SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, ~~D.C.~~ DC 20549

FORM 6-K

~~Report~~REPORT ofOF ~~Foreign~~FOREIGN ~~Issuer~~PRIVATE ISSUER

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT ToTO ~~Rule~~RULE 13a-16 orOR 15d-16 ofOF

~~The~~THE ~~Securities~~SECURITIES ~~Exchange~~EXCHANGE ~~Act~~ACT OfOF 1934

~~Report On Form 6-K Dated~~ March 1424, 2011

Commission File ~~Number~~No.: 000-51183

SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD.

(Translation of ~~Registrant'~~registrant’s ~~Name~~name ~~Into~~into English)

Kibbutz Shamir, Upper Galilee, 12135

(Address of principal executive offices)

(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 o

(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 o No x

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

~~Attached~~The ~~hereto~~following asdocuments ~~Exhibit~~are ~~99.1~~incorporated is a press release dated March 14, 2011, relating to the Registrant's financial results for the fourth quarter of 2010. Also attached, as Exhibit 99.2, is a redacted version of the press release, from which certain non-GAAP financial information has been deleted.herein:

~~Exhibit 99~~1.2 Definitive isInformation ~~hereby~~Statement (incorporated by reference ~~into~~to ~~the~~Exhibit ~~Registration~~(a)(2) ~~Statements~~to onSchedule ~~Form S~~13E-83/A offiled by the Registrant ~~(registration~~with ~~Nos.~~the ~~333-137628,~~Securities ~~333-145945,~~ and ~~333-153396~~Exchange Commission on March 24, 2011).

2. Form of Proxy Card (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(3) to Schedule 13E-3/A filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2011).

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: March 14, 2011	By:	/s/ David Bar-Yosef
		David Bar-Yosef, Advocate
		General Counsel

	Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. (Registrant)

	By:	/s/ David Bar-Yosef
		David Bar-Yosef , General Counsel

Date: March 24, 2010

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