Brian G. Drazba, VP, Finance & CAO at ISTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC (ISTA), bought 1,500 shares at $4.38 ($7K) on 2011-08-10, disclosed to the SEC on 2011-08-12.
Open-market purchase of $7k ISTA by VP, Finance & CAO. Below the thresholds we flag for high-conviction alerts (no C-suite role, rare reversal, cluster, or A-grade history).
Something here stands out, but not much.