On August 5, 2009, ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release to report its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

(d) Exhibits.

                                    Exhibit
                                    Number                Description

                                    99.1      Press release, dated August 5, 2009.