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 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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 FORM 6-K

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 REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

 PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
 THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 REPORT ON FORM 6-K DATED January 18, 2011

 Commission File Number: 000-51183

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 SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD.
 (Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)

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 Kibbutz Shamir, Upper Galilee, 12135
 (Address of principal executive offices)

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 (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).

 Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [_]

 (Indicate by check whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934).

 Yes [_] No [X]

 (If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b);82-_______)

This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the
registration statements on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2006 (File No. 333-137628), on
September 10, 2007 (File No. 333-137628) and on September 10, 2008 (File No.
333-153396).

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 SIGNATURES

 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 Shamir Optical Industry Ltd.
 (Registrant)

Date: January 18, 2011
 By: /s/ David Bar-Yosef
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 David Bar-Yosef, Advocate
 General Counsel





Investor Relations Contacts:
Roni Gavrielov Jeffrey Goldberger/Marybeth Csaby
KM / KCSA Investor Relations KCSA Strategic Communications
+972-3-516-7620 212-896-1249/212-896-1236
roni@km-ir.co.il jgoldberger@kcsa.com / mcsaby@kcsa.com


 SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD.
 ANNOUNCES RECEIVING A LAWSUIT

 KIBBUTZ SHAMIR, ISRAEL, JANUARY 18, 2011, Shamir Optical Industry Ltd.
(Nasdaq: SHMR) ("SHAMIR"), a leading provider of innovative products and
technology to the ophthalmic lens market, today announces that Shamir and Inray
Ltd., its partly owned subsidiary, were served with a lawsuit by Dymotech Ltd.,
Shamir's co-shareholder in Inray Ltd. The lawsuit was filed with the Central
District Court, located in Petach-Tikva, Israel.

 The claim alleges, among others, that Shamir illegally used the
intellectual property of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology to seek
unjust enrichment. In addition to the request for an order to pay damages and
other monetary orders, Dymotech requested a restraining order against future use
of its alleged intellectual property. The total amount claimed (limited for
court filing fee purposes) is NIS 100 million (approximately US$ 28.17 million
based on the January 14, 2011 representative rate of exchange).

 Shamir is reviewing and assessing the lawsuit and is unable, at this
preliminary stage, to evaluate, with any degree of certainty, the probability of
success of the lawsuit or the range of potential exposure.

ABOUT SHAMIR

 Shamir is a leading provider of innovative products and technology to the
spectacle lens market. Utilizing its proprietary technology, the company
develops, designs, manufactures, and markets progressive lenses to sell to the
ophthalmic market. In addition, Shamir utilizes its technology to provide design
services to optical lens manufacturers under service and royalty agreements.
Progressive lenses are used to treat presbyopia, a vision condition where the
eye loses its ability to focus on close objects. Progressive lenses combine
several optical strengths into a single lens to provide a gradual and seamless
transition from near to intermediate, to distant vision. Shamir differentiates
its products from its competitors' primarily through lens design. Shamir's
leading lenses are marketed under a variety of trade names, including Shamir
Creation(TM), Shamir Piccolo(TM), Shamir Office(TM), Shamir Autograph(TM),
Shamir Attitude(TM) and Shamir Smart(TM). Shamir believes that it has one of the
world's preeminent research and development teams for progressive lenses, molds,
and complementary technologies and tools. Shamir developed software dedicated to
the design of progressive lenses. This software is based on Shamir's proprietary
mathematical algorithms that optimize designs of progressive lenses for a
variety of activities and environments. Shamir also has created software tools
specifically designed for research and development and production requirements,
including Eye Point Technology software, which simulates human vision.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

 STATEMENTS CONCERNING AND ASSUMPTIONS MADE OR EXPECTATIONS AS TO ANY FUTURE
EVENTS, CONDITIONS, PERFORMANCE OR OTHER MATTERS, ARE "FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS" AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED UNDER U.S. FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER
FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE STATED
IN SUCH STATEMENTS. THESE RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO THE FACTORS DETAILED IN SHAMIR'S FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION. SHAMIR ASSUMES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION IN
THIS RELEASE.

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