Deborah Andrews appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

STAAR Surgical Company ("STAAR" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:STAA), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, today announced that following an extensive global search, its Board of Directors (the "Board") has appointed Warren Foust as President and Chief Executive Officer and a new member of the Board of Directors, effective August 4, 2026. Mr. Foust joined STAAR in April 2023 and has served as President and Chief Operating Officer since March 2025 and as Interim Co-CEO, President & Chief Operating Officer since February 2026. Deborah Andrews, who has served since February as Interim Co-CEO alongside Mr. Foust, effective August 4, 2026 will serve as Executive Vice President. She will also continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer. The Company remains focused on helping its customers to provide visual freedom for patients while delivering on its three principal strategy pillars: revenue growth, profit expansion, and innovation acceleration.