Transition Agreement or the Separation Agreement, except
(i) to comply or to obtain compliance with this Transition Agreement, (ii) to the Company’s
respective legal, financial or tax advisors, and senior managers of the Company who have a
legitimate business “need to know” (all of whom must first agree to be bound by this paragraph) and
to the Internal Revenue Service or any analogous state or local taxation authority, (iii) to any
entity if required by legal process upon not less than three (3) business days prior written notice
(or such shorter period required by any legal or quasi-legal entity or body) to you and the Company
agrees to cooperate reasonably with you and your attorneys, upon notice reasonably in advance, if
you elect to contest such legal process, and (iv) as required by applicable laws, rules or
regulations. Provided further, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall
respond to all reference inquiries from your prospective employers by providing solely your hire
date, the date (month and year) of your first involvement with the formation of the Company prior
to being hired, and most recent job title. If requested by any prospective employer, the Company
shall inform such prospective employer that the Company’s policy is to provide only the above
“neutral reference” information regarding former employees.

This Transition Agreement is not an admission of any liability or wrongdoing by you, the Company or
Released Parties. Further, this Transition Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the
Company and you concerning its subject matter and supersedes any such prior agreement or
understanding (except to the extent that the Employment Agreement remains in effect and is not
modified by this Agreement, and for the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not supersede the
Option Agreement – Incentive Stock Option, dated November 17, 2004, between you and the Company).
This Transition Agreement may only be modified by a writing signed by both parties. The provisions
of this Transition Agreement are severable and if any part of it is found to be unenforceable, the
other parts shall remain valid and enforceable. Except as otherwise provided herein, no waiver by
either party hereto of a breach by the other party of any condition or provision of this Transition
Agreement to be performed by the other party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar
condition or provision at the same time or at any other time.

Nothing in this Transition Agreement is intended to create a guarantee of employment through the
Separation Date, or for any other period. During the transitional employment period and through
the Separation Date (or Termination Date, if applicable), your employment with the Company remains
subject to the terms of the Employment Agreement, except as specifically modified or supplemented
herein.

This Transition Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties, their
legal representatives and successors and assigns. However, your performance hereunder is personal
to you and shall not be assignable by you. The Company may assign this Transition Agreement to any
subsidiary or affiliate or to any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or
assets of the Company, whether directly or indirectly, by purchase, merger, consolidation,
acquisition of stock, or otherwise.

This Transition Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of Illinois and all disputes arising out of or relating to this Transition Agreement or its breach
shall be resolved in the courts located within the State of Illinois, Cook County and you and the
Company hereby submit exclusively to the jurisdiction and venue of those Illinois courts. EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL
FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THIS TRANSITION AGREEMENT.

You acknowledge that:

	 	•	 	you have read this Transition Agreement in its entirety and understand all of its
terms, including that it constitutes a complete general release of all claims against
the Company and Released Parties covered by its terms, that it includes a waiver of
age discrimination claims, and that it does not include a waiver of claims arising
after the date you execute this Agreement;

	 	•	 	you have been advised, in writing, to review this Transition Agreement with an
attorney before signing it;

	 	•	 	you have had a sufficient period of time of up to 21 days within which to review
this Transition Agreement, including, without limitation, with your attorney, and that
you have, in fact, done so;

	 	•	 	the Relocation Payment and other promises by the Company set forth above are the
only consideration (the “Consideration”) for your signing this Transition Agreement
and that no promise or inducement has been offered or made to induce you to sign this
Transition Agreement, except as expressly set forth herein;

	 	•	 	the Company has informed you that the Consideration is provided at the Company’s
sole discretion and on a non-precedential basis, and that you would not have received
same if you did not sign this Transition Agreement;

	 	•	 	the Consideration is greater than what you would have been entitled to receive if
you did not sign this Agreement;

	 	•	 	you knowingly and voluntarily agree to all the terms and conditions contained in
this Transition Agreement; and

	 	•	 	this Transition Agreement shall not become effective until the 8th day
after you sign it and that you may at any time before the effective date revoke this
Transition Agreement by hand delivering or sending via overnight mail a written notice
of revocation to the Company: Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc., 222 South
Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Scott Goodreau, Esq., Senior
Vice President and General Counsel.

SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS’ ALLIANCE, INC.

By: /s/ Courtney C. Smith 

Name: Courtney C. Smith

Title: Chief Executive Officer

Voluntarily Agreed to and Accepted this

26th day of October 2007

/s/ William S. Loder

William S. Loder

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On this 26th day of October 2007, before me personally came William S. Loder, to me known and known
to me to be the individual described in, and who executed the foregoing Transition Agreement, and
duly acknowledged to me that he executed the same.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

/s/ Patricia Horn

Notary Public

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

This Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”), entered into this
     day of      2008, is made by and between Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. (the
“Company”) and William S. Loder (“Loder”)(collectively, the “Parties”).

WHEREAS, Loder was employed by the Company as the Chief Underwriting Officer, pursuant to the
terms of an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2004, as amended by
the First Amendment dated as of September 28, 2007 (the “Employment Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Loder wished to relocate to pursue other opportunities and the Company desired to
accommodate Loder’s wishes;

WHEREAS, prior to the cessation of Loder’s employment with the Company, the Parties entered
into an agreement, dated October 26, 2007 (the “Transition Agreement”), into which such written
notice by Loder was subsumed and pursuant to which the Parties agreed to enter into a separation
agreement and general release upon the termination of Loder’s employment with the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Parties, as a condition of performing their respective obligations as provided
for herein and in this Transition Agreement, have agreed to execute, deliver and comply fully with
the terms and provisions of this Separation Agreement below;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration,
the Parties agree, represent and covenant as follows:

1. Separation. Subject to the terms of this Separation Agreement and this Separation
Agreement becoming effective as set forth below, the Parties acknowledge that Loder’s employment as
an officer, director and employee of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates was
terminated, effective      (the “Separation Effective Date”).

2. Compensation and Benefits. The accrual of all compensation and benefits that Loder
received as part of his employment will cease as of the Separation Effective Date. Loder will be
paid for all accrued, unused vacation days, less required deductions, if any. Thereafter, Loder
and/or Loder’s dependents may continue group medical at his or their expense as provided by the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”). Loder will receive benefit continuation
information in a separate letter. The Parties acknowledge that, as of the Separation Effective
Date, Loder has 64,000 vested stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the
“Stock Options”). All vested Stock Options shall be exercisable through November 17, 2014, in
accordance with paragraph 4.c of the Employment Agreement and subject to the 2004 Stock Option Plan
as Amended and Restated as of November 11, 2004. As of the Separation Effective Date, Loder shall
no longer be eligible to receive additional stock options, and any then unvested stock options
shall be forfeited.

3. Consideration. Upon this Agreement becoming effective when Loder signs it (which
cannot be before the Separation Effective Date) and does not revoke it as provided in paragraph 12
below, the Company will:

(i) pay Loder a lump sum severance payment, to which he is not otherwise entitled, in
an amount equal to six (6) months’ of his current Base Salary, in the aggregate gross
amount of One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars and no cents
($137,850.00), less applicable deductions, within ten (10) business days after this
Agreement becomes effective pursuant to the final bullet point of paragraph 9 hereof (and
in no event earlier than January 2, 2008);

(ii) pay the continuation premiums of Loder’s medical benefits through COBRA for a period
of six (6) months following the Separation Effective Date, but only if Loder is eligible
for and elects such continuation coverage in a timely manner, and subject to the terms and
conditions of the Company’s group health insurance benefit plan and the conditions and
requirements of COBRA and any other applicable law. Provided further, that if Loder does
not elect COBRA continuation for any reason, or elects such COBRA continuation coverage but
discontinues it at any time, Loder shall not be entitled to receive any payment in lieu of
any COBRA premium payment that the Company would have paid on Loder’s behalf pursuant to
this Agreement if such coverage had been elected or had remained in effect. Provided
further, that if Loder obtains coverage from another group health insurance plan (whether
provided by an employer (including without limitation the Company) or otherwise), Loder
shall not be entitled to receive under this Agreement any payments for premiums for COBRA
continuation coverage subsequent to the date on which such other coverage begins; and

(iii) the Stock Options shall be exercisable through and including November 17, 2014.
(The payments and other benefits described in subparagraphs 3(i), (ii) and (iii) are
sometimes referred to herein collectively, as the “Severance Benefits.”)

4. General Releases. (A) In consideration of the Severance Benefits and other
promises by the Company in this Agreement, Loder for himself and his heirs and assigns, hereby
voluntarily, knowingly and irrevocably releases and forever discharges the Company, its parent,
subsidiaries and affiliates, including, but not limited to, SUA Insurance Company, and each of
their respective predecessors, successors and assigns and their respective present, former, and
future officers, directors, trustees, shareholders, principals, partners, attorneys, investors,
shareholders, participants, representatives, insurers, fiduciaries, agents or employees, in both
their individual and representative capacities (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from all
actions, claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages, liabilities, expenses and
controversies of any nature and description whatsoever (collectively, “Claims”), whether or not now
known, suspected or claimed, and whether in law or equity, which Loder had, has, or may have,
against the Released Parties from the beginning of time up to and including the date Loder signs
this Agreement, including, without limitation, all Claims which arise out of, relate to or are
based on (i) Loder’s employment with the Company or termination therefrom, (ii) statements, acts or
omissions by the Company or Released Parties, (iii) express or implied agreements between Loder and
the Company and/or Released Parties, (iv) any federal, state or local fair employment practices or
civil rights laws including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Family and Medical
Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Texas Human Rights Act, the Illinois Human Rights Act,
the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act,
the Illinois AIDS Confidentiality Act, and the City of Chicago Human Rights Ordinance, which
prohibit adverse employment action based upon discrimination on such bases as race, color,
religion, creed, national origin, family and/or medical leave, medical condition, sex/gender,
sexual orientation, sexual harassment, retaliation, whistle blowing activities, protected activity,
physical or mental handicap, disability, marital status, or age, (v) common law, public policy,
breach of contract, including, but not limited to, the Employment Agreement, the Transition
Agreement, the 2004 Stock Option Plan of Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. (as amended and
restated as of November 11, 2004) and the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan of Specialty Underwriters’
Alliance, Inc., or tort, including, without limitation, Claims for emotional distress, libel,
slander or wrongful discharge, or (vi) wages, commissions, bonuses, accrued vacation pay, employee
benefits, expenses, stock options, allowances and any other payment or compensation of any kind
whatsoever; provided, however, that the foregoing (A) shall not prohibit Loder from bringing a
Claim arising after the date that Loder signs this Separation Agreement, including without
limitation any claim regarding an obligation of the Company under the Employment Agreement or
Transition Agreement that becomes due after such date, and further including without limitation the
Company’s obligation to pay Loder any Bonus under the Employment Agreement, (B) shall not prohibit
Loder from bringing a Claim seeking enforcement of this Separation Agreement, or (C) release or
limit any rights that Loder may have (i) to indemnification under the Company’s certificate of
incorporation, charter, by-laws or standing or other resolutions, or under any insurance policy
providing directors’ and officers’ coverage, then existing, for any lawsuit or claim relating to
the period when Loder was a director, officer, or employee of the Company or any affiliate, and/or
(ii) for contribution, in the event a third party brings an action or claim against the Executive
which relates in any way to the Company’s conduct, acts or omissions. Provided further, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, Loder retains his rights to challenge the validity of this release,
to file a charge or complaint with the EEOC or the NLRB, and to testify, assist or participate in
any manner in an EEOC or NLRB investigation, hearing or proceeding. However, if Loder files any
such charge or claim with the EEOC or NLRB, in accordance with Loder’s release and waiver set forth
in this Agreement, Loder shall not have any right to recover any damages or other relief from the
Company in any action brought by the EEOC or NLRB on Loder’s behalf for claims arising out of
Loder’s employment with the Company or the termination of such employment.

(B) In consideration of Loder’s promises in this Agreement, the Company hereby voluntarily,
knowingly and irrevocably releases and forever discharges Loder, and his heirs, representatives,
executors, administrators and assigns (collectively, the “Employee Released Parties”), from all
actions, claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages, liabilities, expenses and
controversies of any nature and description whatsoever (collectively, “Company Claims”), whether or
not now known, suspected or claimed, and whether in law or in equity, which the Company had, has,
or may have, against the Employee Released Parties from the beginning of time up to and including
the date the Company signs this Agreement, including, without limitation, all Company Claims which
arise out of, relate to or are based on (i) Loder’s employment with the Company or termination
therefrom, (ii) statements, acts or omissions by Loder or the Employee Released Parties, (iii)
express or implied agreements between Loder and the Company and/or Employee Released Parties, (iv)
common law, public policy, breach of contract or tort, including, without limitation, Company
Claims for emotional distress, libel, slander or wrongful discharge, or (vi) payment of wages,
commissions, bonuses, accrued vacation pay, employee benefits, stock options, expenses, allowances
and any other payment or compensation of any kind whatsoever; provided, however, that the foregoing
(A) shall not prohibit the Company from bringing a Company Claim arising after the date that it
signs this Agreement, (B) shall not prohibit the Company from bringing a Company Claim seeking
enforcement of this Agreement, (C) release or limit any rights that the Company may have regarding
indemnification under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, charter, by-laws or standing or
other resolutions, or under any insurance policy providing directors’ and officers’ coverage, then
existing, for any lawsuit or claim relating to the period when Loder was a director, officer, or
employee of the Company or any affiliate, or (D) prohibit the Company from making any Company
Claims (i) related to criminal behavior, fraud, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duty or
self-dealing and/or (ii) for contribution or indemnification, in the event a third party brings an
action or claim against the Company which relates in any way to Executive’s individual conduct,
acts or omissions.

5. Non-Disparagement; Cooperation; Confidentiality; Return of Property and Documents; Work
Product; Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation. 

a. Non-Disparagement. Loder shall not engage in conduct, or make statements or
representations, that disparage or otherwise impair the reputation, goodwill or interests of the
Company or Released Parties. Loder shall not disclose the terms or existence of this Agreement,
except (i) to comply or to obtain compliance with this Agreement, (ii) to Loder’s respective legal,
financial or tax advisors (all of whom must first agree to be bound by this paragraph 5.a.) and to
the Internal Revenue Service or any analogous state or local taxation authority, and (iii) to any
entity if required by legal process upon not less than three (3) business days prior written notice
(or such shorter period required by any legal or quasi-legal entity or body) to the Company and
agrees to cooperate reasonably with the Company and its attorneys, upon notice reasonably in
advance, if the Company elects to contest such legal process.

The Company’s officers shall not engage in conduct, or make statements or representations, that
disparage or otherwise impair Loder’s reputation, goodwill or interests. The Company shall not
disclose the terms or existence of this Agreement, except (i) to comply or to obtain compliance
with this Agreement, (ii) to the Company’s respective legal, financial or tax advisors, and senior
managers of the Company who have a legitimate business “need to know” (all of whom must first agree
to be bound by this paragraph) and to the Internal Revenue Service or any analogous state or local
taxation authority, (iii) to any entity if required by legal process upon not less than three (3)
business days prior written notice (or such shorter period required by any legal or quasi-legal
entity or body) to the Company and the Company agrees to cooperate reasonably with Loder and his
attorneys, upon notice reasonably in advance, if Loder elects to contest such legal process; and
(iv) as required by applicable law, rules or regulations. Provided further, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company shall respond to all reference inquiries from Loder’s
prospective employers by providing solely Loder’s hire date, the date (month and year) of Loder’s
first involvement with the formation of the Company prior to being hired, and most recent job
title. If requested by any prospective employer, the Company shall inform such prospective
employer that the Company’s policy is to provide only the above “neutral reference” information
regarding former employees.

b. Cooperation. Loder agrees that, upon reasonable notice, without the necessity of
the Company obtaining a subpoena or court order, he will cooperate reasonably with the Company and
its legal counsel on any matters relating to the conduct of any litigation, claim, suit,
investigation or proceeding involving the Company, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, in
connection with any facts or circumstances occurring during Loder’s employment with the Company or
of which he has knowledge, in which the Company reasonably determines that Loder’s cooperation is
necessary or appropriate. Such assistance shall include, but not be limited to, furnishing
relevant information and materials to the Company and its legal counsel and providing testimony at
depositions and at trial and shall continue until such matters are resolved.

c. Confidentiality. Loder acknowledges and agrees that as a result of his employment
with the Company, he has learned certain trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information
(collectively, “Confidential Information”) which have been developed by the Company and which are
used by the Company in its business. Confidential Information shall include, without limitation:
(i) customer lists and supplier lists; (ii) the details of the Company’s relationships with its
customers, including the financial relationship with a customer, knowledge of the internal
“politics”/workings of a customer organization, a customer’s technical needs and job
specifications, knowledge of a customer’s strategic plans and the identities of contact persons
within a customer’s organization; (iii) the Company’s marketing and development plans, business
plans; and (iv) other information proprietary to the Company’s business. Loder shall not, at any
time during or after his employment, use or disclose such Confidential Information, except to
authorized representatives of the Company or the customer to whom such Confidential Information
relates. Loder shall not be required to keep confidential any information, which is or becomes
publicly available through no fault of Loder, which is disclosed to Loder by any third party not in
violation of any legal duty owed to the Company, or which the Company ceases to hold as
confidential. Further, Loder shall be free to use and employ his general skills, know-how and
expertise, and to use, disclose and employ any generalized ideas, concepts, know-how, methods,
techniques or skills, including, without limitation, those gained or learned during the course of
the performance of his duties and responsibilities as an employee of the Company, so long as he
applies such information without disclosure or use of any Confidential Information.

d. Return of Property and Documents. Loder represents and warrants that he has
applied his best efforts to deliver to the Company all (i) Company property in his possession or
control, and (ii) Company documents or materials (other than documents or materials involving
individual payroll or benefit information), whether or not such documents or materials were created
by Loder or contain Confidential Information. Loder also represents that he has delivered to the
Company (and that no one else acting on Loder’s behalf has) any original and/or copy of any of the
items described in this sub-paragraph.

e. Work Product. Loder agrees that all copyrights, patents, trade secrets or other
intellectual property rights associated with any ideas, concepts, techniques, inventions,
processes, or works of authorship developed or created by his during his employment by the Company
that (i) relate, whether directly or indirectly, to the Company’s actual or anticipated business,
research or development or (ii) are suggested by or as a result of any work performed by Loder on
the Company’s behalf, shall, to the extent possible, be considered works made for hire within the
meaning of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et. seq.) (the “Work Product”). All Work Product
shall be and remain the property of the Company. To the extent that any such Work Product may not,
under applicable law, be considered works made for hire, Loder hereby grants, transfers, assigns,
conveys and relinquishes, and agrees to grant, transfer, assign, convey and relinquish from time to
time, on an exclusive basis, all of his right, title and interest in and to the Work Product to the
Company in perpetuity or for the longest period otherwise permitted by law. Consistent with his
recognition of the Company’s absolute ownership of all Work Product, Loder agrees that he shall
(i) not use any Work Product for the benefit of any party other than the Company and (ii) perform
such acts and execute such documents and instruments as the Company may now or hereafter deem
reasonably necessary or desirable to evidence the transfer of absolute ownership of all Work
Product to the Company; provided, however, if following 10 days’ written notice
from the Company, Loder refuses, or is unable, due to disability, incapacity, or death, to execute
such documents relating to the Work Product, he hereby appoints any of the Company’s officers as
his attorney-in-fact to execute such documents on his behalf. This agency is coupled with an
interest and is irrevocable without the Company’s prior written consent.

f. Warranty. Loder represents and warrants to the Company that (i) there are no
claims that would adversely affect his ability to assign all right, title and interest in and to
the Work Product to the Company; (ii) the Work Product does not violate any patent, copyright or
other proprietary right of any third party; and (iii) Loder has the legal right to grant the
Company the assignment of his interest in the Work Product as set forth in this Separation
Agreement.

g. Non-Competition; Non Solicitation. Loder agrees that for six (6) months following
the Separation Effective Date, he shall not within the United States, directly or indirectly, (i)
solicit for any insurance-related business or transact any insurance-related business with, any
insurance partner-agent of the Company as of the Separation Date, (ii) divert from the Company the
business of any insurance-related supplier or vendor of the Company. Loder further agrees that for
twelve (12) months following the Separation Effective Date, he shall not within the United States,
directly or indirectly, (x) solicit for employment, engage and/or hire, whether directly or
indirectly, any individual who is then employed by the Company and/or its affiliates or engaged by
the Company and/or its affiliates as an independent contractor or consultant; and/or (y) encourage
or induce, whether directly or indirectly, any individual who is then employed by the Company
and/or its affiliates or engaged by the Company and/or its affiliates as an independent contractor
or consultant to end his/her business relationship with the Company and/or its affiliates.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, as and when Ms. Diane Melton may elect to leave her employment with
the Company, the Company shall not allege, claim or otherwise assert that Loder has violated the
restrictions set forth in the foregoing subparagraphs (x) or (y). The Company and Loder agree and
acknowledge that the post-employment restrictions set forth in this paragraph 5 are the only such
restrictions to which Loder shall be bound.

h. Injunctive Relief; Other Remedies for Breach. Loder acknowledges that a breach or
threatened breach of any of the terms set forth in this paragraph 5 shall result in an irreparable
and continuing harm to the Company for which there shall be no adequate remedy at law. The Company
shall be entitled to obtain injunctive and other equitable relief, in addition to any other
remedies available to the Company.

i. Essential and Independent Agreements; Representations. It is understood by the
Parties hereto that Loder’s obligations and the restrictions and remedies set forth in this
paragraph 5 are essential elements of this Separation Agreement and that but for his agreement to
comply with and/or agree to such obligations, restrictions and remedies, the Company would not have
entered into this Separation Agreement. Loder’s obligations and the restrictions and remedies set
forth in this paragraph 5 are independent agreements and the existence of any claim or claims by
him against the Company under this Separation Agreement or otherwise will not excuse his breach of
any of his obligations or affect the restrictions and remedies set forth under this paragraph 5.
Loder acknowledges that he is sophisticated in business, and that the restrictions and remedies set
forth in this paragraph 5 do not create an undue hardship on him and will not prevent him from
earning a livelihood. Loder and the Company agree that the restrictions and remedies contained in
this paragraph 5 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business
interests and that Loder and the Company intend that such restrictions and remedies shall be
enforceable to the fullest extent permissible by law. Loder agrees that given the scope of the
Company’s business and the sophistication of the information highway, any further geographic
limitation on such remedies and restrictions would deny the Company the protection to which it is
entitled hereunder. If it shall be found by a court of competent jurisdiction that any such
restriction or remedy is unenforceable but, subject to applicable law would be enforceable if some
part thereof were deleted or modified, then such restriction or remedy shall apply with such
modification as shall be necessary to make it enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under
law.

6. Breach. If Loder breaches this Separation Agreement, then the Company may seek
restitution of, and/or offset against, the Severance Benefits to the extent permitted by law. The
Parties expressly acknowledge that their respective rights, duties and obligations under this
Separation Agreement are cumulative and that the Company taking any of the actions set forth in
this paragraph 6 or in paragraph 5 shall not abrogate, diminish or otherwise impact the validity or
enforceability of the release set forth in paragraph 4 or constitute retaliation.

7. Miscellaneous. This Separation Agreement is not an admission of any liability or
wrongdoing by Loder, the Company or Released Parties. Further, the Separation Agreement sets forth
the entire agreement between the Company and Loder concerning its subject matter and supersedes any
such prior agreement or understanding, including, but not limited to the Employment Agreement and
the Transition Agreement (except to the extent that the obligations of the Company to Loder under
either such Agreement have not yet become due). This Separation Agreement may only be modified by
a writing signed by both Parties. The provisions of this Separation Agreement are severable and if
any part of it is found to be unenforceable, the other parts shall remain valid and enforceable.
Except as otherwise provided herein, no waiver by either Party hereto of a breach by the other
Party of any condition or provision of the Separation Agreement to be performed by the other Party
shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same time or at
any other time. This Separation Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Parties, their legal representatives and successors and assigns. However, Loder’s performance
hereunder is personal to Loder and shall not be assignable by Loder. The Company may assign this
Separation Agreement to any subsidiary or affiliate or to any successor to all or substantially all
of the business and/or assets of the Company, whether directly or indirectly, by purchase, merger,
consolidation, acquisition of stock, or otherwise. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined
shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement. Unless the context otherwise
requires, references herein to the “Company” shall include not only Specialty Underwriters’
Alliance, Inc. but also its subsidiaries and affiliates, including, but not limited to, SUA
Insurance Company, and each of their respective predecessors, successors and assigns.

