UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	March 9, 2026
	March 26, 2026
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
(Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
IRIDEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware		000-27598	77-0210467
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number)
1212 Terra Bella AvenueMountain 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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     Title of Class

     Trading
Symbol

     Name of Exchange on Which Registered

     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

     IRIX

     Nasdaq Capital Market

Item 12.0102. ~~Entry~~Results ~~into~~of aOperations ~~Material~~and ~~Definitive~~Financial ~~Agreement~~Condition.

On March 926, 2026, IRIDEX Corporation (the “"Company”") ~~and~~issued ~~SFIII Hellyer, LLC and SFIII FOS Hellyer Holding, LLC (the “Landlord”) entered into~~ a ~~triple~~press ~~net~~release ~~lease~~discussing ~~(the~~its ~~“Lease”)~~financial ~~pursuant~~results tofor ~~which~~its ~~the~~fourth ~~Company~~fiscal ~~will~~quarter ~~lease~~ended ~~office~~January ~~space~~3, ~~located~~2026. atThe ~~5215~~press ~~Hellyer~~release ~~Avenue~~is infurnished ~~San~~herewith ~~Jose,~~as ~~California~~Exhibit ~~(the~~99.1 ~~“Leased~~and ~~Space”)~~is asincorporated ~~the~~herein ~~Company’s~~by ~~new corporate headquarters~~reference.

~~The~~This ~~Leased~~information ~~Space~~shall ~~consists~~not ofbe ~~approximately~~deemed ~~30,784~~“filed” ~~square feet. The Lease term is anticipated to commence on July 1, 2026 or such earlier date as the Company begins occupancy of the Leased Space~~ for ~~its~~purposes ~~business operations. The term~~ of ~~the~~Section ~~Lease~~18 ~~is 90 months from the commencement date. The Company has the right to extend the term~~ of the ~~Lease~~Securities ~~for~~Exchange anAct ~~additional 60 months at the greater~~ of ~~(a)~~1934, ~~the Rent (~~as ~~defined~~amended ~~in the Lease) payable prior the commencement of the Option Term~~ (~~as defined in~~ the ~~Lease)~~“Exchange ~~and (b~~Act”), ~~the~~or ~~then-prevailing~~incorporated ~~Market~~by ~~Rent~~reference ~~(as defined~~ in ~~the~~any ~~Lease).~~filing ~~The~~under ~~Lease provides that minimum rent will abate during~~ the ~~six-month~~Securities ~~period~~Act ~~following~~of ~~the commencement date. The annual minimum rent~~1933, toas ~~be paid in equal monthly installments~~amended, ~~will~~or ~~be approximately $646,464 for~~ the ~~full~~Exchange ~~initial lease year and increase to approximately $665~~Act,~~857~~ ~~for~~except ~~the~~as ~~second~~shall ~~full~~be ~~lease~~expressly ~~year.~~set ~~Thereafter,~~forth ~~minimum rent will increase~~ by ~~approximately~~specific ~~3.0%~~reference ~~per~~in ~~annum~~such ~~over~~a ~~the rest of the initial Lease term~~filing. The Company is also responsible for paying its share of operating expenses, taxes, and utilities. The Lease includes various covenants, indemnities, remedies, termination rights, sublease and transfer rights and other provisions customary for lease transactions of this nature.

The foregoing summary of the Lease is only a summary of the material terms of the Lease, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Lease, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d)	Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Lease dated March 9, 2026 by and between SFIII Hellyer, LLC and SFIII FOS Hellyer Holding, LLC and the Company.
99.1		Press Release dated March 26, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		IRIDEX CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Romeo R. Dizon
		Romeo R. Dizon
		Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 13, 2026
Date: March 26, 2026

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