MERILL J. ALLEN, PH.D. is former Head of the Optometry School at Indiana University. During his distinguished career, he educated thousands of optometrists and published 231 research papers. Throughout his teaching and research career, Dr. Allen was recognized by academia, government, and private industry as a world expert in vision-related standards. He received 21 professional honors including the American Optometric Association's prestigious Apollo Award and the British Optical
Association's Research Medal.. He is the author of Improve Your Vision Without Glasses or Contact Lenses.