Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	17. Subsequent Events On January 9, 2013, the Company received $0.5 million in the form of a cash distribution from an insurance carrier which will be recorded in the first quarter of 2013. The distribution to the Company was a result of the Company being an eligible member of the insurance carrier following the insurance carrier’s conversion from a mutual company to a stock insurer. On February 28, 2013, the Board of Directors approved a new one year $3.0 million stock repurchase program that replaces the prior two year $4.0 million stock repurchase program. In March 2013, the Company entered into a global distribution and supply agreement with Peregrine Surgical Ltd. (“Peregrine”). Under the agreement, IRIDEX will become a worldwide distributor for Peregrine labeled products and Peregrine will become part of the IRIDEX supply chain. IRIDEX has committed to purchase $0.8 million worth of product annually over the four year life of the agreement. The Company has evaluated subsequent events and has concluded that no additional subsequent events that require disclosure in the financial statements have occurred since the year ended December 29, 2012.

Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

17. Subsequent Events

On January 9, 2013, the Company received $0.5 million in the form of a cash distribution from an insurance carrier which will be recorded in the first quarter of 2013. The distribution to the Company was a result of the Company being an eligible member of the insurance carrier following the insurance carrier’s conversion from a mutual company to a stock insurer.

On February 28, 2013, the Board of Directors approved a new one year $3.0 million stock repurchase program that replaces the prior two year $4.0 million stock repurchase program.

In March 2013, the Company entered into a global distribution and supply agreement with Peregrine Surgical Ltd. (“Peregrine”). Under the agreement, IRIDEX will become a worldwide distributor for Peregrine labeled products and Peregrine will become part of the IRIDEX supply chain. IRIDEX has committed to purchase $0.8 million worth of product annually over the four year life of the agreement.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events and has concluded that no additional subsequent events that require disclosure in the financial statements have occurred since the year ended December 29, 2012.