EXHIBIT 23.1

              Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Board of Directors
STAAR Surgical Company


     We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of STAAR Surgical Company of our reports dated March 17, 1995, 
relating to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of STAAR Surgical
Company and subsidiaries at December 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993, and for
each of the years ended December 30, 1994 and December 30, 1993, which report
appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of STAAR Surgical Company for its year
ended December 30, 1994.

                                         /s/ BDO Seidman

                                             BDO Seidman

Los Angeles, California
June 13, 1995