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Dr. Richard W. Hertle, M.D.

Keynote Speaker, 2001 ANN Inc. Conference

The American Nystagmus Network, Inc. is proud to announce Dr. Richard W. Hertle, M.D. as the Keynote Speaker for the 2001 ANN Conference.

Dr. Hertle is one of the leading investigators in the area of nystagmus and eye movement disorders in the United States. His current titles include Scientist/Medical Officer in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Eye movement disorders, The National Eye Institute, The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD and Staff Ophthalmologist, Consultant in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology at both The National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD and The Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Hertle’s studies began at Buffalo State University and Ohio State University. He received his medical degree from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. During college and medical school, Dr. Hertle worked as a licensed/certified Optician. Following medical school, Dr. Hertle completed fellowships in Ocular Motility, Emergency Medicine, Ophthalmology, and Strabismus at a variety of medical centers around the country. In 1989 he became a Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellow/ Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. This was the start of a 10-year tenure with The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Hertle has also held various staff positions at The Scheie Eye Institute, University of PA, The Hospital of the University of PA, Presbyterian Medical Center and Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA.

An avid researcher and publisher, Dr. Hertle has over 70 refereed publications and almost as many abstracts, editorials, reviews and invited lectures. He currently serves as a reviewer for the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Optometry and Vision Science and Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. Dr. Hertle has been a recipient of over a million dollars of research funding and currently serves as the principal investigator of three National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health Intramural research grants including one titled "Horizontal Rectus Tenotomy in the Treatment of Congenital Nystagmus".

On a lighter note, Dr. Hertle is an avid hockey player, coach and fan. He has spent many years as a hockey coach and some-time team physician for many youth, collegiate and high school hockey teams in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. He has received associate, intermediate and advanced level coaching awards from USA Hockey.
 

Selected Publications:

Tishler, C., Hertle, R: The fitting and dispensing of spectacles to the pediatric patient: A psychological perspective. Optical Indx. 55:25-29, 1980.

Leigh, R. Rushton D., Thurston S, Hertle R. Optical treatment of oscillopsia due to acquired nystagmus. Neurology 36:262, 1986.

Granet, DB, Hertle, RW, Quinn GE, Breton ME; The Visual Response in Infants with Central Visual Impairment. AM. J. Ophthalmol. 116: 437-443, 1993.

Hertle, RW, Dell’Osso LF, Movaghar M. Clinical and oculographic analysis of congenital nystagmus (CN) in infancy. Invest Ophth Vis Sci 36:(4)S174-S174 Mar15, 1995.

Hertle RW, Dell’Osso, LF. Clinical and Ocular Motor Analysis of Congenital Nystagmus in Infancy. J Am Assoc Pediatric Ophthalmol and Stab. 3:70-79, 1999.

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