LOUIS FRANK DELL'OSSO, Ph.D.

 

Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography

 

June 27, 2008

 

 

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Biographical

 

LOUIS FRANK DELLÕOSSO, Ph.D.

 

Professional Address:                                            Daroff-DellÕOsso Ocular Motility Laboratory, Louis Stokes Cleveland DVA Medical Center and CASE School of Medicine,

Cleveland, Ohio 44106    (216) 421-3224

 

Birth Date:                                                                  March 16, 1941; Brooklyn, New York

Marital Status:                                                            Single

 

Academic Education:

Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute                          1957-1961             B.E.E. (June, 1961)

Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute                          1961-1963

(Graduate Studies in E.E.)

University of Wyoming                                       1963-1966             Ph.D. (January, 1968)

 

Honors and Awards:

Graduate Teaching Assistantship                     1963-1966

Elected Senior Member of IEEE                                        1976-Present

Personalities of the South                                     1976-1978

Who's Who in the South and S.W.                                   1976-1981

Who's Who in America (Listing)                     1978-1979

Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology      1984-1986

Who's Who in the Midwest                                                  1984-1989

Who's Who in America                                                          1984-Present

American Men & Women in Science                              1986-1989

Who's Who in Science and Engineering                        1992-Present

Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare                        1997-Present

Who's Who in American Education                                 2004-Present

Elected Corresponding and Scientific Member           1992-Present

of Academia Rodinensis Pro Remediatione

Elected Fellow of NANOS                                                  1993-Present

Bressler Prize in Vision Science Nominee  2007

 

Professional

 

Industrial Research Experience:

Republic Aviation, Inc.                                         June, 1961 -                            Electronics Engineer

Farmingdale, L.I., N.Y.                      Feb. 1963

Westinghouse Research Lab                              April-August                          Research Engineer

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  1963

Naval Medical Research Institute  June-August                           Electronics Engineer

Bethesda Naval Hospital  1964

Westinghouse Research Lab                              August 1966                           Senior Bioengineer

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  August 1970                           Medical & Biological Research

 

 

 

Academic Appointments:

 University of Wyoming                                       Sept. 1963-            Graduate Teaching

 School of Engineering                                         June 1966              Assistant

 

 University of Miami                                              Sept. 1970-            Assistant Professor

 Schools of Engineering                                       May 1972              of Biomedical Engineering

 and Medicine                                                                                                & Surgery

 

 University of Miami                                              July 1972-              Assistant Professor

 School of Medicine                                               May 1975              of Neurology

 

 University of Miami                                              June 1975-             Associate Professor

 School of Medicine                                               May 1979              of Neurology

 

 University of Miami                                              June 1979-             Professor

 School of Medicine                                               June 1980              of Neurology

 

 Case Western Reserve University                  July 1980-              Professor

 School of Medicine                                               Present                     of Neurology

 

 Case Western Reserve University                  July 1980-              Professor

 School of Engineering                                         Present                     of Biomedical Engineering

 

Hospital Staff Appointments:

 

 Veterans Administration                   May 1971-             Biomedical Engineer

 Hospital, Miami, Florida                   June 1972              (W.O.C.)

 

 Veterans Administration                   July 1972-              Health Scientist,

 Hospital, Miami, Florida                   June 1980              Co-Director, Ocular Motor Neurophysiology

Laboratory

 

 LS Cleveland DVA                                              July 1980-              Biomedical Engineer

Medical Center, Cleveland, OH                       July 2004               Director, Ocular Motor Neurophysiology

                                                                                                                                                                  Laboratory

 

LS Cleveland DVA                                                July 2004-              Biomedical Engineer

Medical Center and CASE                                 Present                     Director, Daroff-DellÕOsso Ocular Motility

Medical School, Cleveland, OH                                                                                              Laboratory

                                                                                                                             

 

Major Teaching Responsibilities:

 Graduate and Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Courses

 Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Lab

 Lectures and seminars for Ophthalmology and Neurology Residents

 Lectures and seminars for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows

 Lectures and seminars for Medical Faculty

 

 