8. Choice of Law; No Jury. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois and all disputes arising out of or relating to
this Separation Agreement or its breach shall be resolved in the courts located within the State of
Illinois, Cook County and Loder and the Company hereby submit exclusively to the jurisdiction and
venue of those Illinois courts. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND
AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT.

9. Acknowledgement:

	 	•	 	Loder has read this Separation Agreement in its entirety and understands all of
its terms, including that it constitutes a complete general release of all claims
against the Company and Released Parties, that it includes a waiver of age
discrimination claims, and that it does not include a waiver of claims arising
after the date you execute this Agreement;;

	 	•	 	Loder has been advised, in writing, to review this Separation Agreement with an
attorney before signing it;

	 	•	 	Loder has had a sufficient period of time of up to 21 days within which to
review this Separation Agreement, including, without limitation, with his
attorney, and that he has, in fact, done so;

	 	•	 	Loder may not sign this Agreement until on or after the Separation Effective
Date;

	 	•	 	the Severance Benefits set forth in paragraph 3 and other promises by the
Company herein (the “Consideration”) are the only consideration for Loder’s
signing this Separation Agreement and that no promise or inducement has been
offered or made to induce Loder to sign this Separation Agreement, except as
expressly set forth herein;

	 	•	 	the Company has informed Loder that the Consideration is provided at the
Company’s sole discretion and on a non-precedential basis, and that Loder would
not have received same if Loder did not sign this Separation Agreement;

	 	•	 	the Consideration is greater than what Loder would have been entitled to
receive if he did not sign this Agreement;

	 	•	 	the headings used in this Separation Agreement are intended only for
convenience of reference and shall not be used to amplify, limit, modify (or
otherwise be used in the interpretation of) the terms of this Separation
Agreement;

	 	•	 	Loder knowingly and voluntarily agrees to all the terms and conditions
contained in this Separation Agreement; and

	 	•	 	this Separation Agreement shall not become effective until the 8th
day after Loder signs it and that Loder may at any time before the effective date
revoke this Separation Agreement by hand delivering or sending via overnight mail
a written notice of revocation to the Company: Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance,
Inc., 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Scott
Goodreau, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel.

10. No Future Employment; No Other Obligations. By entering into this Separation
Agreement, Loder acknowledges that he (i) waives any claim to reinstatement and/or future
employment with the Company, (ii) agrees that he will not seek, apply for or accept employment
and/or future employment with the Company and (iii) is not and shall not be entitled to any
payments, benefits or other obligations from the Company and/or Released Parties whatsoever (except
as expressly set forth herein).

SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS’ ALLIANCE, INC.

By:     

Name: Courtney C. Smith

Title: Chief Executive Officer

Voluntarily Agreed to and Accepted this

     day of       2008

     

William S. Loder

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	STATE OF ILLINOIS)
	 	 
	COUNTY OF

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	 	: ss.

On this      day of      2008, before me personally came William S. Loder to me
known and known to me to be the individual described in, and who executed the foregoing Separation
Agreement and General Release, and duly acknowledged to me that he executed the same.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

     

Notary Public

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EXHIBIT B

	 	 	 
	FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

	 	

	Financial Relations Board

Leslie Loyet

(312) 640-6672

lloyet@frbir.com

	 	Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc.

Scott Goodreau

(888) 782-4672

sgoodreau@suainsurance.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007

SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS’ ALLIANCE, INC. ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF CHIEF UNDERWRITING OFFICER

CHICAGO – October 26, 2007 – Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUAI) has announced
Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. has announced that William Loder, Chief Underwriting
Officer, has resigned from the company effective January 1, 2008.

President and Chief Executive Officer Courtney Smith said, “Bill has been with us since our
inception and has made significant contributions. He was instrumental in the initial building of
our book of business and establishment of our underwriting infrastructure, and we wish him
continued success. We look forward to the ongoing development of our organization as we continue
to seek profitable premium growth.”

About Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc.

Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc., through its subsidiary SUA Insurance Company, is a
specialty property and casualty insurance company providing commercial insurance products through
exclusive wholesale Partner Agents that serve niche groups of insureds. These targeted customers
require highly specialized knowledge due to their unique risk characteristics. Examples include
tow trucks, professional employer organizations, public entities, and contractors. SUA’s
innovative approach provides products and claims handling, allowing the Partner Agent to focus on
distribution and customer relationships.

Safe Harbor Statement

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking
statements. This release or any other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the
company may include forward-looking statements that reflect the company’s current views with
respect to future events and financial performance. All statements other than statements of
historical fact included in this release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,”
“will,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” or “continue” or their
negative or variations or similar terminology. All forward-looking statements address matters that
involve risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could
cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe
that these factors include but are not limited to ineffectiveness or obsolescence of our business
strategy due to changes in current or future market conditions; increased competition on the basis
of pricing, capacity, coverage terms or other factors; greater frequency or severity of claims and
loss activity, including as a result of natural or man-made catastrophic events, than our
underwriting, reserving or investment practices anticipate based on historical experience or
industry data; the effects of acts of terrorism or war; developments in the world’s financial and
capital markets that adversely affect the performance of our investments; changes in regulations or
laws applicable to us, our subsidiaries, brokers or customers; acceptance of our products and
services, including new products and services; changes in the availability, cost or quality of
reinsurance and failure of our reinsurers to pay claims timely or at all; decreased demand for our
insurance or reinsurance products; loss of the services of any of our executive officers or other
key personnel; the effects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; changes in rating agency
policies or practices; changes in legal theories of liability under our insurance policies; changes
in accounting policies or practices; and changes in general economic conditions, including
inflation and other factors. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they
are made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

To learn more about Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc., please visit www.suainsurance.com.

5EX-10.65

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC.

AND

CANON INC.

(“Sellers”)

AND

STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

(“Buyer”)

1

October 25, 2007

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Share Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into on October 25, 2007,
by and between CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC. (“CMJ”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and
existing under the laws of Japan, and CANON INC. (“CINC”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and
existing under the laws of Japan (each, a “Seller”, and collectively, “Sellers”),
and STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware (“Buyer”). Buyer and Sellers are sometimes referred to herein individually as a
“Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

RECITALS

Whereas, CMJ owns One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy Five (1,975) shares and CINC owns One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five (1,875) shares of common stock of CANON STAAR CO., INC.
(“the Company”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and existing under the laws of Japan; and

Whereas, Buyer desires to purchase from Sellers, and each Seller desires to sell to Buyer, all
of the shares of common stock of the Company owned by the respective Sellers.

AGREEMENT

Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises herein made, and in consideration of
the representations, warranties, and covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows.

	1.	 	DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the following terms, when capitalized herein,
shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.

“Act” shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Adverse Consequences” shall mean all actions, suits, proceedings, hearings,
investigations, charges, complaints, claims, demands, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees,
rulings, damages, dues, penalties, fines, costs, reasonable amounts paid in settlement,
liabilities, obligations, taxes, liens, losses, expenses and fees, including court costs and
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses.

“Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under
common Control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) the Company shall
not be regarded as an Affiliate of (i) either of Sellers or their respective Affiliates or (ii)
Buyer and its Affiliates and (b) (i) each of Sellers and their respective Affiliates and (ii) Buyer
and its Affiliates, shall not be regarded as Affiliates of the Company.

“Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the Certificate of Designation, Seller’s Certificate
of CINC, Seller’s Certificate of CMJ, Buyer’s Certificate, Company’s Certificate, Inventory Sales
Agreement, General Releases, Current Employees Secondment Agreement, New Employees Secondment
Agreement and Termination Agreement.

“Business” means research, development, manufacture, marketing, sale or distribution
of implantable silicone and collagen copolymer intraocular lenses whether phakic or aphakic,
whether spheric or aspheric, and insertion devices for such implants and collagen glaucoma wicks.

“Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the preface above.

“Buyer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F.

“Cash Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

“Certificate of Designation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“CINC” has the meaning set forth in the preface above.

“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

“Closing Date” shall mean the second business day following the satisfaction or waiver
of the conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby (other than conditions with respect to actions the respective Parties will take at the
Closing itself) or such other date as the Buyer and the Sellers may mutually determine (the
“Closing Date”); provided, however, that the Closing Date shall be no earlier than
December 28, 2007.

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preface above.

“Company’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit G.

“Control”, by any Person with respect to any other Person shall mean the direct or
indirect control of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting stock or other ownership interest by
such Person of the other Person, or if such Person possesses the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of the other Person or the power to elect or appoint fifty
percent (50%) or more of the members of the governing body of the other Person. References to (i)
the verb form of “Control,” in any tense, means to have Control of a Person and (ii) the adjective
form of “Control” means having an ownership interest that would have the ability to Control a
Person.

“Conversion Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

“Current Employees Secondment Agreement” shall mean an agreement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit I-1.

“Earnings Suspension” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(i).

“Exchange Act” shall mean the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

“General Release” shall mean a release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K, to be
executed by all directors of the Company pursuant to Section 7.

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any national government, any regional, local or
other political subdivision thereof with jurisdiction and any Person with jurisdiction exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.

“Holder Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(h).

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).

“Internal Regulations” shall mean the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws,
Rules of Organization, Rules for Job Functions and Rules for the Use of the Application for
Approval or Impression of Seal.

“Inventory Sales Agreement” shall mean an agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit H.

“JVA” shall mean that certain Joint Venture Agreement among each of Sellers and Buyer
dated May 23, 1988.

“Laws” shall mean any applicable statutes, laws, rules, regulations, orders, ordinals,
codes and decrees of any Governmental Authority.

“Knowledge” shall mean knowledge by any director or executive officer of the Person in
question, without independent investigation.

“New Employees Secondment Agreement” shall mean an agreement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit I-2.

“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association,
trust, unincorporated organization or other entity.

“Preferred Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“Qualified Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(a).

“Registration Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(g)(i).

“Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 (g)(i).

“SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Security Interest” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien (statutory or
other), encumbrance, preference, priority, assignment, hypothecation, charge or other security
interest.

“Sellers” or “Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preface above.

“Seller’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E.

“Signing Date” shall mean the date of this Agreement.

“Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(i).

“TALA” shall mean that certain Technical Assistance and License Agreement between
Buyer and the Company dated September 6, 1988.

“Termination Agreement” shall mean an agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
J.

“Third Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).

“Transferred Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

	2.	 	PURCHASE AND SALE OF TRANSFERRED SHARES

	2.1	 	Purchase and Sale. Upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing
Date, Sellers agree to and consent to sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer
agrees to purchase from Sellers, shares of common stock of the Company owned by Sellers (the
“Transferred Shares”) for the Cash Consideration and Preferred Shares as set forth in
Section 2 of Exhibit A. Sellers agree to assume liability for and to pay all transfer taxes,
consumption taxes, stamp duties, withholding taxes or other taxes which are imposed or
assessed by a Japanese Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein, other than any taxes on the income of Buyer which are imposed or assessed by a
Japanese Governmental Authority. Buyer agrees to assume liability for and to pay all
remittance fees and all transfer taxes, consumption taxes, stamp duties, withholding taxes or
other taxes which are imposed or assessed by a Governmental Authority other than a Japanese
Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

	2.2	 	Closing. The closing of the transfer of the Transferred Shares (the
“Closing”) shall take place at the offices of legal counsel of Sellers in Tokyo,
Japan, on the Closing Date, or at such other time and place as shall be agreed to by the
Parties. All transactions at the Closing shall be deemed to take place simultaneously and no
transaction at the Closing shall be deemed to have been completed and no documents delivered
until all transactions have been completed and all documents delivered.

	2.3	 	Purchase Price and Buyer’s Deliverables. In full consideration for the sale of the
Transferred Shares by Sellers, Buyer shall at the Closing:

	 	(a)	 	pay to Sellers an aggregate amount of Four Million United States Dollars
(US$4,000,000) in cash (“Cash Consideration”) by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by each Seller, the portion of the Cash
Consideration to be paid to each Seller is indicated in Section 2 of Exhibit A.

	 	(b)	 	issue to Sellers an aggregate amount of 1.7 million shares of convertible
preferred stock of Buyer (the “Preferred Shares”) as described more fully in
the Certificate of Designation attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Certificate of
Designation”), the portion of the Preferred Shares to be issued to such Seller is
indicated in Section 2 of Exhibit A; and

	 	(c)	 	deliver to Sellers: (i) a copy of the directors resolutions of Buyer
authorizing the execution of this Agreement and the purchase of the Transferred Shares
by Buyer from Sellers in exchange for the Cash Consideration and Preferred Shares, and
approving the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the State of Delaware,
(ii) an incumbency certificate confirming the authority of the individual executing
this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, (iii) a
certified copy of the Certificate of Designation filed by Buyer with the State of
Delaware, (iv) a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of Buyer prior to
the Certificate of Designation being filed, (v) a certified copy of the current
Certificate of Incorporation of the Buyer after the Certificate of Designation is
filed, (vi) a copy of the current bylaws of Buyer, (vii) stock certificates
representing the Preferred Shares and (viii) duly executed copies of each of the
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party.

	2.4	 	Sellers’ Deliverables. In full consideration for the purchase of the Transferred
Shares by Buyer, each Seller shall, at the Closing, deliver to Buyer: (i) a summary in
abstract form of the directors resolutions of such Seller authorizing the execution of this
Agreement and the sale of the Transferred Shares owned by such Seller to Buyer, (ii) a
certificate of registered seal (inkanshoumeisho) confirming the authority of the individual
executing this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party on behalf
of such Seller, (iii) where applicable, a copy of the power of attorney confirming the
authority of the individual executing this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to
which it is a party on behalf of such Seller, (iv) stock certificates representing the
Transferred Shares and (v) duly executed copies of each of the Ancillary Agreements to which
it is a party.

	3.	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

Each Seller hereby severally but not jointly represents and warrants to Buyer that the
statements contained in this Section 3 are true, correct and complete as of the Signing Date and
will be true, correct and complete as of the Closing.

	3.1	 	Existence and Good Standing of Seller. Such Seller is a kabushiki kaisha duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Japan.

	3.2	 	Authorization of Transaction. Such Seller has full power and authority (including
full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the
Ancillary Agreements to which such Seller is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder
and thereunder. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of such
Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its terms and conditions except to
the extent limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency or other similar Laws
generally affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights.

	3.3	 	Non-contravention. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which such Seller is a party, nor the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will (i) violate or contravene any Law,
injunction, judgment, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any Governmental Authority to
which such Seller is subject, or any provision of such Seller’s internal regulations, (ii)
violate any of such Seller’s organizational documents, (iii) require any consent or approval
(including any approval of any Governmental Authority) which has not been obtained prior to
the Closing, (iv) conflict with, result in any contravention or violation or breach of,
constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to
accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract,
lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which such Seller is a party or by which
it is bound or purports to be binding on such Seller or to which any of its assets is subject,
or (v) result in the creation or imposition of any Security Interest on the Transferred Shares
owned by such Seller.

	3.4	 	Broker’s or Finder’s Fees. No agent, broker, person or firm acting on behalf of such
Seller is, or will be, entitled to any commission or broker’s or finder’s fees from any of the
Parties, or from any Affiliate of any of the Parties, in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which such
Seller is a party.

	3.5	 	No Consent. No consent of any other Person (including any creditor, shareholder or
partner of such Seller) other than the Company and no consent, authorization, approval or
other action by, and no advance notice to or prior filing with, any Governmental Authority
other than those which may have been obtained prior to the Closing Date will be required for
the transfer of the Transferred Shares from such Seller to Buyer as provided herein.

	3.6	 	No Restrictions. No action, suit, or proceeding is pending or, to the best of such
Seller’s knowledge, threatened against such Seller before any court or quasi-judicial or
administrative agency of any national, local or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator
wherein an unfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling or charge would (i) prevent
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the
Ancillary Agreements to which such Seller is a party, (ii) cause any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which such Seller is a
party to be rescinded following consummation, or (iii) affect adversely the right of Buyer to
own the Transferred Shares; and no such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling or charge
shall be in effect.

	3.7	 	Transferred Shares. As of the Closing, such Seller is the legal owner, beneficially
and of record, of the entire right, title and interest in and to the number of shares and
shareholding ratio of the Company as described in Section 1 of Exhibit A, free and clear of
any restrictions on transfer (other than any restrictions in the articles of incorporation
(teikan) of the Company or in the JVA), taxes or Security Interests of any kind. Such Seller
is not a party to any option, warrant, purchase right, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other contract or commitment that could require such Seller to sell, transfer, or
otherwise dispose of any Transferred Shares other than this Agreement. Such Seller is not a
party to any voting trust, proxy, or other agreement or understanding with respect to the
voting of any Transferred Shares, other than the JVA. As of the Closing, the Transferred
Shares shall be transferred and delivered to Buyer free and clear of any Security Interests of
any kind. The Seller has not executed and is not subject to any currently effective financing
statement or other instrument similar in effect, covering all or any part of such Seller’s
interest in the Transferred Shares.

	3.8	 	Patents. To the best of such Seller’s Knowledge, the Company owns each of the
patents listed on the list attached hereto as Exhibit C.

	3.9	 	Purchase for Investment. Such Seller is acquiring the Preferred Shares for its own
account for investment purposes and not with a view to the distribution of the Preferred
Shares. Such Seller has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Preferred Shares.
Such Seller is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of the Securities Act. Such
Seller has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the
management of Buyer concerning this investment and has sufficient knowledge and experience in
investing in companies similar to Buyer in terms of the Buyer’s stage of development so as to
be able to evaluate the risks and merits of its investment in Buyer.

	3.10	 	Shares Not Registered. Such Seller understands that the Preferred Shares have not
been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of their issuance by Buyer in a
transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and that the
Preferred Shares must continue to be held by such Seller unless a subsequent disposition
thereof is registered under the Securities Act or is exempt from such registration. Such
Seller understands that the exemptions from registration afforded by Rule 144 (the provisions
of which are known to it) promulgated under the Securities Act depend on the satisfaction of
various conditions, and that, if applicable, Rule 144 may afford the basis for sales only in
limited amounts. Such Seller acknowledges that each certificate representing any of the
Preferred Shares shall be endorsed with restrictive legends to such effect, and Buyer shall
not transfer the shares represented by any such certificate without complying with the
restrictions on transfer described in this Agreement and the legends endorsed on such
certificate.

	4.	 	ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

	4.1	 	CMJ hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that the statement contained in this Section 4.1
is true, correct and complete as of the Signing Date and will be true, correct and complete as
of the Closing.

	 	(a)	 	Inventory. CMJ owns all of the inventory of products purchased from
the Company listed on the list attached hereto as Exhibit D except for changes
occurring in the ordinary course of business since October 19, 2007.

	4.2	 	CINC hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that the statement contained in this Section 4.2
is true, correct and complete as of the Signing Date and will be true, correct and complete as
of the Closing.

	 	(a)	 	No Accounts Receivable or Accounts Payable. There are (i) no
accounts receivable owed by CINC to the Company and (ii) no accounts payable owed by
the Company to CINC other than pursuant to the Current Employees Secondment Agreement.

	5.	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Sellers that the statements contained in this Section
5 are true, correct and complete as of the Signing Date and will be true, correct and complete as
of the Closing.

	5.1	 	Existence and Good Standing of Buyer. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

	5.2	 	Authorization of Transaction. Buyer has full power and authority (including full
corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Ancillary
Agreements to which Buyer is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Buyer, enforceable
against Buyer in accordance with its terms and conditions except to the extent limited by
bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency or other similar Laws generally affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights.

	5.3	 	Non-contravention. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will (i) violate or contravene any Law,
injunction, judgment, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any Governmental Authority to
which Buyer is subject, (ii) violate any of Buyer’s organizational documents, (iii) require
any consent or approval (including any approval of any Governmental Authority) which has not
been obtained prior to the Closing Date, or (iv) conflict with, result in any contravention or
violation or breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in
any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under
any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which the Buyer
is a party or by which it is bound or purports to be binding on the Buyer or to which any of
its assets is subject.

	5.4	 	Broker’s or Finder’s Fees. No agent, broker, person or firm acting on behalf of
Buyer is, or will be, entitled to any commission or broker’s or finder’s fees from any of the
Parties, or from any Affiliate of any of the Parties, in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which
Buyer is a party.

	5.5	 	No Consent. No consent of any other Person (including any creditor, shareholder or
partner of Buyer) other than the Company and no consent, authorization, approval or other
action by, and no advance notice to or prior filing with, any Governmental Authority other
than those which may have been obtained prior to the Closing Date will be required for the
transfer of the Transferred Shares from each Seller to Buyer as provided herein.

	5.6	 	No Restrictions. No action, suit, or proceeding is pending or, to the best of
Buyer’s knowledge, threatened against Buyer before any court or quasi-judicial or
administrative agency of any federal, state, local or foreign jurisdiction or before any
arbitrator wherein an unfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling or charge would
(i) prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of
the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party, (ii) cause any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party
to be rescinded following consummation, or (iii) affect adversely its right to own the
Transferred Shares; and no such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling or charge shall be
in effect.

	5.7	 	Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. Buyer has provided to Sellers true, correct
and complete copies of its current Certificate of Incorporation and its bylaws.

	5.8	 	Issued Securities. All issued and outstanding shares of Buyer’s securities have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. All outstanding
            shares of the Buyer’s securities were issued in full compliance with all federal and state
securities laws.

	5.9	 	Reservation and Issuance. The Preferred Shares and any common shares of Buyer
issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (“Conversion Shares”) have been or
will be duly and validly reserved and, when issued in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement or upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, as applicable, will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free of any taxes or Security Interests of any
kind.

	5.10	 	Certificates. The issuance of certificates for the Preferred Shares and the
Conversion Shares shall be made without charge to Sellers for any issuance tax in respect
thereof, or other cost incurred by Buyer in connection therewith.

	5.11	 	Other Commitments to Register Securities. Other than with respect to the Buyer’s
registration statement on Form S-3 filed on May 21, 2007 and as set forth on Schedule 5.11,
which Schedule 5.11 may be updated by Buyer at any time prior to the Closing, Buyer is not,
pursuant to the terms of any other agreement currently in existence, under any obligation to
register under the Act any of its presently outstanding securities or any of its securities
which may hereafter be issued.

	5.12	 	Exempt Transaction. The issuance of the Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares
each constitutes a transaction exempt from (i) the registration requirements of Section 5 of
the Act, in reliance upon Section 4(2) thereof, and (ii) the registration or qualification
requirements of applicable state securities laws.

	6.	 	COVENANTS

	6.1	 	General.

The Parties agree that if at any time after the Signing Date but before the Closing Date any
further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, each of the
Parties will take such further action (including the execution and delivery of such further
instruments and documents) the other Party reasonably may request. If at any time after the
Closing Date any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement, each of the Parties will take such further action (including the execution and delivery
of such further instruments and documents) the other Party reasonably may request, all at the sole
cost and expense of the requesting Party (unless the requesting Party is entitled to
indemnification therefor under Section 8).

	6.2	 	Pre-closing Covenants.

	 	(a)	 	Approval of Acquisition of Transferred Shares by Buyer.

On or prior to the Closing Date, each of the Parties shall cause the directors of the Company
nominated by such Party to vote in favor of a board resolution of the Company approving the
acquisition by Buyer of the Transferred Shares .

	 	(b)	 	Change of Name.

Prior to the Closing Date, each of the Parties shall vote in favor of a shareholder resolution
of the Company to remove the word “Canon” from its name effective as of the Closing Date;

	 	(c)	 	Nomination of Directors.

Prior to the Closing Date, each of the Parties shall vote in favor of a shareholder resolution
of the Company to appoint a replacement effective as of the Closing Date for each director and
statutory auditor who is to submit a resignation pursuant to the provisions of Sections 7.1(g);

	 	(d)	 	Registration of New Company Name, Directors and Statutory Auditor.

