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  <import namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/naics/2011-01-31" schemaLocation="http://xbrl.sec.gov/naics/2011/naics-2011-01-31.xsd" />

  <import namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/sic/2011-01-31" schemaLocation="http://xbrl.sec.gov/sic/2011/sic-2011-01-31.xsd" />

  <import namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2011-01-31" schemaLocation="http://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2011/stpr-2011-01-31.xsd" />

  <import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negated" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/role/negated-2009-12-16.xsd" />

  <import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/net" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/role/net-2009-12-16.xsd" />

  <import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/arcrole/fact-explanatoryFact" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/arcrole/factExplanatory-2009-12-16.xsd" />

  <import namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2014-01-31" schemaLocation="http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2014/dei-2014-01-31.xsd" />

  <import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/numeric" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/numeric-2009-12-16.xsd" />

  <import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/non-numeric" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/nonNumeric-2009-12-16.xsd" />

  <import namespace="http://fasb.org/us-types/2014-01-31" schemaLocation="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2014/elts/us-types-2014-01-31.xsd" />

  <element name="ManufacturingConsolidationProjectAndTaxStrategyDisclosureAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_ManufacturingConsolidationProjectAndTaxStrategyDisclosureAbstract" />

  <element name="ManufacturingConsolidationProjectAndTaxStrategyDisclosureTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_ManufacturingConsolidationProjectAndTaxStrategyDisclosureTextBlock" />

  <element name="PrepaidExpensesDepositsAndOtherAssetsCurrent" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_PrepaidExpensesDepositsAndOtherAssetsCurrent" />

  <element name="PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsDisclosureAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsDisclosureAbstract" />

  <element name="ScheduleOfPrepaidExpensesTableTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_ScheduleOfPrepaidExpensesTableTextBlock" />

  <element name="ScheduleOfCompensationCostTableTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_ScheduleOfCompensationCostTableTextBlock" />

  <element name="PrepaidExpensesDepositsAndOtherCurrentAssetsDisclosureAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_PrepaidExpensesDepositsAndOtherCurrentAssetsDisclosureAbstract" />

  <element name="PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrentTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" id="staa_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrentTable" />

  <element name="PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrentLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrentLineItems" />

  <element name="PatentsAndLicensesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_PatentsAndLicensesMember" />

  <element name="OtherLiabilitiesCurrentTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" id="staa_OtherLiabilitiesCurrentTable" />

  <element name="OtherLiabilitiesCurrentLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_OtherLiabilitiesCurrentLineItems" />

  <element name="PercentageOfOtherCurrentLiabilities" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_PercentageOfOtherCurrentLiabilities" />

  <element name="AllCountriesAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" id="staa_AllCountriesAxis" />

  <element name="SwissPlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_SwissPlanMember" />

  <element name="JapanPlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_JapanPlanMember" />

  <element name="DefinedBenefitPlanSwitzerlandMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_DefinedBenefitPlanSwitzerlandMember" />

  <element name="DefinedBenefitPlanjapanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_DefinedBenefitPlanjapanMember" />

  <element name="BondMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_BondMember" />

  <element name="AgeLimitationAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" id="staa_AgeLimitationAxis" />

  <element name="AgeLimitationDomain" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_AgeLimitationDomain" />

  <element name="FiftyYearsOldMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_FiftyYearsOldMember" />

  <element name="ScheduleOfBasicAndDilutedIncomePerShareTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" id="staa_ScheduleOfBasicAndDilutedIncomePerShareTable" />

  <element name="ScheduleOfBasicAndDilutedIncomePerShareLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_ScheduleOfBasicAndDilutedIncomePerShareLineItems" />

  <element name="NumeratorAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_NumeratorAbstract" />

  <element name="DenominatorAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_DenominatorAbstract" />

  <element name="MedicalDeviceTax" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_MedicalDeviceTax" />

  <element name="GeographicAndProductDataTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" id="staa_GeographicAndProductDataTable" />

  <element name="GeographicAndProductDataLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_GeographicAndProductDataLineItems" />

  <element name="ImplantableCollamerLensesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_ImplantableCollamerLensesMember" />

  <element name="IntraocularLensesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_IntraocularLensesMember" />

  <element name="CoreProductsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_CoreProductsMember" />

  <element name="OtherSurgicalProductsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_OtherSurgicalProductsMember" />

  <element name="OphthalmicSurgicalProductMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_OphthalmicSurgicalProductMember" />

  <element name="SingleCustomerMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_SingleCustomerMember" />

  <element name="SegmentSalesToConsolidatedSalesPercentage" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_SegmentSalesToConsolidatedSalesPercentage" />

  <element name="ScheduleOfEmployeeServiceSharebasedCompensationTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" id="staa_ScheduleOfEmployeeServiceSharebasedCompensationTable" />

  <element name="ScheduleOfEmployeeServiceSharebasedCompensationLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_ScheduleOfEmployeeServiceSharebasedCompensationLineItems" />

  <element name="RestrictedStockUnit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_RestrictedStockUnit" />

  <element name="SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardShareBasedCompensationToNonEmployees" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardShareBasedCompensationToNonEmployees" />

  <element name="NonVestedShareBasedCompensationAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" id="staa_NonVestedShareBasedCompensationAxis" />

  <element name="NonVestedShareBasedCompensationDomain" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_NonVestedShareBasedCompensationDomain" />

  <element name="NonVestedShareBasedCompensationMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_NonVestedShareBasedCompensationMember" />

  <element name="TwoZeroZeroThreePlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_TwoZeroZeroThreePlanMember" />

  <element name="TwoZeroZeroThreeOmnibusPlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_TwoZeroZeroThreeOmnibusPlanMember" />

  <element name="StockOption1995PlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_StockOption1995PlanMember" />

  <element name="OneNineNineEightStockOptionPlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_OneNineNineEightStockOptionPlanMember" />

  <element name="EstimatedForfeitureRate" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_EstimatedForfeitureRate" />

  <element name="WarrantsAndRightsExercisable" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_WarrantsAndRightsExercisable" />

  <element name="IncomeTaxesTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" id="staa_IncomeTaxesTable" />

  <element name="IncomeTaxesLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_IncomeTaxesLineItems" />

  <element name="ScheduleOfRestructuringReserveByTypeOfCostTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" id="staa_ScheduleOfRestructuringReserveByTypeOfCostTable" />

  <element name="ScheduleOfRestructuringReserveByTypeOfCostLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_ScheduleOfRestructuringReserveByTypeOfCostLineItems" />

  <element name="ComprehensiveIncomeLossAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_ComprehensiveIncomeLossAbstract" />

  <element name="ImpactOfChangeInDiscountRate" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_ImpactOfChangeInDiscountRate" />

  <element name="EstimatedCostOfProjectYearThreeAndHalf" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_EstimatedCostOfProjectYearThreeAndHalf" />

  <element name="IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpensesDepositsAndOtherAssetsCurrent" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpensesDepositsAndOtherAssetsCurrent" />

  <element name="PrepaidExpensesDepositsAndOtherCurrentAssetsDisclosureTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_PrepaidExpensesDepositsAndOtherCurrentAssetsDisclosureTextBlock" />

  <element name="DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" />

  <element name="OptionsAndRestrictedStockMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_OptionsAndRestrictedStockMember" />

  <element name="OtherCountriesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_OtherCountriesMember" />

  <element name="CustomerOneMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_CustomerOneMember" />

  <element name="CustomerTwoMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="staa_CustomerTwoMember" />
</schema>



