EXHIBIT 23.2
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                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of STAAR Surgical Company on Form S-8 of our report
dated February 1, 2003 (except for Note 18, which is dated March 26, 2003),
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of STAAR Surgical Company for the
year ended January 3, 2003.



/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
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BDO Seidman, LLP
Los Angeles, California
April 14, 2003