 

 

 

Research Activities:

1. "Investigation of Congenital Nystagmus and Horizontal Tracking,"

Principal Investigator, NSF GU 103302 SB29, FY 1972. ($2,500)

2. "Modeling of Neuromuscular System Involved in Horizontal Eye Tracking and Nystagmus,"

Principal Investigator, NIH SB09 RR 07022 06 & NIH SB35 RR 07022 05, FY 1972. ($500)

3. "Systematic Investigation of Congenital Nystagmus,"

Post-doctoral Fellowship, The Seeing Eye, 1972-73. ($11,443)

4. "Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology of Eye Movements,"

Co-Investigator, VA MRIS No. 1733/1801, FY 1973-76. ($255,423)

5. Preceptor, NIH Center Training Grant for Ophthalmic Research Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami School of Medicine, FY 1977-79.

6. "Ocular Motor Responses to Auditory Stimuli,"

Principal Investigator, NIH SB29, RR05363-15 BRSG, FY 1977. ($3,505)

7. "A Wide Bandwidth Study of Fine Structure of Eye Movements,"

Principal Investigator, NIH SB29 RR05363-16 BRSG, FY 1978. ($4,000)

8. "An Experimental Analysis of Human Looking Patterns,"

Co-Principal Investigator, VA research project, 1977.

9. "The Ocular Motor System: Normal and Pathological Neurophysiology,"

Co-Principal Investigator, VA MR, FY 1977-79. ($192,979)

10. "Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology of Eye Movements,"

Co-Principal Investigator, VA MR, FY 1980-83. ($241,800)

11. "Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology of Eye Movements,"

Co-Principal Investigator, VA MR, FY 1984-86. ($265,200)

12. "Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology of Eye Movements,"

Co-Principal Investigator, VA MR, FY 1987-89. ($256,300)

13. "Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology of Eye Movements,"

Principal Investigator, VA MR, FY 1991-94. ($374,988)

14. "Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology of Eye Movements,"

Principal Investigator, VA MR, FY 1995-98. ($701,654)

15. "Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology of Eye Movements,"

Principal Investigator, VA MR, FY 1999-03. ($1,070,800)

16. "Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology of Eye Movements,"

Principal Investigator, VA MR, FY 2005-09. ($1,436,500)

Post-Doctoral Fellows/PDF Graduate Students/GS & Visiting Scientists/VS:

Stephen Zarzecki (MS)     1970-1971/GS                       Rathindra Nath Roy (MS)                 1970-1971/GS

Michael T. Hyson (PhD)1973-1976/GS                        Dr. B.T. Troost                                       1970-1972/PDF

Dr. D. Boghen                      1971-1973/PDF                    Dr. T. Carlow                                          1972-1974/PDF

Dr. J.A. Sharpe                     1972-1974/PDF                    Dr. L.A. Abel                                          1976-1978/PDF

Dr. J.R. Zahn                         1977-1978/PDF                    Dr. D. Schmidt                                        1977-1978/VS

Dr. M.J. Doslak                    1978-1979/PDF                    Dr. L. Parker                                            1978-1979/PDF

Dr. L.B. Kline                       1979-1980/PDF                    Dr. S. Traccis                                           1981-1982/PDF

Dr. P.J.M. Lavin                  1982-1983/PDF                    Dr. L. Whicker Jr.                                 1982-1983/PDF

Dr. H. Grossniklaus            1982-1983/PDF                    Dr. S.E. Thurston                                  1983-1985/PDF

Dr. A. Tabuchi                      1985-1986/VS                       Dr. B.M. Weissman                              1985-1986/PDF

Dr. R.W. Hertle                    1985-1986/PDF                    Dr. G.E. Grossman                               1985-1986/PDF                   

W.P. Huebner (PhD)         1986-1990/GS                       S.H. Seidman (PhD)                            1987-1993/GS

N.V. Sheth (MS)                  1991-1994/GS                       V.E. Das (MS,PhD)                             1992-1999/GS

A.Z. Zivotofsky (PhD)     1992-1996/GS                       Dr. L. Averbuch-Heller                      1993-1996/PDF

