As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2025

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

The Securities Act of 1933

LENSAR, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2020 Incentive Award Plan

2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full title of the plans)

Nicholas T. Curtis

Chief Executive Officer

LENSAR, Inc.

2800 Discovery Drive,

Orlando, FL 32826

(888) 536-7271

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

B. Shayne Kennedy

Drew Capurro

Latham & Watkins LLP

650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

(714) 540-1235

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the purpose of registering an additional 699,259 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of LENSAR, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issuable under the following employee benefit plans for which registration statements of the Registrant on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-249323, 333-263276, 333-270703 and 333-277665) are effective: (i) the 2020 Incentive Award Plan, pursuant to the automatic annual increase provision therein, which added 582,716 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, pursuant to the automatic annual increase provision therein, which added 116,543 shares of Common Stock.

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the above-referenced prior registration statements are incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference to the extent not modified or superseded hereby or by any subsequently filed document, which is incorporated by reference herein or therein.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8. Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Orlando, State of Florida, on February 28, 2025.

SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned officers and directors of LENSAR, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Nicholas T. Curtis and Thomas R. Staab, II, and each of them singly (with full power to each of them to act alone), our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each of them for him and in his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and all documents relating thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as full to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held on the dates indicated.