** Shares of implantable eye lens maker STAAR Surgical STAA.O rise 3.17% to $25.03 premarket
** Co reports preliminary Q3 sales of $94.7 mln, above analysts' estimate of $93.3 mln, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Q3 sales growth boosted by a $25.9 mln deferred China shipment and 7.7% growth in net sales outside China
** YTD, the stock has risen 3.05%
(Reporting by Krisha Bhatt)
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