D.M. Erchul (MS)               1994-1997/GS                       Dr. K. Rottach                                         1994-1995/PDF

Dr. A.A. Kori                        1994-1995/PDF                    J.B. Jacobs (PhD)                                  1995-2001/GS

R. Manjeshwar (PhD)       1998-2001/GS                       J.T. Somers (MS)                                   1998-2000/GS

Dr. J.I. Kim                             1999-2000/VS                       S. Dun (MS)                                             1999-2001/GS

A. Kumar (MS,PhD)         1999-2004GS                        H. Yanning (MS,PhD)                        1999-2004GS

Dr. J.B. Jacobs                      2001-2005/PDF                    Dr. A. Serra                                              2001-2002/PDF

Z. Wong (MS,PhD)            2003-    GS

 

Merit Review Panels, Study Sections and Site Visits:

NIH (NINCDS) Site Visit, So. Illinois Sch. of Medicine, Oct. 4, 1984.

VA Merit Review Board Ad Hoc Review Panel-B, Nov. 20, 1985.

 

Editorial Responsibilities:

Referee, Vision Research,                                                     1970 – Present

Referee, Arch. Neurology,                                                    1974 – Present

Referee, Neurology,                                                                 1974 – Present

Referee, Ann. Neurology,                                                     1976 – Present

Referee, IEEE Trans. BME,                                                1978 – Present

Referee, Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.,                           1978 - Present [Guest Editor: 1999-Present]

Referee, Neuro-Ophthalmology,                                        1980 – Present

Referee, Amer. J. Ophthalmol.,                                          1982 – Present

Referee, Biol. Cybernetics,                                                   1983 – Present

Referee, Canad. J. Neurol. Sci.,                                         1985 – Present

Referee, J. Neuro-Ophthalmol.,                                          1989 – Present

Referee, Clin. Vision Sci.,                                                     1989 – Present

Referee, Brain,                                                                            1991 – Present

Referee, Exp. Brain Res.,                                                      1997 – Present

Referee, Ophthal. Genetics,                                                  1997 – Present

Referee, J Gerentol.,                                                                 1999 – Present

Referee, Ophthalmol.,                                                             2000 – Present

Referee, Doc. Ophthalmol.,                                                  2000 – Present

Referee, Behav. Res.,                                                              2002 – Present

Referee, Arch. Ophthalmol.,                                                2005 – Present

Referee, Clin. Neurophysiol.,                                              2005 – Present

Referee, J Pediatr. Ophthalmol. Strab.,                           2005 – Present

Referee, J Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiat.,                       2006 – Present

Referee, J Neurosci. Meth.,                                                  2007 – Present

Referee, Ophthal. Physics Optics,                   2007 – Present

Referee, Optom. Vis. Sci.,                                                    2007 – Present

Referee, Orphanet J Rare Dis.,                                           2007 – Present

Referee, Strabismus,                                                                 2007 – Present

Editorial Board, Open Ophthalmol J,                              2007 – Present

 

Membership in Scientific Societies: (SM = senior member, F = fellow)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), SM

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE), SM

Chairman of Miami Chapter 1977-78

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Society for Neuroscience

North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS), F

Clinical Eye Movement Society (CEMS)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

 

Professional Consulting Practice:

Westinghouse Research Lab                              August 1966-                         Bioengineering

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                    July 1967                                 Consultant

Westinghouse Research Lab                              August 1970-                         Bioengineering

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                    August 1971                           Consultant

Mt. Sinai Hospital                                                    March 1972-                           Special Consultant

Miami Beach, Florida                                            Dec. 1975                                & Expert Witness

 

Major Local Committees: University of Miami

     University of Miami, School of Engineering, Radar Awards Committee, Chairman, 1970-1971.

     University of Miami, School of Engineering, Engineering Explorers Committee, 1970-1971.

     University of Miami, Graduate School. Member, Thesis Committee for Stephen Zarzecki,

        Candidate for Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering (Biomedical), 1970-1971.

