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STAAR Surgical (STAA) PT Raised to $21 at Benchmark

March 17, 2014 12:45 PM EDT

Benchmark maintained a Speculative Buy rating on STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA) and raised its price target to $21.00 (from $15.00). Comments follow a favorable FDA panel vote on Toric ICL.

"There were concerns over insufficient trial data, but in the end there were five "yes"... More

STAAR Surgical (STAA) Receives Favorabl FDA Panel Vote for Visian staaTICL

March 17, 2014 6:03 AM EDT

STAAR Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA) reported that its Visian Toric Implantable Lens or TICL received favorable votes to three questions presented to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. The Ophthalmic Devices Panel reviews and evaluates data concerning the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational devices for use in the eye and makes recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.

The Panel voted favorably on all three questions posed to it by the FDA's Division of Ophthalmic, Neurological and Ear,... More