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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 JUNE 28, 2010

                        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: June 28, 2010
                                      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.comm

              SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD. ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY
             OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F THROUGH ITS WEBSITE

      KIBBUTZ SHAMIR, ISRAEL, JUNE 28, 2010, Shamir Optical Industry Ltd.
(Nasdaq: SHMR) a leading provider of innovative products and technology to the
ophthalmic lens market, announced today that its annual report on Form 20-F,
containing audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2010,
is available through its website (www.shamir.com). Shareholders may receive a
hard copy of the annual report free of charge upon request.

      This press release is being issued pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule
5250(d)(1)(C).

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
Genesis(TM), Shamir Piccolo(TM), Shamir Office(TM), Shamir Smart(TM) and Shamir
Autograph(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.

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