On or prior to the Closing, each of the Parties shall cause the Company to file for
registration of the new company name and directors and statutory auditor approved by the Company
pursuant to Section 6.2(b) and Section 6.2(c) respectively;

	 	(e)	 	Information in Seller’s Possession.

On or prior to the Closing, each Seller shall return or destroy all information of the Company
and Buyer in the possession of such Seller reasonably identified and requested by Buyer; provided,
however, that Sellers shall be permitted to retain information in order to prepare their own
financial statements, tax records and submissions to tax authorities and any other necessary
reasons as indicated in Section 6.3(a).

	 	(f)	 	Information in Buyer’s Possession.

On or prior to the Closing, Buyer shall return or destroy all information of Sellers in the
possession of Buyer reasonably identified and requested by Sellers.

	 	(g)	 	Information in Company’s Possession.

On or prior to the Closing, the Parties shall instruct their respective appointees to the
board of directors of the Company to cause the Company to return or destroy all information of
Sellers in the possession of the Company reasonably identified and requested by Sellers (other than
marketing information relating to the Business and customer lists relating to the Business provided
by CMJ to the Company).

	 	(h)	 	Ancillary Agreements.

On or prior to the Closing each Party shall sign, or cause to be signed, and deliver each of
the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party.

	 	(i)	 	Documents to be Signed and Delivered by Company.

The Parties shall cause the Company to sign and deliver the Company’s Certificate, Inventory
Sales Agreement, Current Employees Secondment Agreement, New Employees Secondment Agreement and
Termination Agreement.

	 	(j)	 	Filing of Certificate of Designation.

Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall file the Certificate of Designation with the State of
Delaware.

	 	(k)	 	Due Diligence.

Buyer and its agents shall have reasonable access for purposes of conducting its due diligence
investigation up through and including the Closing Date, during business hours and upon reasonable
notice to (a) any and all of the books and records of the Company, and (b) the premises and
personnel of the Company, with due consideration for the need to continue the business and maintain
employee relations. The due diligence investigation shall include access to (a) sample form
contracts used by CMJ with its customers and sub-distributors of the Company’s products and (b) a
list of such customers and sub-distributors if requested by the Buyer.

	 	(l)	 	Consents.

Upon Buyer’s request, CMJ shall use reasonable commercial efforts to attempt to obtain the
consent of any counterparties to an assignment of any contracts executed by CMJ prior to the
Closing Date with its customers and sub-distributors for the Company’s products to the Company, or
where appropriate, the Buyer.

	 	(m)	 	Operations.

The Parties covenant and agree that until the Closing (unless Buyer shall otherwise approve in
writing or unless otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement) no orders or authorizations
shall unilaterally be given by any Party as a shareholder of the Company (or any of its appointees
who are directors or statutory auditors of the Company) to the General Manager, the Business
Headquarters Chief, or any or all of the representative directors, whether pursuant to the Internal
Regulations or otherwise, and all such orders or authorizations, as the case may be, shall be
jointly given by all of the Parties in the case of an order, or unanimously approved by the board
of directors in the case of an authorization.

	6.3	 	Post-closing Covenants.

	 	(a)	 	Access to Information.

After the Closing, to the extent necessary for Sellers to prepare their own financial
statements, tax records and submissions to tax authorities and any other necessary reasons, Sellers
will have reasonable access to the books and records of the Company relating to any period prior to
January 1, 2008.

	 	(b)	 	Branding.

After the Closing, except with respect to the CANON STAAR logo placed on products of the
Company, packaging and labeling prior to the Closing, Buyer shall cause the Company to cease using
any mark of Sellers, including without limitation, in the labeling and marking of products of the
Company and in promotional and website materials. Neither of Sellers shall assert any claims for
use of the CANON STAAR logo following the Closing with respect to products which (a) were (i)
manufactured by the joint venture prior to the Closing or (ii) work in progress as of the Closing
that already have the CANON STAAR logo affixed to the product or its packaging, (b) are sold in the
ordinary course of business and (c) are not modified by the Company after the Closing (except with
respect to work in progress described in clause (a) above which may be finalized in accordance with
standard specifications). The Company may use product literature incorporating the CANON STAAR
logo for a period up to six (6) months, provided the logo is covered with a sticker or other
obscuring device and the Company shall exert all commercially reasonable efforts to replace such
literature at the earliest practicable date.

	 	(c)	 	Non-Competition.

	 	(i)	 	For a period of three (3) years from and after the Closing
Date, neither of the Sellers will (x) directly manage, operate or engage in
the Business or (y) acquire a Controlling ownership interest in any Person
that manages, operates or engages in the Business (other than conducting
research and development activities) in Japan and has aggregate annual sales
of products connected with the Business in excess of One Million United
States Dollars (US$1,000,000).

	 	(ii)	 	Without the consent of the Buyer, which may be granted or
withheld by the Buyer in its discretion, for a period of three (3) years from
and after the Closing Date, neither of the Sellers shall (other than with
respect to employees seconded to the Company by either of the Sellers to the
extent set forth in the New Employees Secondment Agreement or the Current
Employees Secondment Agreement) directly or indirectly, personally or through
others, solicit, attempt to solicit, or take any other action which is
intended to induce any employee or independent contractors of the Company, to
terminate his or her relationship with the Company, or intentionally
interfere in any manner with the contractual or employment relationship
between the Company and any such employee or independent contractor.

	 	(d)	 	Provision of Continuing Employment.

After the Closing, Buyer shall cause the Company to continue to provide employment for those
individuals who were permanent, full-time workers of the Company as of the Closing Date under
similar working conditions to those in place immediately prior to the Closing.

	 	(e)	 	Filing of Form D Notice.

Within fifteen (15) days after the Closing, Buyer shall file a notice pursuant to Regulation D
under the Act with respect to the issuance of the Preferred Shares.

	 	(f)	 	Registration for Conversion Shares.

	 	(i)	 	Buyer shall prepare, and, as soon as possible but in no
event later than the date that is thirty (30) days after the Closing Date,
file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or if Form S-3 is
unavailable then on a Form S-1 or other form reasonably acceptable to
Sellers) (the “Registration Statement”) for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Act, covering the resale of all
of the Conversion Shares. Buyer shall use its best efforts to have the
Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as possible, but
in no event later than six (6) months after the date hereof. Buyer shall pay
all costs and expenses related to the registration of the Conversion Shares,
including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of legal
counsel to Sellers, not to exceed $5,000. Buyer shall use its best efforts
to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Act
until the earlier of (A) the date on which all of the Conversion Shares have
been sold, and (B) the date on which all of the Conversion Shares may be sold
without registration pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Exchange Act (the
“Registration Period”). Buyer shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC
such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
Registration Statement and any prospectus used in connection therewith, as
may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times
until the expiration of the Registration Period.

	 	(ii)	 	Buyer shall immediately notify the sellers and legal
counsel to the Sellers and any underwriter and (if requested by any such
Person) confirm such notice in writing, of the happening of any event which
makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or related prospectus
untrue or which requires the making of any changes in such Registration
Statement or prospectus so that they will not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading; and as promptly as
practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC and furnish a
supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter deliverable
to the purchasers of such Conversion Shares, such prospectus will not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.

	 	(iii)	 	Buyer shall, not less than three (3) business days prior
to the filing of the Registration Statement or any related prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto, (A) furnish to Sellers copies of the
Registration Statement or prospectus proposed to be filed, which documents
will be subject to the review of Sellers, (B) cause its officers and
directors, counsel and independent certified public accountants to respond to
such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective
counsel to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Act.
Furthermore, Buyer shall advise Sellers, within two (2) business days:
(x) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge of the issuance of any
stop order by the SEC delaying or suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for
that purpose, or any other order issued by any state securities commission or
other regulatory authority suspending the qualification or exemption from
qualification of any of the Conversion Shares under state securities or “blue
sky” laws; and it will promptly use its best efforts to prevent the issuance
of any stop order or other order or to obtain its withdrawal at the earliest
possible moment if such stop order or other order should be issued; and
(y) when the prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment has been filed, and, with respect to the Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective.

	 	(iv)	 	If, at any time when the Conversion Shares have not been
registered under this Agreement, Buyer proposes to register any of its common
stock under the Act, whether as a result of a primary or secondary offering
of common stock or pursuant to registration rights granted to holders of
other securities of Buyer (but excluding in all cases any registrations to be
effected on Forms S-4 or S-8 or other applicable successor Forms), Buyer
shall, each such time, give to each Seller written notice of its intent to do
so. Upon the written request of either Seller given within twenty (20) days
after the giving of any such notice by Buyer, Buyer shall use best efforts to
cause to be included in such registration the Conversion Shares of such
Seller, to the extent requested to be registered; provided that (A) the
number of Conversion Shares proposed to be sold by such Seller is equal to at
least seventy-five percent (75%) of the total number of Conversion Shares
then held by such Seller, (B) such Seller agrees to sell those of its
Conversion Shares to be included in such registration in the same manner and
on the same terms and conditions as the other shares of common stock which
Buyer proposes to register, and (C) if the registration involves an
underwritten offering and is to include shares of common stock to be sold for
the account of Buyer or any party exercising demand registration rights
pursuant to any other agreement with Buyer, the managing underwriter does not
advise Buyer that in its opinion the inclusion of the Conversion Shares
(without any reduction in the number of shares to be sold for the account of
Buyer or such party exercising demand registration rights) is likely to
affect materially and adversely the success of the offering or the price that
would be received for any shares of common stock offered, in which case the
rights of such Seller shall be as provided below. If such a registration
involves an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter shall advise
Buyer in writing that, in its opinion, the number of shares of common stock
requested by such Seller to be included in such registration is likely to
affect materially and adversely the success of the offering or the price that
would be received for any shares of common stock offered in such offering,
then, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Buyer shall be
required to include in such registration only the number of shares of common
stock which Buyer is so advised can be sold in such offering, (A) first, the
number of shares of common stock proposed to be included in such registration
for the account of Buyer and/or any stockholders of Buyer (other than
Sellers) that have exercised demand registration rights, in accordance with
the priorities, if any, then existing among Buyer and/or such stockholders of
Buyer with registration rights (other than Sellers), and (B) second, the
            shares of common stock requested to be included in such registration by all
other stockholders of Buyer who have piggyback registration rights
(including, without limitation, Sellers), pro rata among such other
stockholders (including, without limitation, Sellers) on the basis of the
number of shares of common stock that each of them requested to be included
in such registration. In connection with any offering involving an
underwriting of shares, Buyer shall not be required hereunder or otherwise to
include the Conversion Shares therein unless such Seller accepts and agrees
to the terms of the underwriting, which shall be reasonable and customary, as
agreed upon between Buyer and the underwriters selected by Buyer.

	 	(v)	 	If a registration statement covering the Conversion Shares
does not become effective within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the
date hereof and remain effective for the Registration Period, excluding any
Suspension Period or Earnings Suspension that results pursuant to Section
8.4(i), Sellers shall receive, and Buyer shall issue to Sellers, an aggregate
of thirty thousand (30,000) shares (issued proportionally among and to each
of Sellers) of Buyer’s common stock for each calendar month, or part thereof,
that any Registration Statement is not effective (the “Penalty Shares”). Any
Penalty Shares issued pursuant to this Section 6.3(f)(v) shall be entitled to
all registration rights set forth under Section 6.3(f)(i) through (iv)
hereof. In addition, the Registration Period shall be extended by any period
of time such Registration Statement is in fact not effective. The parties
agree and acknowledge that it will be difficult to ascertain the type and/or
amount of any damages that may accrue to Sellers as a result of Buyer’s
breach of Section 6.3(f), and therefore, the issuance to Sellers of the
Penalty Shares are reasonable under the circumstances and are required for
the reasonable protection of Sellers’ rights under Section 6.3(f)(i) through
(iv) of this Agreement. Buyer agrees that it will not challenge or dispute
Sellers’ remedies set forth in Section 6.3(f)(v) by asserting that such
remedies constitute a penalty or should otherwise not be enforced as written.

	 	(g)	 	Compliance with Rule 144.

If either of Sellers proposes to sell common stock issuable upon the conversion of the
Preferred Shares, in compliance with Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC, then, upon such Seller’s
written request to Buyer, Buyer shall furnish to such Seller, within five (5) days after receipt of
such request, a written statement confirming the Buyer’s compliance with the filing requirements of
the SEC as set forth in such Rule, as such Rule may be amended from time to time.

	 	(h)	 	Information Rights.

If at any time after the Closing until the time of conversion or redemption of Preferred
Shares, Buyer is not subject to reporting requirements under either Section 13(d) or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act, Buyer shall provide to Sellers annual, audited financial statements of Buyer
within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year, and interim unaudited financial
statements within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal quarter.

	7.	 	CONDITIONS TO THE CLOSING

	7.1	 	Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the
Closing of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by Buyer):

	 	(a)	 	The representations and warranties of Sellers contained in Section 3 in this
Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing as if made as of such date, and
the representations and warranties of CMJ contained in Section 4 in this Agreement
shall be true and correct as of the Closing as if made as of such date except for
changes occurring in the ordinary course of business;

	 	(b)	 	Sellers shall have performed and complied with all covenants and agreements
required to be performed or complied with by Sellers on or prior to the Closing
pursuant to this Agreement;

	 	(c)	 	Sellers shall have delivered to Buyer each of the items required by Section
2.4 of this Agreement;

	 	(d)	 	The Company shall have provided a copy of the board resolution approving the
acquisition of Transferred Shares by Buyer adopted pursuant to Section 6.2(a);

	 	(e)	 	The Company shall have delivered the documents listed in Section 6.2(i);

	 	(f)	 	BDO Sanyu, the auditors of the Company, shall have provided reviewed
financial statements, including the balance sheet, for the quarter and nine months
ending September 30, 2007;

	 	(g)	 	Isamu Kamijo, Hiroshi Shibuya and Yukiaki Hashimoto, directors of the
Company, and Yoh Shibazaki, statutory auditor of the Company shall have submitted
signed resignations effective as of the Closing Date and the directors of the Company
nominated by the Sellers shall have executed General Releases;

	 	(h)	 	An audit by Buyer shall have confirmed that as of October 19, 2007, CMJ owned
all of the inventory of products purchased from the Company listed on the list
attached hereto as Exhibit D except for changes occurring in the ordinary course of
business since that date;

	 	(i)	 	Each Seller shall have returned or destroyed all information of the Company
and Buyer in the possession of such Seller reasonably identified and requested by
Buyer (except for information retained by such Seller in order to prepare its own
financial statements, tax records and submissions to tax authorities and any other
necessary reasons as indicated in Section 6.3(a) above);

	 	(j)	 	Each of the Ancillary Agreements shall have been executed by all parties
thereto and the same shall be in full force and effect;

	 	(k)	 	As of the Signing Date and until the Closing, there shall not be discovered
in Buyer’s due diligence of the Company, any event, action or change that has had, or
would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, properties or conditions (financial or otherwise) of the Company, other
than with respect to any matter arising in connection with the Internal Regulations;

	 	(l)	 	Each of the employees of CMJ or CINC to be seconded to the Company pursuant
to the Current Employees Secondment Agreement and the New Employees Secondment
Agreement shall have consented to such secondment;

	 	(m)	 	The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare shall have provided approval to
the Company to act as a seller of products directly to end users; and

	 	(n)	 	If Buyer performs a search of the Japan Patent Office, such search has not
produced any liens, restrictions, claim of ownership rights, title, interest in, or
any other encumbrance on the Company’s title of each of the patents listed on the list
attached hereto as Exhibit C.

	7.2	 	Conditions to Obligations of Sellers. The obligation of each Seller to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the
Closing of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by such Seller):

	 	(a)	 	The representations and warranties of Buyer contained in Section 5 of this
Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing as if made as of such date;

	 	(b)	 	Buyer shall have performed and complied with all covenants and agreements
required to be performed and complied with by Buyer on or prior to the Closing
pursuant to this Agreement;

	 	(c)	 	Buyer shall have filed the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 6.2(j);

	 	(d)	 	Buyer shall have delivered to Sellers each of the items required by Section
2.3 of this Agreement;

	 	(e)	 	The Company shall have provided a copy of the board resolution approving the
acquisition of Transferred Shares by Buyer adopted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)

	 	(f)	 	The Company shall have provided a copy of the shareholder resolution
approving the change of the Company’s name adopted pursuant to Section 6.2(b);

	 	(g)	 	The Company shall have provided a copy of the shareholder resolution
approving the appointment of new directors and statutory auditor pursuant to Sections
6.2(c);

	 	(h)	 	The Company shall have delivered the documents listed in Section 6.2(i);

	 	(i)	 	Buyer and the Company shall have returned or destroyed all information of
Sellers in the possession of Buyer or the Company reasonably identified and requested
by Sellers;

	 	(j)	 	Each of the Ancillary Agreements shall have been executed by all parties
thereto and the same shall be in full force and effect;

	 	(k)	 	The directors of the Company nominated by the Buyer shall have executed
General Releases;

	 	(l)	 	Each of the employees of CMJ or CINC to be seconded to the Company pursuant
to the Current Employees Secondment Agreement and the New Employees Secondment
Agreement shall have consented to such secondment;

	 	(m)	 	The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare shall have provided approval to
the Company to act as a seller of products directly to end users; and

	 	(n)	 	If Buyer performs a search of the Japan Patent Office, such search has not
produced any liens, restrictions, claim of ownership rights, title, interest in, or
any other encumbrance on the Company’s title of each of the patents listed on the list
attached hereto as Exhibit C.

	8.	 	REMEDIES FOR BREACHES OF THIS AGREEMENT

	8.1	 	Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. All of the representations,
warranties and covenants of the Parties contained herein shall survive and continue in full
force and effect after the Signing Date and the Closing, except for the representations and
warranties of Sellers under Section 4 which shall terminate on the first anniversary of the
Closing Date and Section 3.8 which shall terminate on the second anniversary of the Closing
Date.

	8.2	 	Mutual Indemnification.

	 	(a)	 	In the event a Party breaches any of its representations, warranties or
covenants contained herein, then such Party shall indemnify the other Party from and
against any Adverse Consequences the other Party shall suffer through and after the
date of the claim for indemnification to the extent such Adverse Consequences are
proximately caused by such breach, provided, however, that, with
respect to any breach of Sellers’ representations and warranties under Section 3.8,
(i) the aggregate indemnification obligations of Sellers taken together shall not
exceed One Million United States Dollars (US$ 1,000,000) and (ii) no indemnification
claim may be made by Buyer with respect to any Adverse Consequences suffered by Buyer
by reason of any independent breach or series of independent breaches unless the
Adverse Consequences caused by such independent breach exceeds Five Thousand United
States Dollars (US$ 5,000) (a “Qualified Amount”). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, with respect to any indemnification claim made pursuant to this Section
8.2(a), neither Party shall be required to indemnify the other Party against any
Adverse Consequences unless and until the aggregate of all amounts (or in the case of
a breach of Section 3.8, all Qualified Amounts) shall exceed an amount equal to Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars (US$ 50,000), and the indemnifying Party shall then be
liable for all amounts of such indemnification claim (including all amounts up to such
$50,000).

	 	(b)	 	Buyer and each Seller acknowledge and agree that following the Closing, the
indemnification provisions of this Section 8 shall be their sole and exclusive remedy
for breaches hereof and in lieu of any breach of contract claims, except for any
equitable remedies that may be available to them under applicable law.

	8.3	 	Matters Involving Third Parties.

	 	(a)	 	If any third party shall notify any Party (the “Indemnified Party”)
with respect to any matter (a “Third Party Claim”) which may give rise to a
claim for indemnification against the other Party (the “Indemnifying Party”)
under Section 8.2, then the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying
Party thereof in writing; provided, however, that no delay on the part
of the Indemnified Party in notifying the Indemnifying Party shall relieve the
Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to the
extent) the Indemnifying Party thereby is prejudiced.

	 	(b)	 	The Indemnifying Party will have the right to defend the Indemnified Party
against the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to
the Indemnified Party so long as (i) the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified
Party in writing within fifteen (15) days after the Indemnified Party has given notice
of the Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party will defend the Indemnified Party
from and against such claim, provided, that, should it later be determined that such
matter does not give rise to a claim for indemnification against the other Party under
Section 8.2, the Indemnifying Party may thereafter tender such defense back to the
other Party and thereafter have no further obligation to provide the defense of such
claim, (ii) the Third Party Claim involves only money damages and does not include a
claim for injunctive or other equitable relief, and (iii) the Indemnifying Party
conducts the defense of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently.

	 	(c)	 	After notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of its
election to assume the defense thereof, and so long as the Indemnifying Party is
conducting the defense of the Third Party Claim in accordance with Section 8.3(b),
such Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party for any legal
expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the
defense thereof, provided however, that (i) if there exists or shall exist a
conflict or potential conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate, in the
opinion of counsel to the Indemnified Party, for the same counsel to represent both
the Indemnified Party and such Indemnifying Party or any affiliate or associate
thereof, or (ii) the Indemnified Party has reasonably concluded (based on the advice
of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to if different from or in
addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall be
entitled to retain its own counsel at the expense of such Indemnifying Party;
provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party shall be responsible for
the fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with appropriate
local counsel) for all Indemnified Parties. In no event shall any Indemnifying Party
be liable in respect of any amounts paid in settlement of any action with respect to
the Third Party Claim unless the Indemnifying Party shall have approved the terms of
such settlement; provided, that such consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in
respect of any Third Party Claim which any Indemnified Party is or could have been a
party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party,
unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party
from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

	 	(d)	 	In the event, however, any condition in Section 8.3(b) is or becomes
unsatisfied (i) the Indemnified Party may defend against, and consent to the entry of
any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to, the Third Party Claim in
any manner it reasonably may deem appropriate (and the Indemnified Party need not
consult with, or obtain any consent from, the Indemnifying Party in connection
therewith), (ii) the Indemnifying Party will reimburse the Indemnified Party promptly
and periodically for the costs of defending against the Third Party Claim (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), and (iii) the Indemnifying Party will remain
responsible for any Adverse Consequences the Indemnified Party may suffer resulting
from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the Third Party
Claim to the fullest extent provided in this Section 8.

	8.4	 	Matters Related to Conversion Shares.

	 	(a)	 	Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder Indemnitee (as
defined below) from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses
to which such Holder Indemnitee may become subject (under the Act or otherwise)
insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions or
proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon (i) any untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or prospectus,
(ii) any failure by Buyer to fulfill any undertaking included in the Registration
Statement and (iii) any violation or alleged violation of the Act, the Exchange Act,
or any other law by Buyer (including, without limitation, any state securities law, or
any rule or regulation thereunder) relating to the offer or sale of the Conversion
Shares, and Buyer will promptly reimburse such Holder Indemnitee for any reasonable
legal or other expenses incurred in investigating, defending or preparing to defend,
settling, compromising or paying any such action, proceeding or claim;
provided, however, that Buyer shall not be liable in any such case to
the extent that such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises solely out of,
or is based solely upon, an untrue statement made in such Registration Statement in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to Buyer by such
Holder Indemnitee specifically for use in preparation of the Registration Statement.

	 	(b)	 	Each Seller agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless
Buyer (and each person, if any, who controls Buyer within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Act, each officer of Buyer who signs the Registration Statement and each director,
employee and agent of Buyer) from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or expenses to which Buyer (or any such officer, director or controlling person) may
become subject (under the Act or otherwise), insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise solely
out of, or are based solely upon, any untrue statement of a material fact contained in
the Registration Statement, but only if and to the extent that such untrue statement
was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by the
Seller specifically for use in preparation of the Registration Statement
(provided, however, that such Seller shall not be liable in any such
case for any untrue statement in any Registration Statement or prospectus if such
statement has been corrected in writing by such Seller and delivered to Buyer at least
three business days prior to the pertinent sale or sales by such Seller).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate liability of each Seller pursuant to this
subsection (ii) shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Seller from the
sale of the Conversion Shares.

