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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;19, 2005<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Under The Securities Act of 1933</I></B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>IRIDEX CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</B></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77-0210467<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1212 Terra Bella Avenue<BR>
Mountain View, California 94043<BR>
(650)&nbsp;940-4700<BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</B></DIV>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2005 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR>
1998 STOCK PLAN<BR>
CALDWELL INDUCEMENT GRANT STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT<BR>
(Full title of the plans)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Barry G. Caldwell<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
1212 Terra Bella Avenue<BR>
Mountain View, California 94043<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</B></div>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>(650)&nbsp;940-4700<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Copies to:</I><BR>
<B>David J. Segre, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050<BR>
(650)&nbsp;493-9300</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Securities to</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>to be</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>be Registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered(1)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Per Share</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Price</B></TD>
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                        <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share to be issued upon exercise of
options granted under the 2005
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
&#147;ESPP&#148;)</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">44,650 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">6.25</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">279,062.50</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">32.85</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share, to be issued upon exercise of
options granted under the 1998 Stock
Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;)</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">200,000 shares(4)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">7.36</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(5)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,472,000.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">173.25</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share to be issued upon exercise of
options granted under the Caldwell
Inducement Grant Stock Option
Agreement</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">234,104 shares(4)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">6.07</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,421,011.28</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">167.25</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">TOTAL</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">478,754 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,172,073.78</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">373.35</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock that become issuable by reason of any dividend, stock split,
reorganization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock outstanding.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amount of registration fee was calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), which provides that the fee shall be $117.70 per
$1,000,000 of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of the securities proposed to be registered.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457 (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;promulgated under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the price of
$6.38 per share, which was 85% of the average of the high and low trading prices per share of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August
16, 2005.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
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    <TD>Amount of securities to be registered computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act, as the maximum number of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock
issuable under the 1998 Stock Plan and the Caldwell Inducement Grant Stock Option Agreement, respectively.
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    <TD>Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of registration fee based on the price of
$7.36 per share, which was the average of the high and low prices as reported in the Nasdaq National Market on August&nbsp;16, 2005.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>IRIDEX
CORPORATION</B></div>
<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. </B><U><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement the following
documents and information previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;1, 2005 filed
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;);
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April&nbsp;2, 2005
filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;The
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended July 2, 2005 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the
Exchange Act;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange
Act on February&nbsp;15, 2005, March&nbsp;22, 2005, April&nbsp;29, 2005, May&nbsp;4, 2005, July&nbsp;8, 2005 and August&nbsp;3,
2005; provided, however, that the Registrant does not incorporate by reference any information
contained in, or exhibits submitted with, the Forms 8-K that was expressly furnished and not filed;
and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed on February&nbsp;15, 1996, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act,
and any further amendment or report filed hereafter for the purpose of updating such description.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. For the purposes of this Registration Statement, any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. </B><U><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) provides in relevant part
that &#147;&#091;a&#093; corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be
in or not
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful.&#148; With respect to
derivative actions, Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides in relevant part that &#147;&#091;a&#093; corporation
shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor...&#091;by reason of the person&#146;s service in one of the capacities
specified in the preceding sentence&#093; against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to
be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court
in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other
court shall deem proper.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, no director of the Registrant shall be personally liable to
the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
The Restated Certificate of Incorporation also provides that no amendment or repeal of such
provision shall apply to or have any effect on the right to indemnification permitted thereunder
with respect to claims arising from acts or omissions occurring in whole or in part before the
effective date of such amendment or repeal whether asserted before or after such amendment or
repeal.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s bylaws provide for the indemnification of officers, directors and third
parties acting on behalf of the Registrant if such person acted in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the best interest of the Registrant, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the indemnified party had no reason to believe his or
her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its
directors and executive officers and intends to enter into indemnification agreements with any new
directors and executive officers in the future.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant carries officer and director liability insurance with respect to certain
matters, including matters arising under the Securities Act.
