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IRIDEX to Present at The 9th Annual Needham & Company, LLC Growth Conference

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IRIDEX Corporation (Nasdaq: IRIX) today announced that it has been invited to present at the 9th Annual Needham & Company Growth Conference, which will take place at the Palace Hotel in New York City. The Company will discuss its recent signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the Laserscope aesthetics business, its business strategy and the Company's overall performance on Friday, January 12, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be made by IRIDEX President and CEO, Barry G. Caldwell.

Attendance at the conference is by invitation only. IRIDEX will offer a live audio webcast of its presentation, which may be accessed at the Company's website at www.iridex.com . An archived replay of the presentation will be available 48 hours following the live presentation and will also be available at www.iridex.com for 90 days.

About IRIDEX

IRIDEX Corporation is a leading worldwide provider of therapeutic based laser systems, disposable laser probes and delivery devices to treat eye diseases in ophthalmology and skin diseases in dermatology markets (also referred to as aesthetics). IRIDEX products are sold in the United States through a direct sales force and internationally through a network of 77 independent distributors into 107 countries. For further information, visit the Company's website at www.iridex.com .

SOURCE IRIDEX Corporation
01/09/2007

CONTACT: Larry Tannenbaum Chief Financial Officer, +1-650-940-4700
Web site: http://www.iridex.com
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