	 	(c)	 	If any indemnified person shall seek indemnification from any indemnifying
person with respect to a claim or the beginning of any action in respect of which
indemnity is to be sought against an indemnifying person pursuant to this Section 8.4
(a “Securities Law Claim”), then the indemnified person shall promptly notify
the indemnifying person thereof in writing; provided, however, that no
delay on the part of the indemnified person in notifying the indemnifying person shall
relieve the indemnifying person from any obligation hereunder unless (and then solely
to the extent) the indemnifying person thereby is prejudiced.

	 	(d)	 	The indemnifying person will have the right to defend the indemnified person
against the Securities Law Claim, with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory
to the indemnified person so long as (i) the indemnifying person notifies the
indemnified person in writing within fifteen (15) days after the indemnified person
has given notice of such Securities Law Claim or action that the indemnifying person
will defend the indemnified person from and against such claim, provided, that, should
it later be determined that such matter does not give rise to a claim for
indemnification against the other person under Section 8.4, the indemnifying person
may thereafter tender such defense back to the other person and thereafter have no
further obligation to provide the defense of such claim, (ii) the Securities Law Claim
involves only money damages and does not include a claim for injunctive or other
equitable relief, and (iii) the indemnifying person conducts the defense of the
Securities Law Claim actively and diligently.

	 	(e)	 	After notice from the indemnifying person to such indemnified person of its
election to assume the defense thereof, and so long as the indemnifying person is
conducting the defense of the Securities Law Claim in accordance with Section 8.4(d),
such indemnifying person shall not be liable to such indemnified person for any legal
expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified person in connection with the
defense thereof, provided however, that (i) if there exists or shall
exist a conflict or potential conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate,
in the opinion of counsel to the indemnified person, for the same counsel to represent
both the indemnified person and such indemnifying person or any affiliate or associate
thereof, or (ii) the indemnified person has reasonably concluded (based on the advice
of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to if different from or in
addition to those available to the indemnifying person, the indemnified person shall
be entitled to retain its own counsel at the expense of such indemnifying person;
provided, however, that no indemnifying person shall be responsible
for the fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with appropriate
local counsel) for all indemnified parties. In no event shall any indemnifying person
be liable in respect of any amounts paid in settlement of any action unless the
indemnifying person shall have approved the terms of such settlement;
provided, that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No
indemnifying person shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of
any Securities Law Claim which any indemnified person is or could have been a party
and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified person,
unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified person
from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

	 	(f)	 	In the event, however, any condition in Section 8.4(d) is or becomes
unsatisfied (i) the indemnified person may defend against, and consent to the entry of
any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to, the Securities Law Claim in
any manner it reasonably may deem appropriate (and the indemnified person need not
consult with, or obtain any consent from, the indemnifying person in connection
therewith), (ii) the indemnifying person will reimburse the indemnified person
promptly and periodically for the costs of defending against the Securities Law Claim
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), and (iii) the indemnifying person
will remain responsible for any Adverse Consequences the indemnified person may suffer
resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the
Securities Law Claim to the fullest extent provided in this Section 8.

	 	(g)	 	If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8.4 is unavailable to or
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof)
referred to herein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of Buyer on the one hand and Sellers on the
other in connection with the statements or omissions or other matters which resulted
in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect
thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, in the case of an untrue
statement, whether the untrue statement relates to information supplied by Buyer on
the one hand or Sellers on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement.
Buyer and Sellers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if
Sellers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of
allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to
above in this subsection (d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
referred to above in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this subsection (d), neither Seller shall be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the net proceeds received by such Seller from the sale of the Conversion
Shares. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The obligations in this subsection
of Sellers to contribute are several in proportion to the sales of Conversion Shares
to which such loss relates and not joint.

	 	(h)	 	For purposes of this Section 8.4, the term “Holder Indemnitee” shall
include each of Sellers, its officers, directors, employees, partners, agents and any
person controlling the Seller; the term “Registration Statement” shall include any
final prospectus, free writing prospectus, exhibit, supplement or amendment included
in or relating to the Registration Statement; and the term “untrue statement” shall
include (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or any omission or
alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (ii) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or any omission or alleged omission to
state in the prospectus a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.

	 	(i)	 	Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if Buyer shall
furnish to Sellers a certificate signed by the President or Chief Executive Officer of
Buyer stating that the Board has made the good faith determination either (i) any
event or circumstance has occurred or will occur, which upon the advice of counsel,
necessitates the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or related
prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference, so that in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
that in the case of the prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, or (ii) (A) that continued use by Sellers of the
Registration Statement for purposes of effecting offers or sales of Conversion Shares
pursuant thereto would require, under the Act, premature disclosure in the
Registration Statement (or the prospectus relating thereto) of material, nonpublic
information concerning Buyer, its business or prospects or any proposed material
transaction involving Buyer, (B) that such premature disclosure would be materially
adverse to Buyer, its business or prospects or any such proposed material transaction
or would make the successful consummation by Buyer of any such material transaction
significantly less likely and (C) that it is therefore essential to suspend the use by
Sellers of such Registration Statement (and the prospectus relating thereto) for
purposes of effecting offers or sales of Conversion Shares pursuant thereto, then the
right of Sellers to use the Registration Statement (and the prospectus relating
thereto) for purposes of effecting offers or sales of Conversion Shares pursuant
thereto shall be suspended for a period (the “Suspension Period”) of not more
than thirty (30) days after delivery by Buyer of the certificate referred to above in
this subsection (i); provided that Buyer shall be entitled to no more
than two (2) such Suspension Periods during the twelve (12) month period commencing on
the date hereof and during each subsequent twelve (12) month periods. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent that Buyer is not eligible to use Form S-3 and has filed
a registration statement which has been declared effective by the SEC, Buyer shall be
entitled to any number of Earnings Suspensions (as hereinafter defined) during any
twelve (12) month period provided that taken together, such Earnings Suspensions do
not result in a Suspension Period of longer than an aggregate of forty five (45) days
in any twelve (12) month period. “Earnings Suspension” shall mean, at any
time when Buyer is not eligible to use Form S-3 or similar form of Registration
Statement, a Suspension Period relating to an announcement of earnings by Buyer at any
time from the end of a fiscal period and prior to its announcement of periodic
financial results of Buyer for such period and through the date on which a
post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement has been declared effective by
the SEC in connection with the financial results for such period. During any
Suspension Period, including any Earnings Suspension, neither Seller shall offer or
sell, or attempt to offer or sell, any Conversion Shares pursuant to or in reliance
upon the Registration Statement (or the prospectus relating thereto). Buyer shall use
best efforts to terminate any Suspension Period as promptly as practicable.

	 	(j)	 	Sellers will not, prior to the effectiveness of a Registration Statement,
engage in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or could reasonably be
expected to lead to or result in a disposition of Buyer’s common stock by Sellers or
any other person or entity in violation of the Securities Act. Such prohibited
hedging or other transactions would include without limitation effecting any short
sale or having in effect any short position (whether or not such sale or position is
covered or against the box and regardless of when such position was entered into) or
any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put or call
option or other derivative security, other than as set forth herein) with respect to
the common stock of Buyer or with respect to any security (other than a broad-based
market basket or index) that includes, relates to or derives any significant part of
its value from the common stock of Buyer.

	9.	 	TERMINATION.

	 	(a)	 	Termination of Agreement. The Parties may terminate this Agreement as
provided below:

	 	(i)	 	the Buyer and the Sellers may terminate this Agreement by
mutual written consent at any time prior to the Closing;

	 	(ii)	 	the Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written
notice to the Sellers at any time prior to the Closing (A) in the event that
either Seller has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant
contained in this Agreement in any material respect, the Buyer has notified
the Sellers of the breach, and in the case of a covenant to the extent such
breach is capable of being cured and has continued without cure for a period
of 30 days after the notice of breach or (B) if the Closing shall not have
occurred on or before December 31, 2007, by reason of the failure of any
condition precedent under Section 7.1 hereof (unless the failure results
primarily from the Buyer itself breaching any representation, warranty, or
covenant contained in this Agreement); and

	 	(iii)	 	the Sellers may terminate this Agreement by giving written
notice to the Buyer at any time prior to the Closing (A) in the event the
Buyer has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in
this Agreement in any material respect, the Sellers have notified the Buyer
of the breach, and in the case of a covenant to the extent such breach is
capable of being cured and has continued without cure for a period of 30 days
after the notice of breach or (B) if the Closing shall not have occurred on
or before December 31, 2007, by reason of the failure of any condition
precedent under Section 7.2 hereof (unless the failure results primarily from
the Sellers themselves breaching any representation, warranty, or covenant
contained in this Agreement).

	 	(b)	 	Effect of Termination. If any Party terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 9(a) above, all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall
terminate without any liability of any Party to any other Party (except for (i) any
liability of any Party then in breach and (ii) the provisions of Sections 10.10 to
10.13 which shall survive termination of this Agreement).

	10.	 	MISCELLANEOUS

	10.1	 	Successors and Assigns. All of the terms of the Agreement shall be binding upon,
inure solely to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and assigns of the
Parties. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no Party shall assign any
of its respective rights or obligations under this Agreement to any other Person without the
prior written consent of the other Parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

	10.2	 	Notices. Unless otherwise agreed upon, any notice, request, claim or other
communication under this Agreement to the Parties at their respective addresses set forth
below or any other address as duly notified, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made
(a) when received if personally delivered or if sent by facsimile with confirmed answer back,
or (b) within five (5) business days of being sent by registered mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid or by priority delivery by established international courier:

If to CMJ:

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

16-6, Konan 2-chome,

Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8011, Japan

Attention: Hiroshi Shibuya, Managing Director, President of Industrial Equipment Co.

Facsimile: 81-3-3740-3389

With a copy to:

Jones Day

Shiroyama MT Bldg.

1-17, Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku,

Tokyo 105-0001

Japan

Attention: Scott Jones

Facsimile: 81-3-5401-2725

If to CINC:

Canon Inc.

30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome,

Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan

Attention: Masahiro Osawa, Managing Director, Group Executive of Finance & Accounting Headquarters

Facsimile: 81-3-5482-3960

With a copy to:

Jones Day

Shiroyama MT Bldg.

1-17, Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku,

Tokyo 105-0001

Japan

Attention: Scott Jones

Facsimile: 81-3-5401-2725

If to Buyer:

STAAR Surgical Company

1911 Walker Avenue

Monrovia, California 91016, U.S.A.

Attention: Charles Kaufman

Facsimile: 1-626-358-3049

With a copy to:

Shartsis Friese LLP

One Maritime Plaza, 18th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Attention: P. Rupert Russell, Esq.

Facsimile: 1-415-421-2922

	10.3	 	Compliance with Laws. Each Party will comply with any applicable Laws promulgated by
any Governmental Authority with respect to the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement.

	10.4	 	Complete Agreement. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including all of
the attachments hereto and thereto, constitute the entire agreement between the Parties
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and supersede all prior
agreements, arrangements and understandings related to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
Any oral representations or modifications concerning this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements shall be of no force or effect unless contained in a subsequent written
modification signed by the Party to be bound. This Agreement and any of the Ancillary
Agreements may not be amended or modified except in writing signed by authorized
representatives of each of the Parties. Each of the Ancillary Agreements is integral to the
entire agreement of the Parties and the Parties acknowledge that each of the Ancillary
Agreements is consideration for the other Ancillary Agreements.

	10.5	 	Injunctive Relief. Each Party agrees that the other Party or Parties shall be
entitled to (i) any kind of injunction to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement
and (ii) enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action
instituted in any court having jurisdiction over the Parties or the subject matter hereof, in
addition to any other remedy to which such Party may be entitled at law. The Parties agree
that, in the event of breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement, the
damage or imminent damage to the value and the goodwill of the non-breaching Party will be
irreparable and extremely difficult to estimate, making any remedy at law or in damages
inadequate.

	10.6	 	Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement
should for any reason be held by the competent authorities to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, such provision or provisions shall be reformed or renegotiated to as nearly
approximate the original reasonable intent of the Parties as possible with regard to this
Agreement and all the Ancillary Agreements.

	10.7	 	Waivers. The failure of a Party to insist upon strict performance of any provision
of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of, or prevent assertion of, the right to
require such performance in the future or performance of a later breach of this Agreement.

	10.8	 	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will be one
and the same instrument.

	10.9	 	Headings. The use of headings in this Agreement is for convenience of reference only
and will not be construed to limit, broaden or affect the meanings of the provisions contained
in each section.

	10.10	 	Arbitration. Each Party shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to solve,
through mutual consultation, without recourse to arbitration, any disputes or differences
which might arise in connection with this Agreement. However, all disputes, controversies or
differences which may arise between the parties hereto, out of or in relation to or in
connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration in Tokyo, Japan in
accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the Japan Commercial Arbitration
Association. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties are permitted to seek injunctive
relief from a court having jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.5, including
without limitation, to enforce any interim award or award of injunctive relief by any
arbitrator. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The arbitral award shall be
final, binding and conclusive on the Parties, with no further rights of appeal. Judgment upon
the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction or application may be made
to such court for a judicial acceptance of the award and an order of enforcement, as the case
may be.

	10.11	 	Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of Japan other than the conflicts of laws rules thereof.

	10.12	 	Language of Agreement. This Agreement is executed in the English language, and the
English version of this Agreement shall control any translation of this Agreement into any
other language.

	10.13	 	Attorneys Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the
Parties shall pay their own expenses, including attorney’s fees, incident to the preparation
and performance of this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated herein are
consummated.

	10.14	 	Language of Communications. All correspondence, documents and communications
between Sellers and Buyer, and all information provided by either Party to the other, shall,
unless agreed otherwise, at all times be in the English language, and all notices,
notifications, reports and documents under this Agreement shall be in written form.

[Signature Page Follows]

A.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of
the day and year first written above.

CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC.

	 	 	 
	By:

Name:

Title:

	 	/s/ Hiroshi Shibuya

Hiroshi Shibuya

Managing Director

President of Industrial Equipment Co.

	 	 	CANON INC.

	 	 	 
	By :

Name:

Title:

	 	/s/Masahiro Osawa

Masahiro Osawa

Managing Director

Group Executive of Finance &

Accounting Headquarters

	 	 	STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

	 	 	 
	By:

Name:

Title:

	 	/s/David Bailey

David Bailey

President and Chief Executive Officer

[Signature page to Share Purchase Agreement]

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Exhibit A

1. Ownership in the Company by CMJ and CINC

	 	 	 
	CMJ

CINC

Total

	 	Number of SharesShareholding Ratio

1,975 shares25.65%

1,875 shares24.35%

3,850 shares50%
	2.

	 	Consideration for Transferred Shares
	
 
	 	 

(a) Sale to Buyer by CMJ of 1,975 Transferred Shares in consideration for US$2,051,948 in cash and
872,078 Preferred Shares.

(b) Sale to Buyer by CINC of 1,875 Transferred Shares in consideration for US$1,948,052 in cash and
827,922 Preferred Shares.

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Exhibit B

[Certificate of Designation]

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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

OF THE

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

OF

STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

Pursuant to Section 151

of the

General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

Pursuant to Section 103 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), STAAR Surgical
Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
“Corporation”), does hereby certify the following:

1. Article Fourth of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation authorizes the
issuance of up to ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, $.01 par value (the
“Preferred Stock”), and expressly vests in the Board of Directors of the Corporation the authority
to issue the shares of Preferred Stock, to act from time to time by resolution to establish one or
more series of Preferred Stock, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the
shares of each such series and their qualifications, limitations, or restrictions.

2. Pursuant to the authority described in the preceding paragraph, the Board of Directors, at
a duly called meeting held on October 22, 2007, at which a quorum was present and acted throughout,
adopted the following resolutions establishing a series of Preferred Stock:

RESOLVED, that a series of the class of authorized Preferred Stock of the Corporation be and
hereby is created, and that the designation and amount thereof and the voting powers, preferences
and relative participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of such series, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are as follows:

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

1. Designation and Amount. The shares of the series created by these resolutions shall be
designated “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the number
of shares constituting such series shall be one million seven hundred thousand (1,700,000).

2. Dividends and Distributions. The Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to
participate pari passu in any dividend or distribution paid with respect to the Common Stock, if as
and when declared by the Board of Directors, based on the number of shares of Common Stock into
which a share of Preferred Stock is convertible hereunder as of the record date for such dividend
or distribution.

3. Liquidation Preference. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or the acquisition of the Corporation by another
entity by means of any reorganization, merger or consolidation, or any transaction in which the
Corporation’s stockholders of record as constituted immediately prior to such transaction (by
virtue of securities issued in such transaction) fail to hold, directly or indirectly, more than
50% of the voting power of the resulting or surviving corporation following such transaction (but
excluding, however, any reorganization, merger or consolidation effected exclusively for the
purpose of changing the domicile of the Corporation) (an “Acquisition Transaction”), or a sale,
lease, license or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation
(collectively, a “Liquidation”), the holders of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to
its stockholders, whether from capital, surplus funds or earnings, prior and in preference to any
distribution of any of the assets of the Corporation to the holders of the Common Stock, and any
other series of Preferred Stock (except with respect to a reorganization, merger, consolidation or
an Acquisition Transaction, such Preferred Stock that has been designated for issuance upon
exercise of rights issued to the Corporation’s stockholders pursuant to a stockholder rights plan
(“Stockholder Rights Plan”)), an amount per share equal to the Redemption Price for such share, as
defined in Section 6(a) below. After the full liquidation preference of the holders of the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock has been satisfied as set forth in this
Section 3, the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no right to participate in the
distribution of the remaining assets of the Corporation. Until the effective date of the
Liquidation, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock may elect to convert such holder’s Shares to
Common Stock and participate in the proceeds of the Liquidation to be paid to holders of Common
Stock in lieu of any liquidation preference.

4. Conversion Rights. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible at no cost to the
holder into shares of Common Stock as set forth in this Section 4. The shares of Common
Stock issuable on such conversion (the “Conversion Shares”) shall be equal to the number of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock converted times the Conversion Ratio as defined in Section 4(d)
below; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 6(h) below, following
due notice by the Corporation of a Change of Control as provided in Section 5(b) the conversion
right set forth in this Section 4(a) shall expire two (2) days prior to the effective date of the
Change of Control set forth in the notice.

(a) Conversion at Option of Holder. Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the
right, at the option of the holder at any time after the date on which shares of Series A Preferred
Stock first are issued (the “Issue Date”), to convert each of the holder’s shares of Series A
Preferred Stock into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in a number equal to the
Conversion Ratio (as defined in Section 4(d) below) as of the effective date of the
conversion.

(b) Mechanics of Conversion at Option of Holder. Before any holder of Series A Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to receive the Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to Section 4(a),
the holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office
of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, and shall give
written notice to the Corporation at its principal corporate office of the election to convert the
shares of Preferred Stock. The notice shall state the name or names in which the certificate or
certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued, and the address or addresses to which the
certificates are to be delivered. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable, but in any event
in no less than seven (7) business days thereafter, issue the Conversion Shares issuable with
respect to the surrendered shares, and deliver the certificates evidencing the Conversion Shares to
the address or addresses set forth in the notice. The cancellation of the surrendered shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and the issuance of the Conversion Shares of Common Stock shall be deemed
to have occurred immediately prior to the close of business on the date the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock to be converted are surrendered to the Corporation or the transfer agent, and the
person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion
shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock as
of such date.

(c) Automatic Conversion. At 12:01 a.m. on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the
Issue Date (the “Preferred Termination Date”), each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall
automatically be converted into the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock
equal to the Conversion Ratio as of the Preferred Termination Date. The record holder of each
share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder of the
related Conversion Shares as of the Preferred Termination Date. From and after the Preferred
Termination Date, any unredeemed and otherwise validly outstanding certificate for the Series A
Preferred Stock shall be deemed cancelled and to be evidence only of the Conversion Shares issuable
with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock enumerated on such certificate. After the
Preferred Termination Date, upon surrender to the Corporation by the holder of a certificate of
Series A Preferred Stock the holder will be entitled to receive certificates evidencing the
Conversion Shares.

(d) Conversion Ratio. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable on the conversion of one
share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Conversion Ratio”) shall be equal to the Redemption Price
divided by $4.00, subject to adjustments from time to time as follows:

(i) Splits, Reverse Splits, Combinations, Stock Dividends and the Like. If,
after the Issue Date, the Corporation fixes a record date for a split, reverse
split, subdivision or combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or
the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or
other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock or other
securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive
directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock (hereinafter referred to
as “Common Stock Equivalents”) without payment of any consideration by such holder
for the additional shares of Common Stock or the Common Stock Equivalents
(including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or
exercise thereof), then, as of such record date (or the date of such dividend
distribution, split or subdivision if no record date is fixed), the Conversion
Ratio shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Ratio in effect prior to
such event by a fraction, the denominator of which is the total number of shares
of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents issued and outstanding immediately
prior to such event, and the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock and Common Stock Equivalents to be outstanding immediately after such event.

(ii) Recapitalization, Reclassification or Reorganization. If the
Corporation shall undergo any capital reorganization or any reclassification of
the stock of the Corporation (other than as a result of a stock dividend or
subdivision, split-up or combination of shares) or a reorganization, merger or
consolidation that does not constitute or result in a Change of Control (as
defined in Section 5(a)), then the Conversion Ratio shall be adjusted so
that after such transaction a holder of Series A Preferred Stock will receive on
conversion of such holder’s shares the same number and kind of securities that
such holder would receive in consideration of the Conversion Shares had such
holder converted the Preferred Stock immediately prior to such event.

(e) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of any share or
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall
be rounded to the nearest whole share. Whether or not fractional shares are issuable upon such
conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock the holder is at the time converting into Common Stock and the total number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such aggregate conversion. If, after the aforementioned determination,
the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the
Corporation, shall, in lieu of issuing any fractional share, pay the holder otherwise entitled to
such fraction a sum in cash equal to the fair market value of such fraction on the date of
conversion.

(f) Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve
and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the
purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, such number of
its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be deemed sufficient to effect the conversion
of all outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of
all then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take such
corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purpose,
including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder
approval of any necessary amendment to this Certificate.

(g) Issue Taxes. The Corporation shall pay any and all issue and other taxes and costs that
may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Common
Stock issued on conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant hereto.

(h) No Impairment. The Corporation will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation
or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or
sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance of
performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation, but will
at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this
Section 4 and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order
to protect the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock against impairment.

(i) Certificates of Adjustment. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the
Conversion Ratio pursuant to this Section 4, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly
compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and furnish
to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock a certificate executed by the Corporation’s President or
Chief Financial Officer setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the
facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written
request at any time of a holder of Series A Preferred Stock, furnish or cause to be furnished to
such holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustments and readjustments, (ii) the
Conversion Ratio at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the
amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversation of the
Series A Preferred Stock.

(j) Notices. In the event that the Corporation shall determine to effect or undergo any of
the events described in Section 4(d), then, in connection with each such event, the
Corporation shall send to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock (i) at least twenty (20) days’
prior written notice of the date on which, if applicable, a record shall be taken for any related
dividend, distribution or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of
Common Stock shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote, if any, with respect to
such matter and (ii) at least twenty (20) days’ prior written notice of the date when the matter in
question shall be consummated (and, if applicable, specifying the date on which the holders of
Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property
deliverable upon the occurrence of such event). Each such written notice (or a subsequent notice
given at least ten (10) days prior to any events described in Section 4(d)) shall set
forth, in reasonable detail, (i) the event requiring the notice and (ii) if an adjustment is
required to be made, (A) the amount of such adjustment, (B) the method by which such adjustment was
calculated and (C) the adjusted Conversion Ratio (if the Conversion Ratio has been adjusted).
Failure to timely provide such notice shall entitle the holders of Series A Preferred Stock to
retain the benefit of the applicable notice period notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in any insufficient notice received by such holder. The notice period shall begin on the
date such holder actually receives a written notice containing all the information required to be
provided in this Section 4(j), such receipt evidenced by (i) a receipt from an established
international courier of delivery confirming verification of receipt, (ii) a return receipt of a
registered or certified mail delivery or (iii) a confirmation of transmission of a facsimile or
confirmation of delivery of electronic mail.

