STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) has a 30 year history specializing in products for ophthalmic surgery; first for the treatment of cataracts going back to 1991, and the introduction of its revolutionary implantable contact lens marketed as Visian ICL in 1996. For the past two decades the company worked to enter new markets, gain worldwide regulatory approvals and educate specialized surgeons on the technology. Revenues were slow to pick up and annual growth languished in the single digits for the past 10 years. Fast forward to today and for all intents and purposes; 2018