Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Mar. 11, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013
Document Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	IRIDEX CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001006045
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 28, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-28
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 54,494,721
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,993,948