MONROVIA, Calif., Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- STAAR Surgical
Company (NASDAQ: STAA) a leading developer, manufacturer and
marketer of implantable lenses and delivery systems for the eye,
today announced that management will present at the following
investor conferences:
The Wedbush 2014 Life Sciences Management Access Conference at
the Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New
York on Tuesday, August 12 at
10:20 a.m. PT/1:20 p.m. ET
The Canaccord Genuity 34th Annual Growth Conference
at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, August 13 at
10:00 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m. ET
Barry Caldwell, President and
CEO, Hans Blickensdoerfer,
President, Europe, Middle East, Latin
America, and Steve Brown, CFO
will offer a general overview of the Company's current business
trends, recent financial results, and operational developments. A
live webcast, including accompanying slides, will be available from
the Company's website, under Investor Information. An archived
replay of management's presentations will be available for 90 days
following the event, also at www.staar.com.
About STAAR Surgical
STAAR, which has been dedicated solely to ophthalmic surgery for
over 25 years, designs, develops, manufactures and markets
implantable lenses for the eye and delivery systems therefor. All
of these lenses are foldable, which permits the surgeon to insert
them through a small incision. STAAR's lens used in refractive
surgery as an alternative to LASIK is called an Implantable
Collamer® Lens or "ICL." A lens used to replace the natural lens
after cataract surgery is called an intraocular lens or "IOL." More
than 450,000 Visian ICLs have been implanted to date; to learn more
about the ICL go to: www.visianinfo.com. STAAR has approximately
335 full time employees and markets lenses in over 60 countries.
Headquartered in Monrovia, CA, it
manufactures in Aliso Viejo, CA
and Monrovia, CA. For more
information, please visit the Company's website at
www.staar.com.
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