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</DIV>

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    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws (2)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Caldwell Inducement Grant Stock Option Agreement</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">1998 Stock Plan, as amended (3)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (4)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional
Corporation, counsel to the Registrant</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional
Corporation (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see page 5)</TD>
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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Registration Statement on Form
SB-2 (No.&nbsp;333-00320-LA) which was declared effective February&nbsp;15, 1996.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant&#146;s Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended October&nbsp;3, 1998.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement for the
Company&#146;s 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was filed April&nbsp;29, 2005 (File No.&nbsp;000-27598).</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement for the Company&#146;s
2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was filed April&nbsp;30, 2004 (File No.&nbsp;000-27598).</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. </B><U><B>Undertakings</B></U><B>.</B>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">A)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement to include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any
material change to such information in this registration statement.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">B)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">C)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that
a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto, duly authorized, in the City of Mountain View, State of California, on
August&nbsp;19, 2005.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">IRIDEX CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Larry Tannenbaum
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Larry Tannenbaum&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President<BR>
Finance and Administration&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Theodore A. Boutacoff and Larry Tannenbaum, and each of them acting
individually, as their true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power of substitution,
to sign and file on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments) with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission and granting unto
said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as full to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, and each of the undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or their or his substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed on August 19, 2005 by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 10pt">/s/
Barry G. Caldwell</DIV>
Barry G. Caldwell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 19, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 10pt">/s/
Larry Tannenbaum</DIV>
Larry Tannenbaum
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer and
Senior Vice President Finance
and Administration (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 19, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>
Theodore A. Boutacoff
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 10pt">/s/
Donald
L. Hammond</DIV>
Donald L. Hammond
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 19, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 10pt">/s/
Robert
K. Anderson</DIV>
Robert K. Anderson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 19, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 10pt">/s/
James L. Donovan</DIV>
James L. Donovan
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 19, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 10pt">/s/
Sanford Fitch</DIV>
Sanford Fitch
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 19, 2005</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 10pt">/s/
Garrett A. Garrettson</DIV>
Garrett A. Garrettson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 19, 2005</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws (2)</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Caldwell Inducement Grant Stock Option Agreement</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">1998 Stock Plan, as amended (3)</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (4)</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional
Corporation, counsel to the Registrant</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional
Corporation (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see page 5)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Registration Statement on Form
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant&#146;s Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended October&nbsp;3, 1998.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement for the
Company&#146;s 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was filed April&nbsp;29, 2005 (File No.&nbsp;000-27598).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2005
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under The Securities Act of 1933
IRIDEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
77-0210467
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1212 Terra Bella Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043
(650) 940-4700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
2005 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
1998 STOCK PLAN
CALDWELL INDUCEMENT GRANT STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(Full title of the plans)
Barry G. Caldwell
President and Chief Executive Officer
1212 Terra Bella Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043
(Name and address of agent for service)
(650) 940-4700
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
David J. Segre, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share
Price
Registration Fee(2)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share to be issued upon exercise of
options granted under the 2005
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
"ESPP")
44,650 shares
$
6.25
(3)
$
279,062.50
$
32.85
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share, to be issued upon exercise of
options granted under the 1998 Stock
Plan (the "Plan")
200,000 shares(4)
$
7.36
(5)
$
1,472,000.00
$
173.25
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share to be issued upon exercise of
options granted under the Caldwell
Inducement Grant Stock Option
Agreement
234,104 shares(4)
$
6.07
$
1,421,011.28
$
167.25
TOTAL
478,754 shares
$
3,172,073.78
$
373.35
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable by reason of any dividend, stock split,
reorganization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding.
(2)
Amount of registration fee was calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), which provides that the fee shall be $117.70 per
$1,000,000 of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of the securities proposed to be registered.
(3)
Estimated in accordance with Rules 457 (c) and (h) promulgated under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the price of
$6.38 per share, which was 85% of the average of the high and low trading prices per share of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August
16, 2005.
(4)
Amount of securities to be registered computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act, as the maximum number of the Registrant's Common Stock
issuable under the 1998 Stock Plan and the Caldwell Inducement Grant Stock Option Agreement, respectively.
(5)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of registration fee based on the price of
$7.36 per share, which was the average of the high and low prices as reported in the Nasdaq National Market on August 16, 2005.