     University of Miami, Graduate School. Chairman, Thesis Committee for Rathindra Nath Roy,

        Candidate for Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering (Biomedical), 1970-1971.

     University of Miami, Graduate School. Member, Thesis Committee for Michael T. Hyson,

        Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, 1973-1976.

     University of Miami, Medical School. Member, Research & Development

       Executive Advisory Committee, 1976-1978.

 

Major Local Committees: Miami Veterans Administration Hospital

Subcommittee on Computers, 1973 - 1977. Chairman, 1976 - 1977.

Animal Studies Subcommittee, 1979.

Research and Development Committee, 1979 - 1980.

Equipment Subcommittee, 1980.

 

Major Local Committees: Case Western Reserve University

School of Medicine, Department of Neurology –

Chairman, Promotions and Tenure Committee, 1981 – 1995

Chairman, Committee on Equity and Professional Affairs, 1989 – 1994

 

Schools of Medicine and Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering –

Member, Thesis Committee for William P. Huebner, Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in

Biomedical Engineering, 1986-1990.

Member, Thesis Committee for Scott H. Seidman, Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in

Biomedical Engineering, 1987-1993.

Chairman, Thesis Committee for Nirav V. Sheth, Candidate for Master of Science in

Biomedical Engineering, 1991-1994.

Member, Thesis Committee for Vallabh E. Das, Candidate for Master of Science in

Biomedical Engineering, 1992-1994.

Member, Thesis Committee for Ari Z. Zivitofsky, Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in

Biomedical Engineering, 1992-1995.

Chairman, Thesis Committee for Daniel M. Erchul, Candidate for Master of Science in

Biomedical Engineering, 1994-1997.

Chairman, Thesis Committee for Jonathan B. Jacobs, Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in

Biomedical Engineering, 1995-2001.

Member, Thesis Committee for Vallabh E. Das, Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in

Biomedical Engineering, 1996-1999.

Member, Thesis Committee for Ravi Manjeshwar, Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in

Biomedical Engineering, 1998-2001.

Member, Thesis Committee for Jeffrey T. Somers, Candidate for Master of Science in

Biomedical Engineering, 1998-2000.

Chairman, Thesis Committee for Souchen Dun, Candidate for Master of Science in

Biomedical Engineering, 1999-2001

Member, Thesis Committee for Arun Kumar, Candidate for Doctor of Science in

Biomedical Engineering, 1999-2004.

Member, Thesis Committee for Yanning Han, Candidate for Doctor of Science in

Biomedical Engineering, 1999-2004.

Mentor, Postdoctoral Research for Jonathan B. Jacobs, PhD, 2001-Present.

 

School of Medicine –

Faculty Council, 1989 – 1991

 

Major Local Committees: University Hospitals

Electrical Safety Committee, 1987 – 1990

 

Patents and Disclosures:

Artifact Detection Circuit - Pat. Discl. A QRS Area Monitoring Circuit - Pat. Discl.

Logic for Positive Identification of QRS Complexes - Pat. Discl.

Signal Conditioning for Positive Identification of QRS Complexes - Pat. Discl.

 

Instruments and Special Devices:

Stray Voltage Detector

Constant Temperature Thermostatic Control

Dual-Lumen Catheter

Arrhythmia-Anomalous Beat Monitoring System

Variable Stimulus Arc

 

1. "A Control System Study of Horizontal Eye Motion." School of Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1967.

 

2. "A Model for the Horizontal Tracking System of a Subject with Nystagmus." 20th Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Boston, Massachusetts, November 13-16, 1967.

 

3. "Control Mechanisms in Normal and Nystagmic Visual Tracking." School of Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, March 18, 1970.

 

4. "Cardiac Arrhythmia and Anomalous Beat Detector." Biomedical Engineering Seminar, School of Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2, 1970.

 

5. "Cardiac Arrhythmia and Anomalous Beat Detector." Mt. Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida, January 8, 1971.

 

6. "Application of Eye Movement Recordings to the Study of Congenital Nystagmus." Symposium on Oculomotive Physiology and Disorders, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 24-28, 1972.

