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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-277152
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NT 10-Q
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231114
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231114
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20231114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IRIDEX CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001006045
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845]
		IRS NUMBER:				770210467
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NT 10-Q
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27598
		FILM NUMBER:		231407215

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1212 TERRA BELLA AVE
		CITY:			MOUNTAIN VIEW
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94043
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6509404700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1212 TERRA BELLA AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNTAIN VIEW
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94043
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
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OF LATE FILING </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><I>(Check One)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;10-K&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;11-K&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;10-Q</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;10-D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;N-CEN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;N-CSR</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">For Period Ended: <U>September&nbsp;30, 2023</U></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
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<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I &#151; REGISTRANT
INFORMATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>IRIDEX CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Full Name of Registrant) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>N/A
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Former Name if Applicable) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1212 Terra Bella Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Address of Principal Executive Office (<I>Street and Number</I>)) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mountain View, California 94043 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(City, State and Zip Code) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II &#151; RULES <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-25(b)</FONT> AND (c) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the
registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-25(b),</FONT> the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;page-break-before:always"></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F,</FONT> Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">11-K,</FONT> Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-CEN</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-CSR,</FONT> or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition
report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> or subject distribution report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-D,</FONT> or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date;
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<TD VALIGN="top">The accountant&#146;s statement or other exhibit required by Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-25(c)</FONT> has been attached if applicable.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART III &#151; NARRATIVE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">State below in
reasonable detail why Forms <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">11-K,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-D,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-CEN,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-CSR,</FONT> or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IRIDEX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;) has determined that it is unable, without unreasonable effort or expense, to file
its Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2023 (the &#147;<B>Q3 2023 Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></B>&#148;) by the November&nbsp;14, 2023 filing deadline.
Due to staff turnover at the Company and enterprise resource planning software implementation, additional time is required for the Company and its independent registered public accounting firm to finalize the Company&#146;s financial statements and
related disclosures required to be included in the Q3 2023 Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is working diligently to
complete the Q3 2023 Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> as soon as possible, and the Company expects to file such report within the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">five-day</FONT> extension period prescribed in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-25</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Forward-Looking Statements </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain statements in this <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-25,</FONT> other than purely historical information, are &#147;forward-looking statements&#148;
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding the
Company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting and the Company&#146;s expectation that it will file the Q3 2023 Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> within the time period prescribed by Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-25.</FONT> Forward-looking statements are based on management&#146;s current, preliminary expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company&#146;s actual results to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to the risk that the Company is not able to complete its Q3 2023 Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> in the time period that it currently expects, and the risk that the Company finds errors in its consolidated financial statements or material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances after the date they were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. If the Company updates one
or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates concerning those or other forward-looking statements. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9">Have all other periodic reports required under Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section&nbsp;30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;No</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: November&nbsp;14, 2023</TD>
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