UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

December 5, 2012

IRIDEX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-27598	77-0210467
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1212 Terra Bella Avenue

Mountain View, California 94043

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 940-4700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (this “Form 8-K/A”) amends Item 5.02 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by IRIDEX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2012 (the “Original Form 8-K”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Form 8-K.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Item 5.02 of the Original Form 8-K stated that Mr. Shuda’s compensation as a non-employee director would be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”).

On February 12, 2013, the Committee and Mr. Shuda agreed that, commencing with the first fiscal quarter of 2013, Mr. Shuda would receive the standard annual cash retainer for non-employee members of the Board of $20,000 per year (paid quarterly), without further equity compensation or compensation for future appointment to any committee of the Board.

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.

	IRIDEX CORPORATION
By:	/s/ JAMES H. MACKANESS
	James H. Mackaness Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Date: February 19, 2013