 

7. Invited participant in panel discussion of the "Bio-instrumentation Hazards Symposium," Aerospace Medical Association, Bal Harbour, Florida, May 8-11, 1972.

Presentation: "Patient Safety"

 

8. "On-Line Arrhythmia and Anomalous Beat Detection." 25th Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Bal Harbour, Florida, October 1-5, 1972.

 

9. Faculty of "Tenth Annual Neuro-Ophthalmology Course," the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Miami School of Medicine, Key Biscayne, Florida, January 3-6. 1973.

Presentation: "Mechanisms of Congenital Nystagmus"

Discussant: "Periodic Alternating Windmill Nystagmus"

 

10. "Hereditary Congenital Nystagmus: Three Cases." Symposium on Eye Movements, Strabismus, and Amblyopia, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, May 3-7, 1973.

 

11. Faculty of "Neuro-Ophthalmology (Special Course Number 16)," the American Academy of Neurology, San Francisco, California, April 24, 1974.

Presentation: "Ocular Oscillations: Mechanisms"

 

12. "Saccadic Latencies to Multimodal Stimuli." Symposium on Eye Movements, Strabismus, and Amblyopia, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida April 25-29, 1974.

 

13. Faculty of "Neuro-Ophthalmology (Special Course Number 11)," the American Academy of Neurology, Miami, Florida, April 29, 1975.

Presentation: "Physiology of Eye Movements"

 

14. "Prism Exploitation of Gaze and Fusional Null Angles in Congenital Nystagmus," Third International Orthoptic Congress, Boston, Massachusetts, July 1-3, 1975.

 

15. Visiting Professor, Seminar on Congenital Nystagmus, The Laboratory of D. A. Robinson, Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, July 8, 1975.

 

16. Visiting Professor, Seminar on Congenital Nystagmus Waveforms, The Laboratory of D. Cogan, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, July 9, 1975.

 

17. "Congenital Nystagmus: Observations and Treatment," American Association of Certified Orthoptists, Dallas, Texas, September 23, 1975.

 

18. Faculty of "Thirteenth Annual Neuro-Ophthalmology Course," the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Florida, January 6-9, 1976.

Presentations: "Organization of the Ocular Motor System"

          "Congenital Nystagmus"

 

19. Faculty of "Neurophysiology (Special Course Number 2)," the American Academy of Neurology, Toronto, Canada, April 26, 1976.

Presentation: "Principles of Feedback"

 

20. "Ocular Motor Pursuit Deficits and Human Vestibulo-Ocular Gain." Oculomotor Physiology and Disorders Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 26-30, 1976.

 

21. "Effects of Visual Pursuit Deficit on the Human Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex," American Academy of Neurology, Toronto, April 29, 1976, (presented by B. Todd Troost).

 

22. "Quantitative Analysis of the Ocular Motor Deficit in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy," American Neurological Association, San Francisco, June 14, 1976, (presented by B. Todd Troost).

 

23. "The Ocular Motor System: Normal and Clinical Studies," ARVO Symposium on Eye Movements, San Antonio, Texas, October 29-30, 1976.

 

24. Faculty of "A Neurological Update," Fourth Annual Course, the Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, January 24-28, 1977.

Presentation: "Physiology of Eye Movements"

 

25. Faculty of "Basic Neurology," Annual Course, the Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, February 27 - March 4, 1977.

Presentations: "Neurophysiology"

          "Introduction to Control Systems"

 

26. Visiting Professor, Erasmus University, Departments of Neurology and Physiology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, March 25, 1977.

Presentation: "Eye Movement Physiology"

 

27. Visiting Professor, Seminar on Congenital Nystagmus Waveforms and Surgery, The Laboratory of Reimer Taumer, Freie UniversitŠt, Berlin, West Germany, March 27, 1977.

 

28. Visiting Professor, Seminar on Nystagmus, The Laboratory of Rolf Eckmiller, Physiologisches Institut, Freie UniversitŠt, Berlin, West Germany, March 28, 1977.

