ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To Present At The Bank of America 2006 Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference

IRVINE, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , today announced it will present at the Bank of America 2006 Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 10 at The Southampton Inn in Southampton, NY.

ISTA's Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Corporate Development, Lauren Silvernail, will provide an update on the Company's commercial and clinical progress. To access the live audio broadcast or the subsequent archived recording log onto http://www.istavision.com. Please connect to the website several minutes prior to the start of the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be necessary.

About ISTA

ISTA is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of unique and uniquely improved ophthalmic products. ISTA's products and product candidates seek to address serious diseases and conditions of the eye such as dry eye, vitreous hemorrhage, diabetic retinopathy, hyphema, glaucoma, ocular pain and inflammation. Building on this pipeline, ISTA's goal is to continue its growth as a specialty pharmaceutical company by acquiring complementary products, either already marketed or in late-stage development. For additional information regarding ISTA, please visit ISTA Pharmaceuticals' Website at http://www.istavision.com.

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

CONTACT: Vince Anido, +1-949-788-5311, vanido@istavision.com, or LaurenSilvernail, +1-949-788-5302, lsilvernail@istavision.com, both of ISTAPharmaceuticals, Inc.; or Media, Justin Jackson, jjackson@burnsmc.com,Investors, Juliane Snowden-Andrew, jsnowden-andrew@burnsmc.com, both ofBurns McClellan, +1-212-213-0006, for ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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