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 4.3
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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IRIDEX
CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement the following
documents and information previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission:
1. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005 filed
pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act");
2. The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2005
filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act;
3. The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended July 2, 2005 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the
Exchange Act;
4. The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange
Act on February 15, 2005, March 22, 2005, April 29, 2005, May 4, 2005, July 8, 2005 and August 3,
2005; provided, however, that the Registrant does not incorporate by reference any information
contained in, or exhibits submitted with, the Forms 8-K that was expressly furnished and not filed;
and
5. The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed on February 15, 1996, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act,
and any further amendment or report filed hereafter for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. For the purposes of this Registration Statement, any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides in relevant part
that "[a] corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be
in or not
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opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful." With respect to
derivative actions, Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides in relevant part that "[a] corporation
shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor...[by reason of the person's service in one of the capacities
specified in the preceding sentence] against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to
be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court
in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other
court shall deem proper."
The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, no director of the Registrant shall be personally liable to
the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
The Restated Certificate of Incorporation also provides that no amendment or repeal of such
provision shall apply to or have any effect on the right to indemnification permitted thereunder
with respect to claims arising from acts or omissions occurring in whole or in part before the
effective date of such amendment or repeal whether asserted before or after such amendment or
repeal.
The Registrant's bylaws provide for the indemnification of officers, directors and third
parties acting on behalf of the Registrant if such person acted in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the best interest of the Registrant, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the indemnified party had no reason to believe his or
her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its
directors and executive officers and intends to enter into indemnification agreements with any new
directors and executive officers in the future.
The Registrant carries officer and director liability insurance with respect to certain
matters, including matters arising under the Securities Act.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (2)
4.3
Caldwell Inducement Grant Stock Option Agreement
4.4
1998 Stock Plan, as amended (3)
4.5
2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (4)
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation, counsel to the Registrant
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 5)
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(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Registration Statement on Form
SB-2 (No. 333-00320-LA) which was declared effective February 15, 1996.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant's Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended October 3, 1998.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant's Proxy Statement for the
Company's 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was filed April 29, 2005 (File No. 000-27598).
(4)
Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant's Proxy Statement for the Company's
2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was filed April 30, 2004 (File No. 000-27598).
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
A)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement to include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any
material change to such information in this registration statement.
2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that
a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto, duly authorized, in the City of Mountain View, State of California, on
August 19, 2005.
IRIDEX CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Larry Tannenbaum
Larry Tannenbaum
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
Finance and Administration
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Theodore A. Boutacoff and Larry Tannenbaum, and each of them acting
individually, as their true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power of substitution,
to sign and file on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments) with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission and granting unto
said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as full to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, and each of the undersigned
does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or their or his substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed on August 19, 2005 by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
Barry G. Caldwell
Barry G. Caldwell
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 19, 2005
/s/
Larry Tannenbaum
Larry Tannenbaum
Chief Financial Officer and
Senior Vice President Finance
and Administration (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
August 19, 2005
Theodore A. Boutacoff
Chairman of the Board
August     , 2005
/s/
Donald
L. Hammond
Donald L. Hammond
Director
August 19, 2005
/s/
Robert
K. Anderson
Robert K. Anderson
Director
August 19, 2005
/s/
James L. Donovan
James L. Donovan
Director
August 19, 2005
/s/
Sanford Fitch
Sanford Fitch
Director
August 19, 2005
/s/
Garrett A. Garrettson
Garrett A. Garrettson
Director
August 19, 2005
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (2)
4.3
Caldwell Inducement Grant Stock Option Agreement
4.4
1998 Stock Plan, as amended (3)
4.5
2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (4)
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation, counsel to the Registrant
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 5)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Registration Statement on Form
SB-2 (No. 333-00320-LA) which was declared effective February 15, 1996.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant's Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended October 3, 1998.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant's Proxy Statement for the
Company's 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was filed April 29, 2005 (File No. 000-27598).
(4)
Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits in Registrant's Proxy Statement for the Company's
2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was filed April 30, 2004 (File No. 000-27598).
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