5. Change of Control.

(a) Definition Change of Control. “Change of Control” shall mean the acquisition by any
individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning
of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the combined voting power of
the then outstanding Common Stock and any other securities of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (the “Voting Securities”), but excluding, for this purpose,
any such acquisition by (i) a parent or subsidiary of the Corporation, (ii) any corporation with
respect to which, following such acquisition, a majority of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by individuals and entities who were the
beneficial owners of the Voting Securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such acquisition
in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of
the Voting Securities.

(b) Notice of Change in Control. The Corporation shall give each holder of record of Series A
Preferred Stock written notice of an impending Change of Control not later than twenty (20) days
prior to the earlier of (i) any record date relating to such Change of Control, (ii) any
stockholders’ meeting called to approve such transaction, or (iii) the closing of such transaction,
and shall also notify such holders in writing of the final approval of such transaction, the
intended effective date, and that, subject to the provisions of Section 6(h) below, the
holders’ option to convert the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall expire at the close of
business on the second (2nd) business day prior to the effective date of the transaction. Such
notice shall describe the material terms and conditions of the impending transaction, and the
Corporation shall thereafter give such holders prompt notice of any material changes. The
transaction shall in no event take place sooner than twenty (20) days after the Corporation has
given the first notice provided for herein or sooner than ten (10) days after the Corporation has
given notice of any material changes provided for herein; provided, however, that such periods may
be shortened upon the written consent of the holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock.

6. Redemption and Voting Rights.

(a) Definition of Redemption Price. The Redemption Price as of any date shall be the sum of
(i) US$4.00 per share plus (ii) an amount equal to the sum of all accrued or declared but unpaid
dividends, if any, on such share.

(b) Redemption Pursuant to Call Right of the Corporation. At any time on or after the first
anniversary of the Issue Date, and as permitted under Section 160 of the DGCL, the Corporation may
redeem all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the Redemption Price by
delivering a notice of redemption (a “Call Notice”) to the holders, which Call Notice shall specify
a Redemption Date not less than thirty (30) or more than ninety (90) days from the date of such
notice; provided, however, that each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will continue to
have the right to convert such shares until the close of business on the fifth (5th) business day
prior to the Redemption Date.

(c) Redemption at Option of Holders. At any time on or after the third anniversary of the
Issue Date, upon the written request of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred Stock (which request shall be accompanied by the certificate(s), duly endorsed,
evidencing such holders’ shares and specify a Redemption Date not less than thirty (30) or more
than ninety (90) days from the date of such request), the Corporation shall redeem all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock on the specified Redemption Date at the
Redemption Price. Upon delivery of such request all conversion rights of the Series A Preferred
Stock shall terminate. If less than all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are included in
the request, the Corporation shall provide notice to the remaining holders that the Series A
Preferred Stock has been redeemed, together with instructions for tendering the certificates for
such stock.

(d) Redemption upon Liquidation or Change of Control. On or prior to the effective date of
any Change in Control or Liquidation of the Corporation, any holder of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock may elect to have redeemed at the Redemption Price such shares of Series A Preferred Stock
that are issued and outstanding on such date; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of
Section 6(h) below, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will continue to
have the right to convert such shares until the close of business on the second (2nd) business day
prior to the effective date of the transaction, at which time such right expires, and provided
further, that if the Corporation has not timely provided to any record holder the notice specified
in Section 4(j) or Section 5(b), then until the fifteenth (15th) day after the
Corporation has delivered such notice such holder shall have the right (the “Notice Failure Right”)
to elect to be deemed to have redeemed or converted such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred
Stock immediately before the effective date of the Liquidation or Change of Control. The
Redemption Date for any redemption under this Section 6(d) shall be the effective date of
the Liquidation or Change of Control.

(e) Effect of Redemption. If, with respect to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be
redeemed, the Redemption Price has been timely paid, from and after the applicable Redemption Date
all rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock (except the right to receive the
Redemption Price and any Notice Failure Right) shall cease with respect to such shares, and such
shares shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be
outstanding for any purpose whatsoever.

(f) Mechanics of Redemption. From and after any Redemption Date each holder of Series A
Preferred Stock tendering shares for redemption shall surrender to the Corporation at its principal
corporate office the certificate or certificates representing such shares (if not already
surrendered pursuant to Section 6(c)), duly endorsed, and thereupon the Redemption Price of
such shares shall be paid by the Corporation after receipt of the shares to the person whose name
appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof and each surrendered certificate
shall be cancelled.

(g) Payment of Redemption Price. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
receive the Redemption Price on or before the later of the applicable Redemption Date and the date
five (5) days after the receipt by the Corporation of the certificate for the redeemed shares,
provided, however, that in no case shall the Corporation be required to pay a Redemption Price
which in the aggregate would be in violation of Section 160 of the DGCL. In such event, following
a redemption under Section 6(c) or 6(d) those funds of the Corporation that are available
hereunder for redemption shall be used to redeem the maximum number possible of such shares ratably
among the holders of such shares to be redeemed. The tendered shares of Series A Preferred Stock
for which the applicable Redemption Price is not received on or before the applicable Redemption
Date shall be considered not to have been redeemed and shall remain outstanding and entitled to all
the rights and preferences provided herein and shall be redeemed by the Corporation as soon as
permitted pursuant to this Section 6(g).

(h) Deemed Redemption or Conversion. If any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock does
not elect to have such shares redeemed pursuant to Section 6(d) or elect to convert such shares
pursuant to Section 4, prior to the close of business on the second (2nd) business day prior to the
effective date of any Change in Control or Liquidation of the Corporation (the “Calculation Date”),
then upon the effective date of the Change in Control or Liquidation but immediately prior thereto,
the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically be deemed to have
been converted or redeemed dependent on which action results in the higher ultimate proceeds
payable to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Higher Value”). For purposes of
determining the Higher Value the following shall apply:

(i) if the proceeds are paid solely in cash, the Higher Value shall be the
higher of (x) the aggregate Redemption Price for all shares of Series A Preferred
Stock or (y) the amount that is the higher of (A) the aggregate amount which would
be paid for all Conversion Shares in such transaction or (B) the aggregate value
of the Conversion Shares based upon the closing price of the Conversion Shares on
the Calculation Date as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market (including, without
limitation, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the
NASDAQ Capital Market, as applicable) or, if not listed on such exchange, on any
other national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation are listed or, if not listed on any such other national securities
exchange, the NASD OTC Bulletin Board or any other quotation facility on which the
            shares of Common Stock of the Corporation are quoted; provided, however, that if
there is no regular trading market for such shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation, the market value per share shall be determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors;

(ii) if the proceeds paid include securities of another entity, the Higher
Value shall be the higher of (x) the aggregate Redemption Price for all shares of
Series A Preferred Stock or (y) the amount that is the higher of (A) the aggregate
valuation of such consideration for all Conversion Shares, as determined in good
faith by the Corporation’s Board of Directors (without regard to any tax benefits
or other special arrangements attributable to the holders of the Conversion Shares
as a result of such Change in Control or Liquidation) or (B) the aggregate value
of the Conversion Shares based upon the closing price of the Conversion Shares on
the Calculation Date as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market (including, without
limitation, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the
NASDAQ Capital Market, as applicable) or, if not listed on such exchange, on any
other national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation are listed or, if not listed on any such other national securities
exchange, the NASD OTC Bulletin Board or any other quotation facility on which the
            shares of Common Stock of the Corporation are quoted; provided, however, that if
there is no regular trading market for such shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation, the market value per share shall be determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors; and

(iii) if the proceeds consist of property other than cash or securities, the
Higher Value shall be the higher of (x) the aggregate Redemption Price for all
            shares of Series A Preferred Stock or (y) the amount that is the higher of (A) the
aggregate valuation of such property (as determined in good faith by the
Corporation’s Board of Directors) for all Conversion Shares or (B) the aggregate
value of the Conversion Shares based upon the closing price of the Conversion
Shares on the Calculation Date as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market (including,
without limitation, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or
the NASDAQ Capital Market, as applicable) or, if not listed on such exchange, on
any other national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation are listed or, if not listed on any such other national securities
exchange, the NASD OTC Bulletin Board or any other quotation facility on which the
            shares of Common Stock of the Corporation are quoted; provided, however, that if
there is no regular trading market for such shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation, the market value per share shall be determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors.

(i) Voting Rights. The Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights except as stated
in this Section 6, as required under the DGCL or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Except for the issuance of Preferred Stock in connection with any Stockholder Rights Plan, so long
as any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not,
without the vote or written consent of the holders of at least two thirds of the then outstanding
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, authorize or issue, or obligate itself to issue, any other
equity security (including any security convertible into or exercisable for any equity security)
senior to or pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights, conversion rights,
redemption rights or liquidation preferences.

7. Transfer of Shares by Initial Holders. The Series A Preferred Stock may be transferred
only to (i) a third party so long as all shares of Series A Preferred Stock are transferred to a
single entity and such entity is not involved in the research, development, manufacture, marketing,
sale or distribution of implantable intraocular lenses, and related devices or glaucoma wicks, or
(ii) affiliates of Canon Inc. or Canon Marketing Japan Inc. Upon any transfer or purported
transfer of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to any other party, such shares will automatically
be converted into Common Stock on the date of such transfer or purported transfer at the Conversion
Ratio in effect on such date, and the certificate(s) therefor shall be deemed cancelled and to be
evidence only of the Conversion Shares issuable with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock enumerated on such certificate. The certificates for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
shall bear a legend, in addition to any other legends required by law, regulation or contract, as
follows:

“The transfer of Series A Preferred Stock is restricted by the Certificate of
Designation, a copy of which may be obtained from the Secretary of the Corporation.
Any transfer or attempted transfer not permitted under the Certificate of
Designation shall result in the immediate conversion of the shares evidenced by this
certificate into shares of Common Stock in the amount specified in the Certificate
of Designation and the immediate termination of all rights, preferences and
privileges of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock.”

8. Notices. Any notice required by the provisions of this Certificate of Designation shall be
in writing, shall be deemed effectively given when addressed to each holder of record at the
address of such holder appearing on the stock register of the Series A Preferred Stock, and shall
be deemed given: (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent by
confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, or if not, then on the
next business day, (iii) five (5) days after having been sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, air mail postage prepaid, or (iv) three (3) days after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt.
The holder or holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock may, at
any time upon written notice to the Corporation, waive the time, but not below five (5) days, for
notice pursuant to any notice provisions specified herein for the benefit of such holders, and any
such waiver shall be binding upon all holders of such securities.

9. Transfer or Assignment. The rights of the Corporation hereunder (but not its obligations)
may be transferred or assigned. Except as expressly set forth in Section 8, neither the
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock nor any rights associated therewith may be transferred or
assigned by the holder.

10. Ranking. Other than shares of Preferred Stock issued pursuant to a Stockholder Rights
Plan, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall rank senior to all other series of the Preferred
Stock and to any other class of Preferred Stock that hereafter may be issued by the Corporation as
to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation.

11. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed, converted or
otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled
promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall, upon their cancellation, become
authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of
Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors.

The next page is the signature page.

6

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, STAAR Surgical Company caused this Certificate of Designation to be signed
by its President and Secretary this      day of      , 2007.

     

David Bailey

President

     

Charles Kaufman

Secretary

7

Exhibit C

[List of patents owned by the Company]

8

Exhibit D

[List of inventory owned by CMJ as of October 19, 2007]

9

Exhibit E

[Seller’s Certificate]

10

CANON INC.

SELLER’S CERTIFICATE

CANON INC., a kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan (“CINC”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY
pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement dated October 25, 2007 (the “Agreement”) by and
between CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC., a kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan (“CMJ”), and
CINC and STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“STAAR”), as follows:

	1.	 	As of the date hereof, neither STAAR nor STAAR JAPAN, INC., formerly CANON STAAR CO., INC., a
kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan (the “Company”), has any information of CINC
which is of a confidential, proprietary or non-public nature (“Restricted
Information”).

	2.	 	Except as set forth in the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Agreement)
and for any rights or obligations with respect to the representations, warranties, covenants
or terms of the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements, CINC, on behalf of itself and its Related
Releasors (as hereinafter defined), hereby RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES, to the
full extent permitted under applicable law, STAAR, the Company, and their respective Related
Releasees (as hereinafter defined), of and from any and all manner of Claims (as hereinafter
defined) which it ever had, now has or hereafter may have against STAAR, the Company and their
respective Related Releasees for, upon or by reason of (a) any matter, act, occurrence,
transaction, event or thing arising, existing or occurring on or prior to the date of this
Certificate, arising out of or relating to the capitalization, management, operation or
conduct of the business of the Company, including without limitation with respect to any
agreement (other than the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements and the provisions of (i) the
Settlement Agreement dated September 28, 2001 by and among STAAR, CMJ, CINC and the Company
and (ii) the agreements listed in Exhibit A of the Termination Agreement (as defined in the
Agreement) which remain in force after the date hereof to the extent set forth in the
Termination Agreement) entered into among CINC and any of STAAR, the Company, and their
respective Related Releasees, or (b) the utilization, licensing, sublicensing or disclosure
prior to the Closing (as defined in the Agreement) by any of STAAR, the Company, their
respective Related Releasees, any past or present directors or statutory auditors of the
Company nominated by STAAR and any past or present employees assigned or seconded to the
Company by STAAR of any Restricted Information acquired or obtained prior to the Closing from
any of CINC or its Related Releasors.

	3.	 	As used herein, (a) “Related Releasees” shall mean STAAR’s or the Company’s direct or
indirect affiliates, successors and assigns, and their current and former attorneys, legal
representatives, directors, officers, agents and employees, irrespective of whether such
attorneys, legal representatives, directors, officers, agents, and employees were acting in
that capacity for, or otherwise on behalf of such party, or were acting in their legal
capacity as an attorney, a legal representative, director, officer, agent or employee of, or
otherwise on behalf of such party, (b) “Related Releasors” shall mean CINC’s direct
and indirect affiliates, insurers, and its legal representatives, directors, officers, agents,
employees, attorneys, successors and assigns, and (c) “Claims” shall mean actions or
causes of action, suits, claims, demands, charges, debts, sums of money, judgments, damages,
levies and executions of whatsoever kind, nature and/or description, whether arising out of
any alleged violation of any statute, tort, negligence, breach of contract, breach of
fiduciary or other duty, fraud, misappropriation, warranty or any other theory, whether legal
or equitable, and whether now ended or continuing, and the consequences thereof, including any
claims, losses, costs or damages, including compensatory and punitive damages, in each case,
whether known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, direct or indirect.

	4.	 	Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, nothing in this Certificate shall
be or may be construed or regarded as a grant of rights and licenses to STAAR, the Company and
their respective Related Releasees under any patents, patent applications, trademarks or trade
names of CINC or any of its Related Releasors.

	5.	 	No amendment to this Certificate shall be effective unless it is in writing and executed by
CINC. This Certificate shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of Japan, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate this      day of
     , 2007.

CANON INC.

By: Name:

Title: 

11

CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC.

SELLER’S CERTIFICATE

CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC., a kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan (“CMJ”), DOES
HEREBY CERTIFY pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement dated October 25, 2007 (the
“Agreement”) by and between CMJ and CANON INC., a kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan
(“CINC”), and STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“STAAR”), as follows:

	6.	 	As of the date hereof, neither STAAR nor STAAR JAPAN, INC., formerly CANON STAAR CO., INC., a
kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan (the “Company”), has any information of CMJ
which is of a confidential, proprietary or non-public nature (“Restricted
Information”).

	7.	 	Except as set forth in the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Agreement)
and for any rights or obligations with respect to the representations, warranties, covenants
or terms of the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements, CMJ, on behalf of itself and its Related
Releasors (as hereinafter defined), hereby RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES, to the
full extent permitted under applicable law, STAAR, the Company, and their respective Related
Releasees (as hereinafter defined), of and from any and all manner of Claims (as hereinafter
defined) which it ever had, now has or hereafter may have against STAAR, the Company and their
respective Related Releasees for, upon or by reason of (a) any matter, act, occurrence,
transaction, event or thing arising, existing or occurring on or prior to the date of this
Certificate, arising out of or relating to the capitalization, management, operation or
conduct of the business of the Company, including without limitation with respect to any
agreement (other than the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements and the provisions of (i) the
Settlement Agreement dated September 28, 2001 by and among STAAR, CMJ, CINC and the Company
and (ii) the agreements listed in Exhibit A of the Termination Agreement (as defined in the
Agreement) which remain in force after the date hereof to the extent set forth in the
Termination Agreement) entered into among CMJ and any of STAAR, the Company, and their
respective Related Releasees, or (b) the utilization, licensing, sublicensing or disclosure
prior to the Closing (as defined in the Agreement) by any of STAAR, the Company, their
respective Related Releasees, any past or present directors or statutory auditors of the
Company nominated by STAAR and any past or present employees assigned or seconded to the
Company by STAAR of any Restricted Information acquired or obtained prior to the Closing from
any of CMJ or its Related Releasors.

	8.	 	As used herein, (a) “Related Releasees” shall mean STAAR’s or the Company’s direct or
indirect affiliates, successors and assigns, and their current and former attorneys, legal
representatives, directors, officers, agents and employees, irrespective of whether such
attorneys, legal representatives, directors, officers, agents, and employees were acting in
that capacity for, or otherwise on behalf of such party, or were acting in their legal
capacity as an attorney, a legal representative, director, officer, agent or employee of, or
otherwise on behalf of such party, (b) “Related Releasors” shall mean CMJ’s direct and
indirect affiliates, insurers, and its legal representatives, directors, officers, agents,
employees, attorneys, successors and assigns, and (c) “Claims” shall mean actions or
causes of action, suits, claims, demands, charges, debts, sums of money, judgments, damages,
levies and executions of whatsoever kind, nature and/or description, whether arising out of
any alleged violation of any statute, tort, negligence, breach of contract, breach of
fiduciary or other duty, fraud, misappropriation, warranty or any other theory, whether legal
or equitable, and whether now ended or continuing, and the consequences thereof, including any
claims, losses, costs or damages, including compensatory and punitive damages, in each case,
whether known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, direct or indirect.

	9.	 	Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, nothing in this Certificate shall
be or may be construed or regarded as a grant of rights and licenses to STAAR, the Company and
their respective Related Releasees under any patents, patent applications, trademarks or trade
names of CMJ or any of its Related Releasors.

	10.	 	No amendment to this Certificate shall be effective unless it is in writing and executed by
CMJ. This Certificate shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of Japan, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate this      day of
     , 2007.

CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC.

By: Name:

Title: 

12

Exhibit F

[Buyer’s Certificate]

13

STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

BUYER’S CERTIFICATE

STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“STAAR”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY pursuant
to the Share Purchase Agreement dated October 25, 2007 (the “Agreement”) by and between
CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC., a kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan (“CMJ”), and CANON
INC., a kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan (“CINC”), and STAAR as follows:

	11.	 	As of the date hereof, neither CMJ nor CINC has any information of STAAR or STAAR JAPAN,
INC., formerly CANON STAAR CO., INC., a kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan (the
“Company”), which is of a confidential, proprietary or non-public nature
(“Restricted Information”).

	12.	 	Except as set forth in the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Agreement)
and for any rights or obligations with respect to the representations, warranties, covenants
or terms of the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements, STAAR, on behalf of itself and its Related
Releasors (as hereinafter defined), hereby RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES, to the
full extent permitted under applicable law, CMJ, CINC, and their respective Related Releasees
(as hereinafter defined), of and from any and all manner of Claims (as hereinafter defined)
which it ever had, now has or hereafter may have against CMJ, CINC and their respective
Related Releasees for, upon or by reason of (a) any matter, act, occurrence, transaction,
event or thing arising, existing or occurring on or prior to the date of this Certificate,
arising out of or relating to the capitalization, management, operation or conduct of the
business of the Company, including without limitation with respect to any agreement (other
than the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements and the provisions of (i) the Settlement Agreement
dated September 28, 2001 by and among STAAR, CMJ, CINC and the Company and (ii) the agreements
listed in Exhibit A of the Termination Agreement (as defined in the Agreement) which remain in
force after the date hereof to the extent set forth in the Termination Agreement) entered into
among STAAR and any of CMJ, CINC, the Company and their respective Related Releasees, or (b)
the utilization, licensing, sublicensing or disclosure prior to the Closing (as defined in the
Agreement) by any of CMJ, CINC, their respective Related Releasees, any past or present
directors or statutory auditors of the Company nominated by CMJ or CINC and any past or
present employees assigned or seconded to the Company by CMJ or CINC of any Restricted
Information acquired or obtained prior to the Closing from any of STAAR or its Related
Releasors or the Company.

	13.	 	As used herein, (a) “Related Releasees” shall mean CMJ’s or CINC’s direct or indirect
affiliates, successors and assigns, and their current and former attorneys, legal
representatives, directors, officers, agents and employees (including without limitation
employees seconded to the Company), irrespective of whether such attorneys, legal
representatives, directors, officers, agents, and employees were acting in that capacity for,
or otherwise on behalf of such party, or were acting in their legal capacity as an attorney, a
legal representative, director, officer, agent or employee of, or otherwise on behalf of such
party, (b) “Related Releasors” shall mean STAAR’s direct and indirect affiliates,
insurers, and its legal representatives, directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys,
successors and assigns, and (c) “Claims” shall mean actions or causes of action,
suits, claims, demands, charges, debts, sums of money, judgments, damages, levies and
executions of whatsoever kind, nature and/or description, whether arising out of any alleged
violation of any statute, tort, negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary or other
duty, fraud, misappropriation, warranty or any other theory, whether legal or equitable, and
whether now ended or continuing, and the consequences thereof, including any claims, losses,
costs or damages, including compensatory and punitive damages, in each case, whether known or
unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, direct or indirect.

	14.	 	Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, nothing in this Certificate shall
be or may be construed or regarded as a grant of rights and licenses to CMJ, CINC and their
respective Related Releasees under any patents, patent applications, trademarks or trade names
of STAAR or any of its Related Releasors.

	15.	 	No amendment to this Certificate shall be effective unless it is in writing and executed by
STAAR. This Certificate shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of Japan, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate this      day of
     , 2007.

STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

By: Name:

Title: 

14

Exhibit G

[The Company’s Certificate]

15

STAAR JAPAN, INC.

COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE

STAAR JAPAN, INC., formerly CANON STAAR CO., INC., a kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan
(the “Company”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement dated October
25, 2007 (the “Agreement”) by and between CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC., a kabushiki kaisha
incorporated in Japan (“CMJ”), and CANON INC., a kabushiki kaisha incorporated in Japan
(“CINC”), and STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“STAAR”), as follows:

	16.	 	As of the date hereof, neither CMJ nor CINC has any information of the Company which is of a
confidential, proprietary or non-public nature (“Restricted Information”).

	17.	 	Except as set forth in the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Agreement)
and for any rights or obligations with respect to the representations, warranties, covenants
or terms of the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements, the Company, on behalf of itself and its
Related Releasors (as hereinafter defined), hereby RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES,
to the full extent permitted under applicable law, CMJ, CINC, and their respective Related
Releasees (as hereinafter defined), of and from any and all manner of Claims (as hereinafter
defined) which it ever had, now has or hereafter may have against CMJ, CINC and their
respective Related Releasees for, upon or by reason of (a) any matter, act, occurrence,
transaction, event or thing arising, existing or occurring on or prior to the date of this
Certificate, arising out of or relating to the capitalization, management, operation or
conduct of the business of the Company, including without limitation with respect to any
agreement (other than the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements and the provisions of (i) the
Settlement Agreement dated September 28, 2001 by and among STAAR, CMJ, CINC and the Company
and (ii) the agreements listed in Exhibit A of the Termination Agreement (as defined in the
Agreement) which remain in force after the date hereof to the extent set forth in the
Termination Agreement) entered into among the Company and any of CMJ, CINC, and their
respective Related Releasees, or (b) the utilization, licensing, sublicensing or disclosure
prior to the Closing (as defined in the Agreement) by any of CMJ, CINC, their respective
Related Releasees, any past or present directors or statutory auditors of the Company
nominated by CMJ or CINC and any past or present employees assigned or seconded to the Company
by CMJ or CINC of any Restricted Information acquired or obtained prior to the Closing from
any of the Company or its Related Releasors.

