Power of Attorney

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints Samuel J. Gesten and Patrick Williams, and each of
them acting singly, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact,
with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in
the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

       (1)  prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5
(including any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of STAAR
Surgical Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges
and the Company, as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");

       (2)  seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities
from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators
and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to
release any such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any
such release of information; and

       (3)  perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such
attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the
undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

       The undersigned acknowledges that:

       (1)  this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such
attorney-in-fact to act in its discretion on information provided to such
attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;

       (2)  any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such
form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-
fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

       (3)  neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any
liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement
of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to
comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the
undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act;
and

       (4)  this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the
Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

       The undersigned hereby gives and grants the foregoing attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the
foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that such attorney-in-fact
of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-
fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 5th day of July, 2022.

ROBERT STUDHOLME

/s/Robert Studholme
   Signature