STAAR Surgical climbs on quarterly revenue beat

STAAR Surgical

13/08/2026 11:52

** Shares of lensmaker STAAR Surgical STAA.O rise 3.5% to $26.3 premarket
** Company's Q2 revenue of $93.5 million beats analysts' average expectation of $90.6 million, according to LSEG data
** It benefited from an increase in Chinese New Year-related procedures, and more significantly, a shift in military recruitment vision screenings, the company says
** STAAR Surgical sells implantable lenses for the eye and systems used to deliver the lenses into the eye
** Up to last close, the stock is up 10% YTD

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