	18.	 	As used herein, (a) “Related Releasees” shall mean CMJ’s or CINC’s direct or indirect
affiliates, successors and assigns, and their current and former attorneys, legal
representatives, directors, officers, agents and employees (including without limitation
employees seconded to the Company), irrespective of whether such attorneys, legal
representatives, directors, officers, agents, and employees were acting in that capacity for,
or otherwise on behalf of such party, or were acting in their legal capacity as an attorney, a
legal representative, director, officer, agent or employee of, or otherwise on behalf of such
party, (b) “Related Releasors” shall mean the Company’s direct and indirect
affiliates, insurers, and its legal representatives, directors, officers, agents, employees,
attorneys, successors and assigns, and (c) “Claims” shall mean actions or causes of
action, suits, claims, demands, charges, debts, sums of money, judgments, damages, levies and
executions of whatsoever kind, nature and/or description, whether arising out of any alleged
violation of any statute, tort, negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary or other
duty, fraud, misappropriation, warranty or any other theory, whether legal or equitable, and
whether now ended or continuing, and the consequences thereof, including any claims, losses,
costs or damages, including compensatory and punitive damages, in each case, whether known or
unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, direct or indirect.

	19.	 	Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, nothing in this Certificate shall
be or may be construed or regarded as a grant of rights and licenses to CMJ, CINC and their
respective Related Releasees under any patents, patent applications, trademarks or trade names
of the Company or any of its Related Releasors.

	20.	 	No amendment to this Certificate shall be effective unless it is in writing and executed by
the Company. This Certificate shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of Japan, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate this      day of
     , 2007.

STAAR JAPAN, INC.

By: Name:

Title: 

Exhibit H

[Inventory Sales Agreement]

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INVENTORY SALES AGREEMENT

This Inventory Sales Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into on      , 2007,
by and between CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC. (“Seller”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and
existing under the laws of Japan, and STAAR JAPAN, INC., formerly CANON STAAR CO., INC.
(“Purchaser”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and existing under the laws of Japan. Seller
and Purchaser are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively
as the “Parties.”

RECITALS

Whereas, pursuant to that certain Joint Venture Agreement by and between Seller and Canon Inc.
(“CINC”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and existing under the laws of Japan, and STAAR
Surgical Company (“STAAR”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, dated May 23, 1988 (the “JVA”), Seller became a shareholder of
Purchaser;

Whereas, pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement entered into as of October 25, 2007
by and between STAAR and Seller and CINC (the “Share Purchase Agreement”), STAAR agreed to
purchase from Seller and CINC, and Seller and CINC agreed to sell to STAAR, their shares of
Purchaser;

Whereas, Seller has acted as a distributor of Purchaser pursuant to the terms of the JVA;

Whereas, Seller currently has in its inventory products purchased from Purchaser;

Whereas, as a condition to the Share Purchase Agreement, the parties thereto agreed to execute
or cause the execution of this Agreement; and

Whereas, Seller wishes to sell to Purchaser and Purchaser wishes to repurchase from Seller all
of Seller’s existing inventory of products manufactured by Purchaser.

AGREEMENT

Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises herein made, and in consideration of
the representations, warranties, and covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows.

	1.	 	Purchase of Inventory. Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser,
and Purchaser shall purchase and acquire from Seller, with effect from the date hereof, all
Purchaser-manufactured products (“Products”) in Seller’s audited inventory listed in
the list attached hereto as Annex I which includes Consignment Inventories (as defined in
Section 4 hereto) (the “Inventory”).

	2.	 	Purchase Price.

	 	2.1	 	The total consideration for the sale of the Inventory (other than KS-XI
Products), which is equal to the aggregate value of all Products (other than KS-XI
Products) in the Inventory valued at the purchase price originally paid for each such
Product by Seller to Purchaser (the “Original Purchase Price”), is [ ]
(JPY     ) (the “Inventory Purchase Price”).

	 	2.2	 	The consideration for each KS-XI Product will be equal to (a) the Original
Purchase Price for such KS-XI Product if such KS-XI Product is sold outside of China
and (b) fifty percent (50%) of the sales price to the customer of Purchaser if such
KS-XI Product is sold in China (the “KS-XI China Purchase Price”).

	3.	 	Delivery of Payments. Purchaser shall hereafter make monthly payments to Seller
within ten (10) days of the last day of each calendar month (“Monthly Payments”),
which payments shall be equal to the amount of such Products in the Inventory actually sold by
Purchaser (valued at the Original Purchase Price or the KS-XI China Purchase Price, as the
case may be) during such calendar month. On the first anniversary of this Agreement,
Purchaser shall make a “true-up” payment which, when added to all other payments made by
Purchaser hereunder (other than payments for KS-XI Products), is equal to the Inventory
Purchase Price less (a) the amount of any discrepancy in the Inventory after execution of this
Agreement, (b) a twenty percent (20%) restocking fee for any Products in the Inventory
requiring rework before resale and (c) the value of any remaining Products in the Inventory
with less than twenty four (24) months remaining shelf life as of October 25, 2007.
Subsequent to the first anniversary of this Agreement, Purchaser shall continue to make
Monthly Payments to Seller only with respect to the sale of any remaining KS-XI Products in
the Inventory. Any sales of Products by Purchaser from the date hereof will be deemed to be
taken from the repurchased Inventory until the repurchased Inventory is exhausted. Seller
shall have the right, no more than once a year, and at its own cost, to audit the sale of
KS-XI Products by Purchaser and the remaining KS-XI Products in Purchaser’s inventory.
Purchaser agrees to permit a reputable independent auditing firm (reasonably acceptable to
Purchaser) chosen by Seller the right to examine Purchaser’s records regarding the sales of
KS-XI Products by Purchaser and the remaining KS-XI Products in Purchaser’s Inventory for the
sole purpose of confirming the sales of any remaining KS-XI Products in the Inventory and
whether or not Purchaser has paid the Monthly Payments due as of the date of such examination
to Seller. Such audit shall be conducted upon no less that ten (10) business days’ written
notice to Purchaser. As a condition precedent to the examination, Seller’s independent
auditing firm conducting the examination shall enter into a confidentiality agreement in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, to the effect that the information disclosed
in such examination shall be used or disclosed for the sole purpose of confirming the sales of
any remaining KS-XI Products in the Inventory and whether or not Purchaser has paid the
Monthly Payments due as of the date of such examination to Seller.

	4.	 	Ownership of Inventory. Seller represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof,
Seller owns all the Products in the Inventory free and clear of any liens and encumbrances,
including all the Products consigned to clients, customers or sub-distributors of Seller
(each, a “Consignee” and collectively, the “Consignees”) under respective
consignment agreements (the “Consignment Agreements”) set forth in the list attached
hereto as Annex II (the “Consignment Inventories”). Seller agrees to provide
notification to the Consignees of the change in ownership of the Consignment Inventories.
Seller agrees to instruct Consignees that, with effect from the date hereof, the Consignees
shall hold the Consignment Inventories for the benefit of the Purchaser.

	5.	 	Transfer of Title. The title to the Inventory shall transfer to Purchaser as of the
date hereof.

	6.	 	Offset of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.

	 	6.1	 	The Parties shall calculate and determine as of the date of this Agreement an
estimate of the amount of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and an estimate of
the net amount equal to the difference between Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
(the “Estimated Offset Amount”), if any, which shall be paid on the date of
this Agreement as follows:

	 	6.1.1.	 	If the Accounts Receivable exceeds the Accounts Payable, Seller shall pay the
Estimated Offset Amount to Purchaser; or

	 	6.1.2.	 	If the Accounts Payable exceeds the Accounts Receivable, Purchaser shall pay
the Estimated Offset Amount to Seller.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Accounts Receivable” shall mean the
outstanding amounts of accounts receivable that are owed to Purchaser by
Seller and “Accounts Payable” shall mean the outstanding amounts of
accounts payable that are owed to Seller by Purchaser.

	 	6.2	 	Within ninety (90) days after the date hereof, Seller shall prepare, or cause
to be prepared, and deliver to Purchaser, financial statements (the
“Statement”) which shall set forth the actual amount of Accounts Receivable and
Accounts Payable and actual net amount equal to the difference between Accounts
Receivable and Accounts Payable (the “Actual Offset Amount”), if any, as of the
date of this Agreement.

	 	6.3	 	Purchaser and Purchaser’s accountants shall, within 15 days after delivery by
Seller of the Statement, complete their review of the Statement. In the event that
Purchaser objects to the actual amount of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and
the Actual Offset Amount, Purchaser shall inform Seller in writing (the “Purchaser
Objection”) setting forth a specific description of the basis of Purchaser’s
Objection and the adjustment to the amount of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
and Actual Offset Amount which Purchaser believes should be made, on or before the last
day of such 15 day period. Seller shall then have 7 days to review and respond to
Purchaser’s Objection. The parties shall use all reasonable efforts to resolve any
dispute as to the amount of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Actual Offset
Amount. If Purchaser and Buyer are unable to resolve all of their disagreements with
respect to the determination of the foregoing items within 10 days following the
completion of Seller’s review of Purchaser’s Objection, they shall refer their
remaining differences to a internationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants in Japan, jointly selected by Purchaser and Buyer (the “CPA Firm”),
who shall, acting as experts and not as arbitrators, determine whether the amount of
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and the Actual Offset Amount requires
adjustment. The parties shall instruct the CPA Firm to deliver its determination to
Purchaser and Seller no later than the twentieth (20th) day after the remaining
differences underlying Purchaser’s Objection are referred to the CPA Firm. The CPA
Firm’s determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Purchaser and Seller. The
fees and disbursements of the CPA Firm shall be shared equally by Purchaser and Seller.
Purchaser and Seller shall readily make available to the CPA Firm all relevant books
and records and any work papers related to the calculation of the amount of Accounts
Receivable and Accounts Payable and the Actual Offset Amount. The “Final Offset
Amount” shall be (i) the Actual Offset Amount set forth in the Statement in the
event that (x) no Purchaser’s Objection is delivered to Seller during the 15 day period
set forth above, or (y) Seller and Purchaser so agree; (ii ) the Actual Offset Amount
as adjusted in accordance with Purchaser’s Objection in the event that Seller does not
respond to Purchaser’s Objection within the 7 day period set forth above; or (iii) the
Actual Offset Amount as adjusted by either (x) the agreement of Seller and Purchaser or
(y) the CPA Firm.

	 	6.4	 	Within ten (10) business days following the determination of the Final Offset
Amount, if the Final Offset Amount is less than the Estimated Offset Amount, Purchaser
shall promptly pay the difference to Seller and if the Final Offset Amount is greater
than the Estimated Offset Amount, Seller shall promptly pay the difference to
Purchaser.

	 	6.5	 	Upon payment pursuant to Section 6.4, any Accounts Receivable and Accounts
Payable shall thereupon be extinguished.

	7.	 	Reimbursement for Returned Products. Purchaser shall receive on behalf of Seller any
products manufactured by Purchaser and sold by Seller to any of its customers prior to the
date hereof and validly returned, or returned in a manner consistent with the return policy
and prior practice of Seller as it relates to customers prior to the date hereof, by such
customer on or after the date hereof. If such customer has paid Seller for the products,
Purchaser shall reimburse such customer on behalf of Seller the amount equivalent to the price
of the products paid by such customer to Seller (the “Customer Purchase Price”). If
at the time Purchaser reimburses the Customer Purchase Price to the customer Seller has not
paid Purchaser for the returned product, Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for the full
Customer Purchaser Price. If at the time of the reimbursement Seller has paid Purchaser for
the returned product, Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for the difference (the “Price
Difference”) between the Customer Purchase Price and the price paid for the product by
Seller to Purchaser (the “Seller Purchase Price”). Upon such reimbursement of the
Customer Purchase Price by Purchaser to the customer, the title to the returned products shall
transfer from Seller to Purchaser. If no reimbursement of the Customer Purchase Price to a
customer is necessary because the customer has not yet paid Seller for the products but such
customer has returned to Purchaser any product manufactured by Purchaser and sold by Seller
prior to the date hereof, Purchaser shall reimburse the Seller Purchase Price to Seller (if
such payment of the Seller Purchase Price has been made by Seller to Purchaser), and the title
to the products shall transfer to Purchaser upon payment of such amount by Purchaser.

	8.	 	Assignment of Consignment Agreements. Seller shall instruct the Consignees to store
the Consignment Inventories on behalf of Purchaser from the date hereof and Purchaser agrees
that the Consignment Inventories will be stored by the Consignees on behalf of Purchaser from
the date hereof. Seller shall use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain the consent of each
of the Consignees to the assignment of the Consignment Agreements to Purchaser. Upon
Purchaser’s request, Seller shall use reasonable commercial efforts to attempt to obtain the
consent of any counterparties to an assignment of any contracts executed by Seller prior to
the date hereof with its customers and sub-distributors for the Products to the Purchaser.

	9.	 	Further Assurances. If at any time after the date hereof, at the reasonable request
of a Party, a Party requests the delivery of any further instruments or documents to
effectuate the purposes of this Agreement, the other Party will execute and deliver any
further instruments and documents as are necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of
this Agreement, all at the requesting Party’s sole expense.

	10.	 	No Additional Warranties. Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that, other than
as explicitly provided in Section 4, (i) Seller does not, in this Agreement or in any other
agreement, instrument or document, make any representation as to, warranty of, or covenant
(whether express or implied) with respect to the Inventory and (ii) the Inventory is
transferred on an “AS IS, WHERE IS” basis.

	11.	 	LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES. SELLER’S WARRANTIES IN SECTION 4 ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN
LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON- INFRINGEMENT. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SELLER’S LIABILITY INCLUDE THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS
BY PURCHASER OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONTINGENT DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF REVENUE OR COST OF CAPITAL. IN ADDITION, SELLER SHALL
HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PURCHASER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS
CONCERNING THE PRODUCTS.

	12.	 	Warranties to Third Parties. The provisions of Section 10 and Section 11 shall not
be deemed to create an obligation of Purchaser to indemnify or compensate Seller for any
representations or warranties made by Seller to any third parties with respect to the
Inventory.

	13.	 	Transfer Taxes. Any and all transfer taxes, consumption taxes, stamp duties and
similar charges relating to the purchase and sale of the Inventory, as would have been paid in
a purchase and sale of Inventory from Purchaser by Seller prior to the date hereof, shall be
paid by Purchaser.

	14.	 	Miscellaneous.

	 	14.1	 	Amendments. This Agreement may not be changed, altered, waived or,
terminated unless in writing and signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties to this
Agreement.

	 	14.2	 	Successors and Assigns. All of the terms of the Agreement shall be
binding upon, inure solely to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and
assigns of the Parties. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
neither Party shall assign any of its respective rights or obligations under this
Agreement to any other party without the prior written consent of the other Party,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

	 	14.3	 	Notices. Unless otherwise agreed upon, any notice, request, claim or
other communication under this Agreement to the Parties at their respective addresses
set forth below or any other address as duly notified, shall be deemed to have been
duly given or made (a) when received if personally delivered or if sent by facsimile
with confirmed answer back, or (b) within five (5) business days of being sent by
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by priority delivery by
established international courier:

If to Seller:

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

16-6, Konan 2-chome,

Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8011, Japan

Attention: Hiroshi Shibuya, Managing Director, President of Industrial Equipment Co.

Facsimile: 81-3-3740-3389

With a copy to:

Jones Day

Shiroyama MT Bldg.

1-17, Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku,

Tokyo 105-0001

Japan

Attention: Scott Jones

Facsimile: 81-3-5401-2725

If to Purchaser:

	 	 	 
	STAAR Japan, Inc.

13-29 Konan 2-chome,

	 	

	Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan

	Attention: [

Facsimile: [

	 	]

]

	 	14.4	 	Complete Agreement. This Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement and
the other Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement) constitute
the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the transactions contemplated
hereby and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings related to
the subject matter hereof. Any oral representations or modifications concerning this
Agreement shall be of no force or effect unless contained in a subsequent written
modification signed by the Party to be bound.

	 	14.5	 	Headings. The use of headings in this Agreement is for convenience of
reference only and will not be construed to limit, broaden or affect the meanings of
the provisions contained in each section.

	 	14.6	 	Injunctive Relief. Each Party agrees that the other Party shall be
entitled to (i) any kind of injunction to prevent breaches of the provisions of this
Agreement and (ii) enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions
hereof in any action instituted in any court having jurisdiction over the Parties or
the subject matter hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which such Party may be
entitled at law. The Parties agree that, in the event of breach or threatened breach
of the provisions of this Agreement, the damage or imminent damage to the value and the
goodwill of the non-breaching Party will be irreparable and extremely difficult to
estimate, making any remedy at law or in damages inadequate.

	 	14.7	 	Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions of
this Agreement should for any reason be held by the competent authorities to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision or provisions shall be reformed or
renegotiated to as nearly approximate the original reasonable intent of the Parties as
possible with regard to this Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement and the other
Ancillary Agreements.

	 	14.8	 	Waivers. The failure of a Party to insist upon strict performance of
any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of, or prevent assertion
of, the right to require such performance in the future or performance of a later
breach of this Agreement.

	 	14.9	 	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or
more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together
will be one and the same instrument.

	 	14.10	 	Arbitration. Each Party shall use its reasonable commercial efforts
to solve, through mutual consultation, without recourse to arbitration, any disputes or
differences which might arise in connection with this Agreement. However, all
disputes, controversies or differences which may arise between the parties hereto, out
of or in relation to or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled by
arbitration in Tokyo, Japan in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
Japan Commercial Arbitration Association. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties
are permitted to seek injunctive relief from a court having jurisdiction pursuant to
the provisions of Section 14.6, including without limitation, to enforce any interim
award or award of injunctive relief by any arbitrator. The language of the arbitration
shall be English. The arbitral award shall be final, binding and conclusive on the
Parties, with no further rights of appeal. Judgment upon the award rendered may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction or application may be made to such court for a
judicial acceptance of the award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be.

	 	14.11	 	Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of Japan other than the conflicts of laws rules thereof.

	 	14.12	 	Language of Agreement. This Agreement is executed in the English
language, and the English version of this Agreement shall control any translation of
this Agreement into any other language.

	 	14.13	 	Attorneys Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically
provided herein, the Parties hereto shall pay their own expenses, including attorneys’
fees, incident to the preparation and performance of this Agreement, whether or not the
transactions contemplated herein are consummated.

	 	14.14	 	Additional Actions. Each of the Parties hereto shall execute and
deliver such other documents and do such other acts and things as may be necessary or
desirable to carry out the terms, provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and
year first written above.

CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	—	 
	   Name:

	   Title:

STAAR JAPAN, INC.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	—	 
	   Name:

	   Title:

17

Annex I

[Inventory]

18

Annex II

[Consignment Inventories]

19

Exhibit I-1

[Current Employees Secondment Agreement]

20

CURRENT EMPLOYEES SECONDMENT AGREEMENT

This Current Employees Secondment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into on [
], 2007, by and between CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC. (“CMJ”), a kabushiki
kaisha organized and existing under the laws of Japan, and STAAR JAPAN, INC., formerly
CANON STAAR CO., INC. (the “Company”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and existing
under the laws of Japan. CMJ and the Company are sometimes referred to herein individually as a
“Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

RECITALS

Whereas, pursuant to that certain Joint Venture Agreement between CMJ and Canon Inc.
(“CINC”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and existing under the laws of Japan, and STAAR
Surgical Company (“STAAR”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, dated May 23, 1988, CMJ became a shareholder of the Company;

Whereas, pursuant to that certain Secondment Agreement dated January 1, 1998 by and between
CMJ and the Company (the “Current Agreement”), CMJ has seconded certain of its employees to
the Company to assist in the marketing of the products of the Company (individually an
“Existing Seconded Employee” and collectively the “Existing Seconded Employees”);

Whereas, as of January 1, 2006, Takashi Masuda, an Existing Seconded Employee (the “CINC
Seconded Employee”), chose to become an employee of CINC who was then seconded to CMJ while
still being on secondment to the Company, as a result of which, the CINC Seconded Employee has been
seconded to the Company by CMJ in his capacity as a secondee to CMJ from CINC since January 1,
2006;

Whereas, pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement entered into as of October 25, 2007
by and between STAAR and CMJ and CINC (the “Share Purchase Agreement”), STAAR agreed to
purchase from each of CMJ and CINC, and each of CMJ and CINC agreed to sell to STAAR, their shares
of the Company;

Whereas, the Share Purchase Agreement required the execution of this Agreement; and

Whereas, CMJ and the Company wish to establish a new secondment arrangement pursuant to this
Agreement which will supersede the Current Agreement.

AGREEMENT

Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises herein made, and in consideration of
the representations, warranties, and covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows.

	1.	 	Seconded Employees. As of the date of this Agreement, CMJ agrees to make available
to the Company the Existing Seconded Employees, including the CINC Seconded Employee
(individually a “Seconded Employee” and collectively the “Seconded
Employees”). A list of the Seconded Employees and their respective positions is attached
hereto as Annex I. CMJ hereby confirms that the Seconded Employees have been informed of the
work conditions, compensation and other matters relating to their secondment to the Company
hereunder.

	2.	 	Term; Termination.

	2.1	 	The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date of this Agreement and shall expire two
(2) years thereafter (the “Term”). At the end of the Term, each Seconded Employee
shall leave the Company, and with respect to the Seconded Employees who return to CMJ, CMJ
(and CINC, in the case of the CINC Seconded Employee), shall be responsible for obligations of
an employer to such Seconded Employees from and after the Term. In no event shall the Company
be responsible for obligations of an employer to such Seconded Employees from and after the
Term unless an affirmative agreement is entered into by and between such Seconded Employee and
the Company.

	2.2	 	In the event any of the Seconded Employees is asked to work for a competitor of CMJ or CINC
or the Company undergoes a Change of Control (as defined below), each of CMJ and, in the event
of a Change of Control, the Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement or any
secondment arrangement with respect to such Seconded Employee. In no event shall the Company
be liable for any salary, severance payments or payments for any accrued but unused vacation
days or other obligations, if any, payable to any Seconded Employees for periods after
termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 2.2 or upon expiry of the Term pursuant
to Section 2.1. “Change of Control” in this Section 2.2 shall mean, with respect to
the Company, an acquisition by any third party by merger, or purchase of a majority of the
voting stock or substantially all the assets or business of the Company, or any entity which
directly or indirectly Controls (as defined below) the Company, or any other material change
in the ownership or Control of the Company, or any entity which directly or indirectly
Controls the Company. “Control” by any party with respect to any other party shall
mean the direct or indirect control of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting stock or
other ownership interest by such party of the other party, or if such party possesses the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other party or
the power to elect or appoint fifty percent (50%) or more of the members of the governing body
of the other party.

	2.3	 	At any time during the Term or upon expiry of the Term, any Seconded Employee who wishes to
become a full-time employee at the Company may resign from CMJ and apply for employment at the
Company. No assurance of such employment shall be given by CMJ either to the Company or to the
Seconded Employee. The Company may, in its sole discretion, determine whether or not to
establish an employment relationship with any such Seconded Employee.

	3.	 	Duties During the Secondment. During the Term, the Seconded Employees shall serve
the Company in the same capacity as they previously served the Company immediately prior to
the date of this Agreement. Any changes to the positions or duties of the Seconded Employees
during the Term shall be separately determined by the Parties.

	4.	 	Code of Conduct. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Seconded
Employees shall be expected to, and will, comply fully with the Code of Conduct Policy under
the work rules and other employment related regulations of the Company (including, without
limitation, any rules or regulations relating to confidentiality and assignment of inventions)
in effect as of the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Company Rules”) during
the Term while being on the premises of the Company. The Company shall advise and provide
reasonable information to each Seconded Employee as to the Company’s Code of Conduct Policy
and the Company Rules.

	5.	 	Support. The Company shall provide at its sole expense, reasonable office space for
each of the Seconded Employees together with appropriate workstations and equipment and such
information, data and support as necessary for each Seconded Employee to perform his or her
responsibilities and duties under this Agreement.

