STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO™ family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, today announced strong preliminary net sales for the second quarter ended July 3, 2026. STAAR is announcing its preliminary net sales in advance of its quarterly earnings announcement, which it expects to issue on August 12, 2026.

Net sales for the second quarter of 2026 are expected to be in excess of $90 million, compared to net sales of $44.3 million for the second quarter of 2025.

The Company delivered strong second quarter net sales, led by sequential growth in China, solid growth across the broader Asia-Pacific region, and double-digit percentage growth in the Americas. In the EMEA region, net sales declined by a low single-digit percentage, reflecting ongoing turmoil in the Middle East; however, excluding the Middle East, EMEA achieved double-digit percentage growth, underscoring the strength of the Company's underlying business across that region.

Net sales in the Middle East, as well as certain parts of the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions, continued to be adversely affected by significant geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds, resulting in sales declines in those areas. The Company is actively monitoring these conditions and cautions that, if the current headwinds persist or worsen, then sales growth could continue to be negatively affected. Furthermore, the Company notes that a broadening of macroeconomic challenges to additional regions also could affect future results.

"We are pleased to report that we expect second quarter net sales to be in excess of $90 million, reflecting the strength of our team’s execution and the diversity of our global commercial operations," said Warren Foust, Co-CEO, President and Chief Operating Officer. "While geopolitical and macroeconomic pressures continue to present headwinds in certain markets, and while our ERP system implementation presented meaningful operational challenges during the quarter, our team again rose to the occasion and delivered strong results. We remain focused on resolving the remaining system issues in the third quarter and are confident in the continued momentum of our business."

"Our three core strategic objectives for 2026 continue to be revenue growth, profit expansion, and innovation acceleration. We look forward to providing additional perspective on progress regarding these goals when we report our full second quarter results."

As previously disclosed, net sales during the second quarter of 2025 were negatively affected as the Company shipped minimal quantities of EVO ICLs to China while distributors worked through excess inventory. As of the end of the second quarter of 2026, distributor inventory appears to be within the Company’s targeted range to appropriately service the refractive market.

The financial information in this release is unaudited and subject to adjustment and confirmation as the Company completes its quarterly review and finalizes its financial statements to be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 2026, and the review of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm's consolidated financial statements for the quarterly period.

About STAAR Surgical

STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) is the global leader in implantable phakic intraocular lenses, a vision correction solution that reduces or eliminates the need for glasses or contact lenses. Since 1982, STAAR has been dedicated solely to ophthalmic surgery, and for 30 years, STAAR has been designing, developing, manufacturing, and marketing advanced Implantable Collamer® Lenses (ICLs), using its proprietary biocompatible Collamer material. STAAR ICL’s are clinically-proven to deliver safe long-term vision correction without removing corneal tissue or the eye’s natural crystalline lens. Its EVO ICL™ product line provides visual freedom through a quick, minimally invasive procedure. STAAR has sold more than 4 million ICLs in over 85 countries. Headquartered in Lake Forest, California, the company operates research, development, manufacturing, and packaging facilities in California and Switzerland. For more information about ICL, visit www.discoverICL.com. To learn more about STAAR, visit http://www.staar.com.

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Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as may be required under applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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