 

29. Visiting Professor, Ophthalmology Department, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 2, 1977.

Presentation: "Congenital Nystagmus Surgery"

 

 

 

30. Visiting Professor, Seminar on Congenital Nystagmus, Laboratory of Michael Gresty and John Leech, Hearing and Balance Unit, The National Hospitals for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London, England, April 4, 1977.

 

31. "Congenital Nystagmus-Waveforms and Foveation Strategies," Disorders of Ocular Motility - Neurophysiological and Clinical Aspects, the Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesselschaft, Freiburg i. Br. West Germany, April 15-17, 1977.

 

32. "A Quantitative Study of the Surgical Treatment of Congenital Nystagmus." Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 25-29, 1977.

 

33. "Analogue Computer Model of Gaze-Evoked Nystagmus." Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 25-29, 1977, (presented by L.A. Abel).

 

34. "The Audio-Ocular Response." Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 25-29, 1977, (presented by J.R. Zahn).

 

35. Faculty of "Problem Solving in Strabismus,Ó the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami School of Medicine and Southern Region - American Association of Certified Orthoptists, Key Biscayne, Florida, May 1-4, 1977.

Presentation: "Eye Movement Recordings in Nystagmus"

 

36. "Audio-Ocular Response." American Psychological Association, 85th Annual Convention, San Francisco, California, August 26-30, 1977, (presented by J.R. Zahn).

 

37. Consultant to the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Purkinje Eyetracker Users' Meeting at the Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, September 9-10, 1977.

Presentation: "Problems of Recording Eye Movements in a Clinical Setting"

Discussant: "Clinical Uses of Eye Movement Measurements"

 

38. Faculty of "Workshop in Neuro-Ophthalmology," Fourth International Symposium, the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, November 10-12, 1977.

Presentations: "Fast Eye Movements (Saccades): Basic Science and Clinical Correlations"

          "Nystagmus, A Contemporary Approach"

 

39. Visiting Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, November 10, 1977.

Presentation: "Ocular Motor Control Systems"

 

40. Faculty of "A Neurological Update," Fifth Annual Course, the Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, January 23-28, 1978.

Presentation: "An Approach to Nystagmus"

 

41. Faculty of "Basic Neurology," Annual Course, the Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, February 27 - March 3, 1978.

Presentation: "Neurophysiology"

 

42. "Intersensory Delay in the Audio-Ocular Response." Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 30 - May 5, 1978, (presented by J.R. Zahn).

 

43. "Saccadic Plasticity in Humans," Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 30 - May 5, 1978, (presented by L.A. Abel).

 

44. "Fast Eye Movements in Lateral Gaze," Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 30 - May 5, 1978, (presented by L.A. Abel).

 

45. "Latent and Manifest Latent Nystagmus," Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 30 - May 5, 1978, (jointly presented by Drs. D. Schmidt and L.F. Dell'Osso).

 

46. "Plastische und dynamische Veranderungen des sakkadischen Systems bei Augenmuskelparesen," Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft, Dusseldorf, West Germany, September 20, 1978, (presented by  D. Schmidt).

 

47. "Effects of Congenital Nystagmus Surgery," American Academy of Ophthalmology, Kansas City, Missouri, October 22-26, 1978, (presented by  J. T. Flynn).

 

48. "Sakkadische Bewegungsformen bei der Myasthenie," Berliner Augenarztliche Gesellschaft, Berlin, West Germany, December 2 & 3, 1978, (presented by D. Schmidt).

 

49. "Ocular Motor Abnormalities and Retinal Disease," Winter Conference on Brain Research, Satellite Meeting, "The Moving Eye," Elkhorn, Idaho, January 17-19, 1979.

 

50. Faculty of "Fifth Annual Rocky Mountain Neuro-Ophthalmology Course," the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Jackson Hole/Teton Village, Wyoming, February 21-23, 1979.

Presentation: "The Value of Eye Movement Recordings"

 

51. Faculty of "Basic Neurology," Annual Course, the Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, February 26 - March 2, 1979.

Presentation: "Neurophysiology"

 

52. Faculty of "Neurophysiology (Special Course Number 5),Ó The American Academy of Neurology, Chicago, Illinois, April 23-28, 1979.