	6.	 	Work Hours, Holidays, etc.

	6.1	 	Matters relating to work hours and holidays of the Seconded Employees during the Term shall
be determined in accordance with the Company Rules.

	6.2	 	The Seconded Employees shall be entitled to annual special holidays in recognition of their
services, holidays reserved for injury or disease, half-holidays, special holidays (due to
injury or disease in the course of employment, unforeseen disaster, etc.) and other holidays
(congratulatory or condolence leaves etc.) in accordance with the Company Rules;
provided, however, that in the event that (i) the Company Rules do not provide
for any of the holidays mentioned above, (ii) the Company Rules provide for holidays other
than those mentioned above, or (iii) the number of holidays provided under the Company Rules
is not the same as the number of holidays provided under the relevant rules of CMJ, these
matters shall be determined separately by CMJ and the Company.

	6.3	 	The Seconded Employees shall be entitled to free vacations and refresh vacations in
accordance with the work rules and other related regulations of CMJ (collectively, the
“CMJ Rules”).

	6.4	 	The Company shall be primarily responsible for managing the working conditions of the
Seconded Employees and shall submit a monthly report to CMJ in accordance with Section 18. CMJ
shall be ultimately responsible for managing the working conditions of the Seconded Employees
based on such reports submitted by the Company.

	7.	 	Compensation, Bonuses and Employee Benefits. Each Seconded Employee shall be
entitled to compensation, bonuses and employee benefits based on his or her performance at the
Company as set forth below.

	 	(i)	 	Monthly compensation, overtime work allowance and holiday work allowance shall be
calculated and paid by CMJ in accordance with the CMJ Rules. Notwithstanding Section 6.1,
overtime work allowance and holiday work allowance shall be calculated by CMJ based on
work hours and holidays under the CMJ Rules.

	 	(ii)	 	Regular and special pay raise shall be implemented by CMJ in accordance with the
CMJ Rules.

	 	(iii)	 	Special benefits shall be calculated and granted by CMJ in accordance with the CMJ
Rules.

	 	(iv)	 	Consolation payments for injury or disease, congratulatory or condolence allowance
and commendations for continued services shall be granted by CMJ in accordance with the
CMJ Rules.

	8.	 	Commuting Allowance. CMJ shall provide a commuting allowance to each Seconded
Employee in accordance with the CMJ Rules, and the Company shall reimburse the equivalent
amount to CMJ upon CMJ’s request.

	9.	 	Travel Costs, Transportation Costs etc. Each Seconded Employee shall be entitled to
recover travel costs, transportation costs, etc. as set forth below.

	 	(i)	 	Daily allowance for business trips (excluding business trip allowance for day
trips), travel costs, transportation costs, accommodation costs, etc. shall be paid by
the Company in accordance with the Company Rules.

	 	(ii)	 	Business trip allowance for day trips shall be paid by the Company in accordance
with the Company Rules upon request of such Seconded Employee.

	 	(iii)	 	Travel costs and allowance shall be paid by the Company in accordance with the
Company Rules in the event the secondment from CMJ to the Company or return to CMJ from
the Company requires a change of residence of such Seconded Employee.

	10.	 	Fees.

	10.1	 	The Company shall make monthly payments to CMJ for the services provided by the Seconded
Employees in an amount equal to the total amount of the Seconded Employees’ employee-related
costs borne by CMJ hereunder to be calculated by CMJ, including but not limited to, basic
salary, bonuses, overtime work allowance, holiday work allowance, sales force allowance,
unaccompanied duty allowance, commuting allowance and the employer’s share of contribution to
each of the Employees’ Pension Program, Health Insurance Program, Employment Insurance Program
and Care Insurance Program (the “Fees”). If at any time a Seconded Employee resigns
from CMJ or CINC, as applicable, or becomes a full-time employee of the Company, the Fees
shall be decreased accordingly for such Seconded Employee for the remainder of the Term.

	10.2	 	The Company shall pay the Fees by wire transfer to the account designated by CMJ by the last
day of the month of invoice.

	10.3	 	The aggregate annual amount of the Fees is estimated to be Sixty Five Million (65,000,000)
Japanese Yen; provided, however, that (i) the Fees may be subject to increases in accordance
with the CMJ Rules provided that the Fees shall not exceed in the aggregate annual amount of
Sixty Nine Million (69,000,000) Japanese Yen (the “Fee Cap”), and (ii) in the event
CMJ incurs any unexpected employee-related costs due to incidents beyond the control of CMJ
such as tax reforms, the Parties shall consult with each other to determine any appropriate
amount to be paid to CMJ by the Company in excess of such amount, provided that in no event
may such excess amount exceed the Fee Cap. If the Parties are unable to reach agreement on any
such excess amount, either Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement on thirty
(30) days’ notice.

11. Rent Allowance. Any Seconded Employee who is single shall be entitled to a rent
allowance to be paid by CMJ in the amount to be calculated in accordance with the CMJ Rules.

12. Social Insurance etc.

	12.1	 	The Seconded Employees shall maintain their status as insured persons under each of CMJ’s
Health Insurance Program, Employees’ Pension Program, Employees’ Pension Fund Program and
Employee Insurance Program (except for the CINC Seconded Employee who shall remain an insured
person under the equivalent programs of CINC), and CMJ shall be responsible for the employer’s
share of contribution to each of these programs.

	12.2	 	The Seconded Employees shall be covered by the Workers’ Accidents Compensation Insurance
Program of the Company, and the premiums thereof shall be borne by the Company, which shall be
calculated at the rate of the Company based on the amounts of compensation, bonuses and other
benefits received by the Seconded Employees directly or indirectly from CMJ.

	12.3	 	The Company shall allow the Seconded Employees to use its welfare facilities and to
participate in any events of the Company.

13. Accident Compensation.

	13.1	 	The Company shall be responsible for providing compensation to the Seconded Employees for any
accident which may occur in relation to work or outside work in accordance with the Company
Rules; provided, however, that CMJ may also provide accident compensation to
the Seconded Employees in accordance with the CMJ Rules.

	13.2	 	The Company shall give prior notice to CMJ when providing accident compensation to any of the
Seconded Employees.

	13.3	 	The Company warrants to CMJ that the Seconded Employees are insured against any car accident
or other accidents which may occur in relation to any equipment owned by the Company, in the
event of which the insurance will provide to the Seconded Employees the same level of
compensation as any employees of the Company would receive.

14. Education and Training. Where necessary, CMJ may cause the Seconded Employees to
participate in its education or training programs to the extent it does not interfere with their
work at the Company.

15. Notification of Cash Reward. In the event any of the Seconded Employees receives a
cash reward or any other form of cash from the Company or any third party in a sales competition or
any other event in relation to the marketing and service activities of the Company, the Company
shall notify the amount, timing of payment, name of payer and other relevant matters to CMJ.

16. Suspension and Resignation.

	16.1	 	In the event any of the Seconded Employees is to be suspended under the CMJ Rules (excluding
any suspension due to injury or disease), the Parties shall separately discuss and determine
how to handle the situation.

	16.2	 	In the event any of the Seconded Employees is to be suspended due to any injury or disease
under the CMJ Rules, the Parties shall cause such employee to be reinstated at CMJ prior to
the issuance of an order of suspension by CMJ.

	16.3	 	In the event of resignation of a Seconded Employee in accordance with the CMJ Rules, such
employee shall be reinstated at CMJ prior to the resignation.

17. Disciplinary Punishment and Dismissal.

	17.1	 	In the event of a punitive dismissal of any of the Seconded Employees under the CMJ Rules,
such employee shall be reinstated at CMJ prior to his or her punitive dismissal.

	17.2	 	In the event of a dismissal of any of the Seconded Employees under the CMJ Rules (excluding
any situation under the preceding Paragraph), such employee shall be reinstated at CMJ prior
to his or her dismissal.

18. Notification. CMJ and the Company shall notify each other of the following regarding
each Seconded Employee at the time specified for each item:

(a) Matters to be notified by CMJ to the Company

	 	 	 
	(i)

(ii)

(iii)

	 	Personal History At the time of commencement of secondment

Premiums paid for the workers’ accidents compensation insurance program

At the time of commencement of secondment

Each time of change in amount

Other matters which the Company deems necessary and approved by CMJ

When separately designated by the Parties

(b) Matters to be notified by the Company to CMJ

	 	(i)	 	Monthly working conditions (including work records such as overtime work hours,
holiday work hours, number of annual special holidays given in recognition of
employee’s services and other holidays)

	 	 	 	 	 
	(ii)

	 	Change of work rules of the Company
	 	Every month

Each time of change

(iii) Twelve-month calendar of the Company indicating working days and holidays

Each time of issuance of such calendar

Matters relating to cash rewards under Section 15

Each time of granting of rewards

(v) Other matters which CMJ deems necessary and approved by the Company

When separately designated by the Parties

19. CMJ Employment. Notwithstanding this Agreement, the Seconded Employees (other than the
CINC Seconded Employee) shall remain in the employment of CMJ and CMJ shall remain fully
responsible for all the obligations of an employer to an employee in accordance with the terms and
conditions of employment with CMJ.

20. CINC Employment. Notwithstanding this Agreement, the CINC Seconded Employee shall
remain in the employment of CINC, and the work rules and other related regulations of CINC shall
apply instead of the CMJ Rules to the CINC Seconded Employee and references to CMJ herein shall be
replaced by CINC, where appropriate.

21. Liability and Indemnification. During the Term of this Agreement, so long as a
Seconded Employee is acting pursuant to instructions from management of the Company or otherwise
in the ordinary course of business, in accordance with the scope of his or her terms of secondment
under this Agreement and in the case of a conflict of interests between the Company and CMJ or
CINC, in accordance with his or her duty to act in good faith to and in the best interests of the
Company pursuant to such terms of secondment:

a. the Company shall indemnify CMJ, or in the case of the CINC Seconded
Employee, CMJ and CINC, against any claims or proceedings against CMJ or CINC, as
applicable, as a result of any act or omission of the Seconded Employees working on
secondment to the Company which is related to the performance by any Seconded
Employee of his or her duties hereunder; and

b. CMJ shall not be liable to the Company for any act or omission, error or
judgment (whether negligent or not) on the part of any Seconded Employee.

22. Relationship of the Parties. The Parties are independent contractors under this
Agreement and no other relationship is intended, including a partnership, franchise, joint venture,
agency, employer/employee, or master/servant relationship. Neither Party shall act in a manner
which expresses or implies a relationship other than that of independent contractor, nor bind the
other Party. The Parties shall act in good faith at all times with each other.

23. No Third-Party Beneficiary Rights. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied,
shall confer upon any employee of CMJ, or upon any representative of such employee, or upon any
person claiming through such employee, or upon any collective bargaining agent, any rights or
remedies, including any right to employment or continued employment for any specified period, of
any nature or kind whatsoever. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall be deemed to
confer upon any individual (or any beneficiary thereof) any rights under or with respect to any
plan, program, or arrangement described in or contemplated by this Agreement, and each individual
(and any beneficiary thereof) shall be entitled to look only to the express terms of any such plan,
program, or arrangement for his or her rights hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement, express or
implied, shall create a third-party beneficiary relationship or otherwise confer any benefit,
entitlement, or right upon any person or entity other than the Parties hereto. Nothing in this
Agreement shall cause duplicate benefits to be paid or provided to or with respect to a Seconded
Employee under any employee benefit policies, plans, arrangements, programs, practices, or
agreements.

24. Miscellaneous.

24.1 Amendments. This Agreement may not be changed, altered, waived or, terminated unless
in writing and signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties to this Agreement.

24.2 Successors and Assigns. All of the terms of the Agreement shall be binding upon,
inure solely to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and assigns of the Parties.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither Party shall assign any of its
respective rights or obligations under this Agreement to any other party without the prior written
consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

24.3 Notices. Unless otherwise agreed upon, any notice, request, claim or other
communication under this Agreement to the Parties at their respective addresses set forth below or
any other address as duly notified, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (a) when
received if personally delivered or if sent by facsimile with confirmed answer back, or (b) within
five (5) business days of being sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid
or by priority delivery by established international courier:

If to CMJ:

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

16-6, Konan 2-chome,

Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8011, Japan

Attention: Hiroshi Shibuya, Manging Director, Hiroshi Shibuya, Managing Director, President of
Industrial Equipment Co.

Facsimile: 81-3-3740-3389

With a copy to:

Jones Day

Shiroyama MT Bldg.

1-17, Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku,

Tokyo 105-0001

Japan

Attention: Scott Jones

Facsimile: 81-3-5401-2725

If to the Company:

	 	 	 
	STAAR Japan, Inc.

13-29 Konan 2-chome,

	 	

	Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan

	Attention: [

Facsimile: [

	 	]

]

24.4 Complete Agreement. This Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement and the other
Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement) constitute the entire agreement
between the Parties relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior
agreements, arrangements and understandings related to the subject matter hereof including, without
limitation, the Current Agreement. Any oral representations or modifications concerning this
Agreement shall be of no force or effect unless contained in a subsequent written modification
signed by the Party to be bound.

24.5 Headings. The use of headings in this Agreement is for convenience of reference
only and will not be construed to limit, broaden or affect the meanings of the provisions contained
in each section.

24.6 Injunctive Relief. Each Party agrees that the other Party shall be entitled to
(i) any kind of injunction to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) enforce
specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in any
court having jurisdiction over the Parties or the subject matter hereof, in addition to any other
remedy to which such Party may be entitled at law. The Parties agree that, in the event of breach
or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement, the damage or imminent damage to the
value and the goodwill of the non-breaching Party will be irreparable and extremely difficult to
estimate, making any remedy at law or in damages inadequate.

24.7 Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this
Agreement should for any reason be held by the competent authorities to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, such provision or provisions shall be reformed or renegotiated to as nearly
approximate the original reasonable intent of the Parties as possible with regard to this
Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements.

24.8 Waivers. The failure of a Party to insist upon strict performance of any
provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of, or prevent assertion of, the right to
require such performance in the future or performance of a later breach of this Agreement.

24.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will be one and
the same instrument.

24.10 Arbitration. Each Party shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to solve,
through mutual consultation, without recourse to arbitration, any disputes or differences which
might arise in connection with this Agreement. However, all disputes, controversies or differences
which may arise between the parties hereto, out of or in relation to or in connection with this
Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration in Tokyo, Japan in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Parties are permitted to seek injunctive relief from a court having jurisdiction pursuant to
the provisions of Section 24.6, including without limitation, to enforce any interim award or award
of injunctive relief by any arbitrator. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The
arbitral award shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties, with no further rights of
appeal. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction or
application may be made to such court for a judicial acceptance of the award and an order of
enforcement, as the case may be.

24.11 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of Japan other than the conflicts of laws rules thereof.

24.12 Language of Agreement. This Agreement is executed in the English language, and
the English version of this Agreement shall control any translation of this Agreement into any
other language.

24.13 Attorneys Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein,
the Parties hereto shall pay their own expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incident to the
preparation and performance of this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated herein
are consummated.

24.14 Additional Actions. Each of the Parties hereto shall execute and deliver such
other documents and do such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the
terms, provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

24.15 Consultations. Any question arising from or in connection with this Agreement
or any matter not set forth in this Agreement shall be determined separately by the Parties in
light of the purposes of this Agreement.

24.16 Termination of Current Agreement. The Current Agreement is hereby terminated in
its entirety, including the termination of all rights and obligations therein notwithstanding any
provisions to the contrary contained therein.

21

N WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and
year first written above.

CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	—	 
	   Name:

	   Title:

STAAR JAPAN, INC.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	—	 
	   Name:

	   Title:

22

Annex I

[Seconded Employees]

23

Annex I

[Seconded Employees]

24

Exhibit I-2

[New Employees Secondment Agreement]

25

NEW EMPLOYEES SECONDMENT AGREEMENT

This New Employees Secondment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into on October 25,
2007, by and between CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC. (“CMJ”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and
existing under the laws of Japan, and STAAR JAPAN, INC., formerly CANON STAAR CO., INC. (the
“Company”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and existing under the laws of Japan. CMJ and the
Company are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the
“Parties.”

RECITALS

Whereas, pursuant to that certain Joint Venture Agreement between CMJ and Canon Inc.
(“CINC”), a kabushiki kaisha organized and existing under the laws of Japan, and STAAR
Surgical Company (“STAAR”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, dated May 23, 1988, CMJ became a shareholder of the Company;

Whereas, pursuant to that certain Secondment Agreement dated January 1, 1998 by and between
CMJ and the Company (the “Current Agreement”), CMJ has seconded certain of its employees to
the Company to assist in the marketing of the products of the Company;

Whereas, the Current Agreement is being superseded by that certain Current Employees
Secondment Agreement as of the date of this Agreement by and between CMJ and the Company;

Whereas, pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement entered into as of October 25, 2007
by and between STAAR and CMJ and CINC (the “Share Purchase Agreement”), STAAR agreed to
purchase from each of CMJ and CINC, and each of CMJ and CINC agreed to sell to STAAR, their shares
of the Company;

Whereas, the Share Purchase Agreement required the execution of this Agreement; and

Whereas, CMJ and the Company wish to establish a new secondment arrangement pursuant to this
Agreement, which will include secondment of additional employees (individually a “Seconded
Employee” and collectively the “Seconded Employees”) from CMJ to the Company.

AGREEMENT

Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises herein made, and in consideration of
the representations, warranties, and covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows.

1. Seconded Employees. As of the date of this Agreement, CMJ agrees to make available to
the Company the Seconded Employees. A list of the Seconded Employees and their respective positions
is attached hereto as Annex I. CMJ hereby confirms that the Seconded Employees have been informed
of the work conditions, compensation and other matters relating to their secondment to the Company
hereunder.

	2.	 	Term; Termination.

The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date of this Agreement and shall expire
twelve (12) months thereafter (the “Term”). At the end of the Term, each Seconded
Employee shall leave the Company, and with respect to the Seconded Employees who return to
CMJ, CMJ shall be responsible for obligations of an employer to such Seconded Employees
from and after the Term. In no event shall the Company be responsible for obligations of
an employer to such Seconded Employees from and after the Term unless an affirmative
agreement is entered into by and between such Seconded Employee and the Company.

In the event any of the Seconded Employees is asked to work for a competitor of CMJ or CINC
or the Company undergoes a Change of Control (as defined below), each of CMJ and, in the
event of a Change of Control, the Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
or any secondment arrangement with respect to such Seconded Employee. In no event shall the
Company be liable for any salary, severance payments or payments for any accrued but unused
vacation days or other obligations, if any, payable to any Seconded Employees for periods
after termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 2.2 or upon expiry of the Term
pursuant to Section 2.1. “Change of Control” in this Section 2.2 shall mean, with
respect to the Company, an acquisition by any third party by merger, or purchase of a
majority of the voting stock or substantially all the assets or business of the Company, or
any entity which directly or indirectly Controls (as defined below) the Company, or any
other material change in the ownership or Control of the Company, or any entity which
directly or indirectly Controls the Company. “Control” by any party with respect to
any other party shall mean the direct or indirect control of fifty percent (50%) or more of
the voting stock or other ownership interest by such party of the other party, or if such
party possesses the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
of the other party or the power to elect or appoint fifty percent (50%) or more of the
members of the governing body of the other party.

At any time during the Term or upon expiry of the Term, any Seconded Employee who wishes to
become a full-time employee at the Company may resign from CMJ and apply for employment at
the Company. No assurance of such employment shall be given by CMJ either to the Company or
to the Seconded Employee. The Company may, in its sole discretion, determine whether or not
to establish an employment relationship with any such Seconded Employee.

3. Change of Duties and Positions. Any changes to the positions or duties of the Seconded
Employees during the Term shall be separately determined by the Parties.

4. Code of Conduct. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Seconded
Employees shall be expected to, and will, comply fully with the Code of Conduct Policy under the
work rules and other employment related regulations of the Company (including, without limitation,
any rules or regulations relating to confidentiality and assignment of inventions) in effect as of
the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Company Rules”) during the Term while being
on the premises of the Company. The Company shall advise and provide reasonable information to each
Seconded Employee as to the Company’s Code of Conduct Policy and the Company Rules.

5. Support. The Company shall provide at its sole expense, reasonable office space for
each of the Seconded Employees together with appropriate workstations and equipment and such
information, data and support as necessary for each Seconded Employee to perform his or her
responsibilities and duties under this Agreement.

6. Work Hours, Holidays, etc.

	6.1	 	Matters relating to work hours and holidays of the Seconded Employees during the Term shall
be determined in accordance with the Company Rules.

	6.2	 	The Seconded Employees shall be entitled to annual special holidays in recognition of their
services, holidays reserved for injury or disease, half-holidays, special holidays (due to
injury or disease in the course of employment, unforeseen disaster, etc.) and other holidays
(congratulatory or condolence leaves etc.) in accordance with the Company Rules;
provided, however, that in the event that (i) the Company Rules do not provide
for any of the holidays mentioned above, (ii) the Company Rules provide for holidays other
than those mentioned above, or (iii) the number of holidays provided under the Company Rules
is not the same as the number of holidays provided under the relevant rules of CMJ, these
matters shall be determined separately by CMJ and the Company.

	6.3	 	The Seconded Employees shall be entitled to free vacations and refresh vacations in
accordance with the work rules and other related regulations of CMJ (collectively, the
“CMJ Rules”).

	6.4	 	The Company shall be primarily responsible for managing the working conditions of the
Seconded Employees and shall submit a monthly report to CMJ in accordance with Section 18. CMJ
shall be ultimately responsible for managing the working conditions of the Seconded Employees
based on such reports submitted by the Company.

7. Compensation, Bonuses and Employee Benefits. Each Seconded Employee shall be entitled
to compensation, bonuses and employee benefits based on his or her performance at the Company as
set forth below.

	 	(i)	 	Monthly compensation, overtime work allowance and holiday work allowance shall be
calculated and paid by CMJ in accordance with the CMJ Rules. Notwithstanding Section
6.1, overtime work allowance and holiday work allowance shall be calculated by CMJ based
on work hours and holidays under the CMJ Rules.

	 	(ii)	 	Regular and special pay raise shall be implemented by CMJ in accordance with the
CMJ Rules.

	 	(iii)	 	Special benefits shall be calculated and granted by CMJ in accordance with the
CMJ Rules.

	 	(iv)	 	Consolation payments for injury or disease, congratulatory or condolence
allowance and commendations for continued services shall be granted by CMJ in accordance
with the CMJ Rules.

8. Commuting Allowance. CMJ shall provide a commuting allowance to each Seconded Employee
in accordance with the CMJ Rules, and the Company shall reimburse the equivalent amount to CMJ upon
CMJ’s request.

9. Travel Costs, Transportation Costs etc. Each Seconded Employee shall be entitled to
recover travel costs, transportation costs, etc. as set forth below.

	 	(i)	 	Daily allowance for business trips (excluding business trip allowance for day
trips), travel costs, transportation costs, accommodation costs, etc. shall be paid by
the Company in accordance with the Company Rules.

	 	(ii)	 	Business trip allowance for day trips shall be paid by the Company in accordance
with the Company Rules upon request of such Seconded Employee.

	 	(iii)	 	Travel costs and allowance shall be paid by CMJ in accordance with the CMJ Rules
in the event the secondment from CMJ to the Company requires a change of residence of
such Seconded Employee; provided, however, that if the Company requires
more than one change of residence of such Seconded Employee during the Term, travel
costs and allowance for any such additional change shall be paid by the Company in
accordance with the Company Rules. Travel costs and allowance shall be paid by the
Company in accordance with the Company Rules in the event the return of such Seconded
Employee to CMJ from the Company upon expiry of the Term requires a change of residence
of such Seconded Employee.

