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STAAR Surgical Board of Directors Reiterates Unanimous Recommendation that STAAR Stockholders Vote "FOR" the Alcon Merger Agreement on WHITE Proxy Card
LAKE FOREST, Calif., October 08, 2025--STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) ("STAAR"), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, today provided the following statement in response to a report issued by Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC ("Glass Lewis") related to STAAR’s pending merger with Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC):
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