Presentation: "Mechanisms of Nystagmus"

 

53. "Saccadic Waveforms and Dynamics in Ocular Myasthenia," Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 29 - May 4, 1979.

 

54. "Computer Simulation of Ocular Myasthenia," Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 29 - May 4, 1979, (presented by L.A. Abel).

 

55. "Model of Alexander's Law." Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 29 - May 4, 1979, (presented by M.J. Doslak).

 

56. "Computer Simulation of Myasthenic Eye Movements." 32nd Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Denver, Colorado, October 6-10, 1979.

 

57. "Model of Alexander's Law of Nystagmus Variation," 32nd Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Denver, Colorado, October 6-10, 1979. (presented by  M.J. Doslak).

 

58. Session Chairman at Oculomotor System 80 Symposium, Pasadena, California, January 22-25, 1980.

Presentation: "Questions Generated by the Systems Approach to Nystagmus"

 

59. Faculty of "Basic Neurology," Annual Course, the Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, March 2-7, 1980.

Presentation: "Neurophysiology"

 

60. "Alexander's Law: A Model and Resulting Study," American Neuro-otology Society, Palm Beach, Florida, April 12, 1980. (presented by  M.J. Doslak).

 

61. Co-Chairman of Oculomotor Physiology and Disorders Section of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 4-9, 1980.

Session Moderator: "Eye Movements II"

 

62. "Unilateral INO: Recovery and Plasticity," Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 4-9, 1980.

 

63. "Experimental Studies of Alexander's Law," Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 4-9, 1980. (presented by  M.J. Doslak).

 

64. "Saccadic Eye Movements in Myasthenia Gravis," Poster, Conference on Myasthenia Gravis, New York, New York, December 2-4, 1980. (presented by  L.A. Abel).

 

65. Faculty of "Seventh Annual Rocky Mountain Neuro-Ophthalmology Course," Rocky Mountain Neuro- Ophthalmology Society, Park City, Utah, January 21-24, 1981.

Presentation: "Myasthenia Gravis - INO"

 

66. "Plasticity in the Human Saccadic System," Panel 17, "A Multi-Faceted Overview of the Saccadic Eye Movement System and the Cerebellum," Fourteenth Annual Winter Conference on Brain Research, Keystone, Colorado, January 24-31, 1981.

 

67. "The Effects of Age on Saccadic Eye Movement Characteristics," Eye Movements Poster Session, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 28 - May 1, 1981. (presented by  L.A. Abel).

 

68. "Absence of VOR Suppression in the Presence of Intact Pursuit," Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 28 - May 1, 1981.

 

69. "The Nystagmus Compensation (Blockage) Syndrome," Eye Movements Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, April 28 - May 1, 1981. (presented by  C. Ellenberger).

 

70. Visiting Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Lund, Lund, Sweden, August 28, 1981.

Presentation: "Congenital Nystagmus: Basic and Clinical Aspects"

 

71. "Congenital Nystagmus: Basic Aspects," Symposium on Functional Basis of Ocular Motility Disorders, Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, Sweden, August 31, 1981.

 

72. Visiting Professor, Istituto di Clinica delle Malattie Nervose e Mentali, Universit‡ di Sassari, Sassari (Sardinia), Italy, September 10, 1981.

Presentation: "Congenital Nystagmus: Basic and Clinical Aspects"

 

73. "Eye Movement Abnormalities in the Eaton-Lambert Syndrome," Poster, Conference on Myasthenia Gravis, New York, New York, December 4, 1981.

 

 

74. Faculty of "Eighth Annual Rocky Mountain Neuro-Ophthalmology Course," Rocky Mountain Neuro- Ophthalmology Society, Dillon Lake, Colorado, February 23-27, 1982.

Session Moderator

Presentation: "Neural Integrator Malfunctions"

 

75. "Downbeat Nystagmus With Multiple Waveforms - Evidence for a Variable Instability," Eye Movements Poster Section, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Spring Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, May 2-7, 1982. (presented by  L.A. Abel).

 

76. "Eye Movemen