10. Fees.

	10.1	 	The Company shall make monthly payments to CMJ for the services provided by the Seconded
Employees in an amount equal to the total amount of the Seconded Employees’ employee-related
costs borne by CMJ hereunder to be calculated by CMJ, including but not limited to, basic
salary, bonuses, overtime work allowance, holiday work allowance, sales force allowance,
unaccompanied duty allowance, commuting allowance and the employer’s share of contribution to
each of the Employees’ Pension Program, Health Insurance Program, Employment Insurance Program
and Care Insurance Program (the “Fees”). If at any time a Seconded Employee resigns
from CMJ or becomes a full-time employee of the Company, the Fees shall be decreased
accordingly for such Seconded Employee for the remainder of the Term.

	10.2	 	The Company shall pay the Fees by wire transfer to the account designated by CMJ by the last
day of the month of invoice.

	10.3	 	The aggregate annual amount of the Fees is estimated to be One Hundred and Seventy Six
Million (176,000,000) Japanese Yen; provided, however, that (i) the Fees may be subject to
increases in accordance with the CMJ Rules provided that the Fees shall not exceed in the
aggregate annual amount of One Hundred and Ninety Million (190,000,000) Japanese Yen (the
“Fee Cap”), and (ii)in the event CMJ incurs any unexpected employee-related costs due
to incidents beyond the control of CMJ such as tax reforms, the Parties shall consult with
each other to determine any appropriate amount to be paid to CMJ by the Company in excess of
such amount, provided that in no event may such excess amount exceed the Fee Cap. If the
Parties are unable to reach agreement on any such excess amount, either Party shall have the
right to terminate this Agreement on thirty (30) days’ notice.

11. Rent Allowance. Any Seconded Employee who is single shall be entitled to rent
allowance to be paid by CMJ in the amount to be calculated in accordance with the CMJ Rules.

12. Social Insurance etc.

	12.1	 	The Seconded Employees shall maintain their status as insured persons under each of CMJ’s
Health Insurance Program, Employees’ Pension Program, Employees’ Pension Fund Program and
Employee Insurance Program, and CMJ shall be responsible for the employer’s share of
contribution to each of these programs.

	12.2	 	The Seconded Employees shall be covered by the Workers’ Accidents Compensation Insurance
Program of the Company, and the premiums thereof shall be borne by the Company, which shall be
calculated at the rate of the Company based on the amounts of compensation, bonuses and other
benefits received by the Seconded Employees directly or indirectly from CMJ.

	12.3	 	The Company shall allow the Seconded Employees to use its welfare facilities and to
participate in any events of the Company.

13. Accident Compensation.

	13.1	 	The Company shall be responsible for providing compensation to the Seconded Employees for any
accident which may occur in relation to work or outside work in accordance with the Company
Rules; provided, however, that CMJ may also provide accident compensation to
the Seconded Employees in accordance with the CMJ Rules.

	13.2	 	The Company shall give prior notice to CMJ when providing accident compensation to any of the
Seconded Employees.

	13.3	 	The Company warrants to CMJ that the Seconded Employees are insured against any car accident
or other accidents which may occur in relation to any equipment owned by the Company, in the
event of which the insurance will provide to the Seconded Employees the same level of
compensation as any employees of the Company would receive.

14. Education and Training. Where necessary, CMJ may cause the Seconded Employees to
participate in its education or training programs to the extent it does not interfere with their
work at the Company.

15. Notification of Cash Reward. In the event any of the Seconded Employees receives a
cash reward or any other form of cash from the Company or any third party in a sales competition or
any other event in relation to the marketing and service activities of the Company, the Company
shall notify the amount, timing of payment, name of payer and other relevant matters to CMJ.

16. Suspension and Resignation.

	16.1	 	In the event any of the Seconded Employees is to be suspended under the CMJ Rules (excluding
any suspension due to injury or disease), the Parties shall separately discuss and determine
how to handle the situation.

	16.2	 	In the event any of the Seconded Employees is to be suspended due to any injury or disease
under the CMJ Rules, the Parties shall cause such employee to be reinstated at CMJ prior to
the issuance of an order of suspension by CMJ.

	16.3	 	In the event of resignation of a Seconded Employee in accordance with the CMJ Rules, such
employee shall be reinstated at CMJ prior to the resignation.

17. Disciplinary Punishment and Dismissal.

	17.1	 	In the event of a punitive dismissal of any of the Seconded Employees under the CMJ Rules,
such employee shall be reinstated at CMJ prior to his or her punitive dismissal.

	17.2	 	In the event of a dismissal of any of the Seconded Employees under the CMJ Rules (excluding
any situation under the preceding Paragraph), such employee shall be reinstated at CMJ prior
to his or her dismissal.

18. Notification. CMJ and the Company shall notify each other of the following regarding
each Seconded Employee at the time specified for each item:

(a) Matters to be notified by CMJ to the Company

(i) Personal History At the time of commencement of secondment

(ii) Premiums paid for the workers’ accidents compensation insurance program

At the time of commencement of secondment

Each time of change in amount

(iii) Other matters which the Company deems necessary and approved by CMJ

When separately designated by the Parties

(b) Matters to be notified by the Company to CMJ

	 	(i)	 	Monthly working conditions (including work records such as overtime work
hours, holiday work hours, number of annual special holidays given in recognition of
employee’s services and other holidays)

Every month

(ii) Change of work rules of the Company Each time of change

(iii) Twelve-month calendar of the Company indicating working days and holidays

	 	 	 
	(iv)

	 	Each time of issuance of such calendar

Matters relating to cash rewards under Section 15

Each time of granting of rewards

(v) Other matters which CMJ deems necessary and approved by the Company

When separately designated by the Parties

19. CMJ Employment. Notwithstanding this Agreement, the Seconded Employees shall remain in
the employment of CMJ and CMJ shall remain fully responsible for all the obligations of an employer
to an employee in accordance with the terms and conditions of employment with CMJ.

20. Liability and Indemnification. During the Term of this Agreement, so long as a
Seconded Employee is acting pursuant to instructions from management of the Company or otherwise in
the ordinary course of business, in accordance with the scope of his or her terms of secondment
under this Agreement and in the case of a conflict of interests between the Company and CMJ, in
accordance with his or her duty to act in good faith to and in the best interests of the Company
pursuant to such terms of secondment:

a. the Company shall indemnify CMJ against any claims or proceedings against
CMJ as a result of any act or omission of the Seconded Employees working on
secondment to the Company which is related to the performance by any Seconded
Employee of his or her duties hereunder; and

b. CMJ shall not be liable to the Company for any act or omission, error or
judgment (whether negligent or not) on the part of any Seconded Employee.

21. Relationship of the Parties. The Parties are independent contractors under this
Agreement and no other relationship is intended, including a partnership, franchise, joint venture,
agency, employer/employee, or master/servant relationship. Neither Party shall act in a manner
which expresses or implies a relationship other than that of independent contractor, nor bind the
other Party. The Parties shall act in good faith at all times with each other.

22. No Third-Party Beneficiary Rights. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied,
shall confer upon any employee of CMJ, or upon any representative of such employee, or upon any
person claiming through such employee, or upon any collective bargaining agent, any rights or
remedies, including any right to employment or continued employment for any specified period, of
any nature or kind whatsoever. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall be deemed to
confer upon any individual (or any beneficiary thereof) any rights under or with respect to any
plan, program, or arrangement described in or contemplated by this Agreement, and each individual
(and any beneficiary thereof) shall be entitled to look only to the express terms of any such plan,
program, or arrangement for his or her rights hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement, express or
implied, shall create a third-party beneficiary relationship or otherwise confer any benefit,
entitlement, or right upon any person or entity other than the Parties hereto. Nothing in this
Agreement shall cause duplicate benefits to be paid or provided to or with respect to a Seconded
Employee under any employee benefit policies, plans, arrangements, programs, practices, or
agreements.

23. Miscellaneous.

23.1 Amendments. This Agreement may not be changed, altered, waived or, terminated
unless in writing and signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties to this Agreement.

23.2 Successors and Assigns. All of the terms of the Agreement shall be binding upon,
inure solely to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and assigns of the Parties.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither Party shall assign any of its
respective rights or obligations under this Agreement to any other party without the prior written
consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

23.3 Notices. Unless otherwise agreed upon, any notice, request, claim or other
communication under this Agreement to the Parties at their respective addresses set forth below or
any other address as duly notified, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (a) when
received if personally delivered or if sent by facsimile with confirmed answer back, or (b) within
five (5) business days of being sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid
or by priority delivery by established international courier:

If to CMJ:

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

16-6, Konan 2-chome,

Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8011, Japan

Attention: Hiroshi Shibuya, Managing Director, President of Industrial Equipment Co.

Facsimile: 81-3-3740-3389

With a copy to:

Jones Day

Shiroyama MT Bldg.

1-17, Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku,

Tokyo 105-0001

Japan

Attention: Scott Jones

Facsimile: 81-3-5401-2725

If to the Company:

STAAR Japan, Inc.

	 	 	 
	13-29 Konan 2-chome,

	 	

	Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan

	Attention: [

Facsimile: [

	 	]

]

23.4 Complete Agreement. This Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement and the other
Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement) constitute the entire agreement
between the Parties relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior
agreements, arrangements and understandings related to the subject matter hereof including, without
limitation, the Current Agreement. Any oral representations or modifications concerning this
Agreement shall be of no force or effect unless contained in a subsequent written modification
signed by the Party to be bound.

23.5 Headings. The use of headings in this Agreement is for convenience of reference only
and will not be construed to limit, broaden or affect the meanings of the provisions contained in
each section.

23.6 Injunctive Relief. Each Party agrees that the other Party shall be entitled to (i)
any kind of injunction to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and (ii)enforce
specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in any
court having jurisdiction over the Parties or the subject matter hereof, in addition to any other
remedy to which such Party may be entitled at law. The Parties agree that, in the event of breach
or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement, the damage or imminent damage to the
value and the goodwill of the non-breaching Party will be irreparable and extremely difficult to
estimate, making any remedy at law or in damages inadequate.

23.7 Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement
should for any reason be held by the competent authorities to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
such provision or provisions shall be reformed or renegotiated to as nearly approximate the
original reasonable intent of the Parties as possible with regard to this Agreement, the Share
Purchase Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements.

23.8 Waivers. The failure of a Party to insist upon strict performance of any provision of
this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of, or prevent assertion of, the right to require such
performance in the future or performance of a later breach of this Agreement.

23.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will be one and
the same instrument.

23.10 Arbitration. Each Party shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to solve,
through mutual consultation, without recourse to arbitration, any disputes or differences which
might arise in connection with this Agreement. However, all disputes, controversies or differences
which may arise between the parties hereto, out of or in relation to or in connection with this
Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration in Tokyo, Japan in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Parties are permitted to seek injunctive relief from a court having jurisdiction pursuant to
the provisions of Section 23.6, including without limitation, to enforce any interim award or award
of injunctive relief by any arbitrator. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The
arbitral award shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties, with no further rights of
appeal. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction or
application may be made to such court for a judicial acceptance of the award and an order of
enforcement, as the case may be.

23.11 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of Japan other than the conflicts of laws rules thereof.

23.12 Language of Agreement. This Agreement is executed in the English language, and the
English version of this Agreement shall control any translation of this Agreement into any other
language.

23.13 Attorneys Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the
Parties hereto shall pay their own expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incident to the preparation
and performance of this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated herein are
consummated.

23.14 Additional Actions. Each of the Parties hereto shall execute and deliver such other
documents and do such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the
terms, provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

23.15 Consultations. Any question arising from or in connection with this Agreement or any
matter not set forth in this Agreement shall be determined separately by the Parties in light of
the purposes of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and
year first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC.

	By:
	 	 	—	 
	   Name:

	   Title:

STAAR JAPAN, INC.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	—	 
	   Name:

	   Title:

26

Annex I

[Seconded Employees]

27

Exhibit J

[Termination Agreement]

28

TERMINATION AGREEMENT

This Termination Agreement (this “Agreement”), is entered into on      , 2007 by and among
STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY. (“STAAR”), a company organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, United States of America, STAAR JAPAN, INC., formerly CANON STAAR CO., INC. (the
“Company”), CANON INC. (“CINC”), and CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC. (“CMJ”), each a kabushiki kaisha
organized and existing under the laws of Japan. STAAR, the Company, CINC and CMJ are sometimes
referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. CINC and CMJ are
sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “Canon Parties”.

RECITALS

Whereas, STAAR and the Canon Parties have entered into that certain Joint Venture Agreement
dated May 23, 1988 (the “JVA”);

Whereas, STAAR and the Company have entered into that certain Technical Assistance and License
Agreement dated September 6, 1988 (the “TALA”);

Whereas, STAAR, Canon Parties and the Company have entered into that certain Settlement
Agreement dated September 28, 2001 (the “Settlement Agreement”);

Whereas, CINC and STAAR have entered into that certain Confidentiality Agreement dated May 12,
2005 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”);

Whereas, pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement entered into as of October 25, 2007
by and between STAAR and the Canon Parties (the “Share Purchase Agreement”), STAAR agreed to
purchase from the Canon Parties, and the Canon Parties agreed to sell to STAAR, their respective
shares of the Company;

Whereas, as a condition to the Share Purchase Agreement, the parties thereto agreed to cause
the execution of this Agreement;

Whereas, the respective parties wish to terminate the JVA, TALA and the Confidentiality
Agreement in their entirety and certain parts of the Settlement Agreement; and

Whereas, CMJ and the Company wish to terminate any existing distribution agreement between CMJ
and the Company.

AGREEMENT

Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter set
forth, the Parties agree as follows.

	1.	 	JVA. STAAR and the Canon Parties hereby terminate the JVA, effective as of the date
hereof, including the termination of all rights and obligations therein notwithstanding any
provisions contained to the contrary in that agreement, and agree that the JVA is hereby
considered null and void.

	2.	 	TALA. STAAR and the Company hereby terminate the TALA, effective as of the date
hereof, including the termination of all rights and obligations therein notwithstanding any
provisions contained to the contrary in that agreement, and agree that the TALA is hereby
considered null and void.

	3.	 	Settlement Agreement. The Parties hereby terminate the provisions of Sections 1
through 6 and 9 through 11 of the Settlement Agreement, including the termination of all
rights and obligations contained in such Sections notwithstanding any provisions contained to
the contrary in that agreement. The rights and obligations contained in Sections 7, 8, 12, 13
and 14 of the Settlement Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are set forth
below for purposes of convenience only.

“7. Upon full execution of this Agreement, Staar Surgical agrees that the
case titled STAAR Surgical Company v CANON Inc., CANON Sales Co., Inc.
and Norio Kuroda (United States District Court, Central District of
California, Case No. 00-04835) shall be dismissed with prejudice pursuant
to a document drafted by counsel to Defendants and signed by Plaintiff.”;
and

“8. Upon full execution of this Agreement, CINC and CSCO agree that the
Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) Case No. 00-03,
Tokyo shall be dismissed. Any document necessary for submission to the
JCAA for dismissal shall be prepared by CINC, CSCO and Staar Surgical.”;
and

“12. Staar Surgical, CINC and CSCO, each for itself and its successors and
assigns, hereby RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE each
other, or each other’s parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and their present
and former directors, officers, agents and employees, and each of them,
from or related to any and all claims, losses, damages, costs and
obligations, known or unknown, which they may now have or have ever had,
arising out of, or related to, the disputes which are based on the
performances, non-performances or acts made prior to the date hereof,
including without limitation, those alleged in the case titled STAAR
Surgical Company v CANON Inc., CANON Sales Co., Inc. and Norio Kuroda
(United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No.
00-04835) and the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) Case
No. 00-03, Tokyo, except for the parties respective obligations under
this Agreement. The foregoing release, waiver, discharge and covenant not
to sue shall not apply to any claims that may be made against the former
president of Canon Staar, John Wolf, by Staar Surgical, CINC, CSCO or Canon
Staar.”; and

“13. Each party shall bear its costs and expenses, including attorney fees,
in connection with the subject matter hereof.”; and

“14. Subject to full execution hereof by the parties, this Agreement shall
become effective as of the date first above written.”

	4.	 	Confidentiality Agreement. CINC and STAAR hereby terminate the Confidentiality Agreement,
effective as of the date hereof, including the termination of all rights and obligations
therein notwithstanding any provisions contained to the contrary in that agreement, and agree
that the Confidentiality Agreement is hereby considered null and void.

	5.	 	Distribution Agreement. Effective as of the date hereof, CMJ and the Company hereby
terminate any distribution agreement existing between CMJ and the Company, whether exclusive
or non-exclusive, including the termination of all rights and obligations therein, and agree
that any such distribution agreement is hereby considered null and void.

	6.	 	Other Agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective as of the date hereof: (i) the
Parties hereby terminate the agreements listed on Exhibit A, including the termination of all
rights and obligations therein other than those provisions indicated in Exhibit A as surviving
such termination, notwithstanding any provisions contained to the contrary in such agreements,
and agree that such agreements are hereby considered null and void except for those provisions
indicated in Exhibit A as surviving such termination, and (ii) in the event any Party
identifies any agreements among the Parties (other than the Share Purchase Agreement or the
Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement) that would limit the
Company’s ability to freely market and distribute products of the Business (as such term is
defined in the Share Purchase Agreement), the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith the
termination of the provisions of such agreement which limit the Company’s ability to freely
market and distribute products of the Business.

	7.	 	Miscellaneous

	 	7.1	 	Amendments. This Agreement may not be changed, altered, waived or,
terminated unless in writing and signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties to this
Agreement.

	 	7.2	 	Successors and Assigns. All of the terms of the Agreement shall be
binding upon, inure solely to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and
assigns of the Parties. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
neither Party shall assign any of its respective rights or obligations under this
Agreement to any other party without the prior written consent of the other Party,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

	 	7.3	 	Notices. Unless otherwise agreed upon, any notice, request, claim or
other communication under this Agreement to the Parties at their respective addresses
set forth below or any other address as duly notified, shall be deemed to have been
duly given or made (a) when received if personally delivered or if sent by facsimile
with confirmed answer back, or (b) within five (5) business days of being sent by
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by priority delivery by
established international courier:

If to STAAR:

STAAR Surgical Company

1911 Walker Avenue

Monrovia, California 91016, U.S.A.

Attention: Charles Kaufman

Facsimile: 1-626-358-3049

With a copy to:

Shartsis Friese LLP

One Maritime Plaza, 18th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Attention: P. Rupert Russell, Esq.

Facsimile: 1-415-421-2922

If to the Company:

	 	 	 
	STAAR Japan, Inc.

13-29 Konan 2-chome,

	 	

	Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan

	Attention: [

Facsimile: [

	 	]

]

If to CINC:

Canon Inc.

30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome,

Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan

Attention: Masahiro Osawa, Managing Director, Group Executive of Finance & Accounting Headquarters

Facsimile: 81-3-5482-3960

With a copy to:

Jones Day

Shiroyama MT Bldg.

1-17, Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku,

Tokyo 105-0001

Japan

Attention: Scott Jones

Facsimile: 81-3-5401-2725

If to CMJ:

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

16-6, Konan 2-chome,

Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8011, Japan

Attention: Hiroshi Shibuya, Managing Director, President of Industrial Equipment Co.

Facsimile: 81-3-3740-3389

With a copy to:

Jones Day

Shiroyama MT Bldg.

1-17, Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku,

Tokyo 105-0001

Japan

Attention: Scott Jones

Facsimile: 81-3-5401-2725

	 	7.4	 	Complete Agreement. This Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement and
the other Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement) constitute
the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the transactions contemplated
hereby and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings related to
the subject matter hereof. Any oral representations or modifications concerning this
Agreement shall be of no force or effect unless contained in a subsequent written
modification signed by the Party to be bound.

	 	7.5	 	Headings. The use of headings in this Agreement is for convenience
of reference only and will not be construed to limit, broaden or affect the meanings
of the provisions contained in each section.

	 	7.6	 	Injunctive Relief. Each Party agrees that the other Party or Pa
rties shall be entitled to (i) any kind of injunction to prevent breaches of the
provisions of this Agreement and (ii) enforce specifically this Agreement and the
terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in any court having jurisdiction
over the Parties or the subject matter hereof, in addition to any other remedy to
which such Party may be entitled at law. The Parties agree that, in the event of
breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement, the damage or
imminent damage to the value and the goodwill of the non-breaching Party will be
irreparable and extremely difficult to estimate, making any remedy at law or in
damages inadequate.

	 	7.7	 	Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions of
this Agreement should for any reason be held by the competent authorities to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision or provisions shall be reformed or
renegotiated to as nearly approximate the original reasonable intent of the parties as
possible with regard to this Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement and the other
Ancillary Agreements.

	 	7.8	 	Waivers. The failure of a Party to insist upon strict performance of
any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of, or prevent assertion
of, the right to require such performance in the future or performance of a later
breach of this Agreement.

	 	7.9	 	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one
or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which
together will be one and the same instrument.

	 	7.10	 	Arbitration. Each Party shall use its reasonable commercial efforts
to solve, through mutual consultation, without recourse to arbitration, any disputes
or differences which might arise in connection with this Agreement. However, all
disputes, controversies or differences which may arise between the parties hereto, out
of or in relation to or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled by
arbitration in Tokyo, Japan in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
Japan Commercial Arbitration Association. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties
are permitted to seek injunctive relief from a court having jurisdiction pursuant to
the provisions of Section 7.6, including without limitation, to enforce any interim
award or award of injunctive relief by any arbitrator. The language of the
arbitration shall be English. The arbitral award shall be final, binding and
conclusive on the Parties, with no further rights of appeal. Judgment upon the award
rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction or application may be made to
such court for a judicial acceptance of the award and an order of enforcement, as the
case may be.

	 	7.11	 	 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of Japan other than the conflicts of laws rules thereof.

	 	7.12	 	Language of Agreement. This Agreement is executed in the English
language, and the English version of this Agreement shall control any translation of
this Agreement into any other language.

	 	7.13	 	Attorneys Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically
provided herein, the Parties hereto shall pay their own expenses, including attorneys’
fees, incident to the preparation and performance of this Agreement, whether or not
the transactions contemplated herein are consummated.

	 	7.14	 	Additional Actions. Each of the Parties hereto shall execute and
deliver such other documents and do such other acts and things as may be necessary or
desirable to carry out the terms, provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and
year first written above.

[Signature page follows]

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STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

By:     

Name:

Title:

STAAR JAPAN, INC.

By:     

Name:

Title:

CANON INC.

By:     

Name:

Title:

CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC.

By:     

Name:

Title:

30

EXHIBIT A

Other Agreements

	1.	 	Memorandum between the Company and CMJ dated September 6, 1988, regarding exclusive
distributorship.

No provisions of this agreement survive termination.

	2.	 	Memorandum between the Company and CMJ dated November 1, 2001, regarding the repurchase of
Intraocular Lens.

No provisions of this agreement survive termination.

	3.	 	Agreement for the Treatment of Personal Information of CMJ Staff, by and between the Company
and CMJ dated April 2, 2004.

The following Articles shall survive termination of this agreement: 2 (1), 4 (1), 4 (2),
5 (1), 5 (2), 7, 8 and 9 (2).

	4.	 	Memorandum between the Company and CMJ dated January 1, 1998, regarding the Treatment of
Temporary Transfer Staff.

Article 9 (2) shall survive termination of this agreement.

	5.	 	Agreement for Quality Assurance of Advanced Administrative Medical Equipment and General
Medical Equipment by and between the Company and CMJ dated July 3, 2006.

Article 6 shall survive termination of this agreement.

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Exhibit K

[General Release]

_________________, 2007

Reference is made to the Share Purchase Agreement entered into as of October 25, 2007 (the
“Agreement”) by and between STAAR Surgical Company and Canon Marketing Japan Inc. and Canon Inc.
(collectively, the “Shareholders”) , pursuant to which the following release is made.

I,      , in my capacity as a director of STAAR JAPAN, INC., formerly known as CANON
STAAR CO, INC. (the “Company”), hereby fully release and discharge each of the Shareholders and the
Company and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (individually a “Releasee”
and collectively, the “Releasees”) from all rights, claims and actions, known or unknown, of any
kind whatsoever, which I, in my capacity as a director of the Company, now have against any
Releasee, arising out of or relating to events arising prior to or on the Closing Date (as defined
in the Agreement).

Sincerely,

     

[Name of Director]

32

Schedule 5.11

Other Commitments to Register Securities

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