EXHIBIT 23.1


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


STAAR Surgical Company
Monrovia, California

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated March 27, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of STAAR Surgical Company included in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.


                                                  /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

                                                  BDO Seidman, LLP



Los Angeles, California
December 13, 2000