<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-25-089703.txt : 20250624
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20250624202129
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-25-089703
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250613
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250624
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250624

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Chen Yu-Hao
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002061835
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27598
		FILM NUMBER:		251070638

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O IRIDEX CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		1212 TERRA BELLA AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNTAIN VIEW
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94043

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IRIDEX CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001006045
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				770210467
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103

	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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        <issuerName>IRIDEX CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>IRIX</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0002061835</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Chen Yu-Hao</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>1212 TERRA BELLA AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>94043</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
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                <value>Common Stock (right to buy)</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2025-06-13</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>53000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
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                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <value>2032-06-13</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This option was granted pursuant to the Company's 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and is exempt pursuant to Rule16b-3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">All shares underlying this option shall vest and become exercisable upon the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the grant date or (ii) the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The shares are subject to vesting according to the following schedule: 1/48 of the total number of shares subject to the option shall vest on July 13, 2025, and each month thereafter, such that the option shall be fully vested on the earlier of (i) the four-year anniversary of the grant date or (ii) the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Nilo De Castro, Attorney-in-fact for Yu-Hao Chen</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-06-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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