Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Oct. 20, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	IRIDEX CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001006045
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 27, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-03
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,841,749