ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Company's Addition to Russell 3000 and NASDAQ Biotechnology Indexes

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - June 16, 2011) - ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISTA) has received notification it will join the Russell 3000® Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its family of U.S. indexes on June 25, 2011.

The Russell Indexes capture the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization to create the Russell 3000® Index and the Russell Microcap® Index. Russell indexes are reconstituted annually and are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for both passive and active investment strategies.

Membership in the Russell 3000, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or small-cap Russell 2000® Index, as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. The Russell 3000 also serves as the U.S. component to the Russell Global Index. Russell determines membership for its equity indexes primarily by objective, market capitalization rankings and style attributes.

In addition, ISTA announced the Company was added to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index in late May.

ISTA PHARMACEUTICALS

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a fast growing and the fourth largest branded prescription eye care business in the United States, with an expanding focus on allergy therapeutics. ISTA currently markets four products, including treatments for ocular inflammation and pain post-cataract surgery, glaucoma, and ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis. The Company's development pipeline contains additional candidates in various stages of development to treat dry eye, ocular inflammation and pain, and nasal allergies. Headquartered in Irvine, California, ISTA generated revenues of $156.5 million in 2010. For additional information about ISTA, please visit the corporate website at www.istavision.com.


CONTACTS
For Investor Relations:
Lauren Silvernail
949-788-5302
lsilvernail@istavision.com

Jeanie Herbert
949-789-3159
jherbert@istavision.com

Juliane Snowden
Burns McClellan
212-213-0006
jsnowden@burnsmc.com

For General Media:
Justin Jackson
Burns McClellan
212-213-0006
jackson@burnsmc.com

For Trade Media:
Tad Heitmann
BioComm Network
714-273-2937
theitmann@BioCommNetwork.com

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