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                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.1


                        LIST OF SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES




                                                         STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION
                                                           OR ORGANIZATION OF EACH SUCH SIGNIFICANT
                                                          SUBSIDIARY, AND NAMES (IF ANY) UNDER WHICH
NAME OF SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY                           EACH SUCH SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY DOES BUSINESS
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STAAR Surgical AG                                                          Switzerland


Canon STAAR Co., Inc.                                                         Japan
   (Canon STAAR Kabushiki Kaisha)

Domilens GmbH                                                                Germany
   (Domilens fuer medizinische produkte GmbH)