Merrill J Allen

Merrill J. Allen, O.D., Ph.D., (1918???2003) Professor Emeritus of Optometry of Indiana University, School of Optometry, Bloomington, Indiana, had been involved in vision research and teaching since 1941. He had over 200 publications and received 19 awards including the Research Medal Award from the British Optical Association (1970) and the Apollo Award from the American Optometric Association (1971). He served as an expert witness in over 600 lawsuits and studied thousands of accident reports...See more

Merrill J. Allen, O.D., Ph.D., (1918???2003) Professor Emeritus of Optometry of Indiana University, School of Optometry, Bloomington, Indiana, had been involved in vision research and teaching since 1941. He had over 200 publications and received 19 awards including the Research Medal Award from the British Optical Association (1970) and the Apollo Award from the American Optometric Association (1971). He served as an expert witness in over 600 lawsuits and studied thousands of accident reports, performed accident reconstruction and studied other data in order to render his opinions. Dr. Allen carried out government, industry and optometrically funded research projects and considered consulting on motor vehicle accidents to be attorney subsidized research. Many of his research publications were directed at improving motor vehicle safety by eliminating design errors that contributed to accidents. See less