Merton C. Flom

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Merton C. Flom is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Epidemiology and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Merton C. Flom has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 18 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Merton C. Flom's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (24 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (18 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (9 papers). Merton C. Flom is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (24 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (18 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (9 papers). Merton C. Flom collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Merton C. Flom's co-authors include Frank W. Weymouth, Harold E. Bedell, Daniel Kahneman, Ellen S. Takahashi, Gordon G. Heath, Anthony J. Adams, Reese T. Jones, Raphael Barbeito, Brian Brown and David Kirschen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Psychopharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Merton C. Flom

47 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Man Who Expected Optometry To Do Better???Ralph C. Wick, OD, FAAO (1913???1998) 1999 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom	1
2	Clinical measures of visual acuity 1994 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Merton C. Flom, Trefford Simpson	2
3	Normal and Abnormal Space Perception 1983 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Harold E. Bedell, Merton C. Flom	56
4	Presidentʼs 1981 Report to the American Academy of Optometry 1983 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom	1
5	Corresponding and Disparate Retinal Points in Normal and Anomalous Correspondence 1980 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom	13
6	Eccentric Fixation in Amblyopia 1978 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom	6
7	Visual Acuity at Different Retinal Loci of Eccentrically Fixating Functional Amblyopes 1978 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·David Kirschen, Merton C. Flom	32
8	Past-President Garland W. Clay, 1917–1977 1977 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom	0
9	The Humphrey Vision Analyzer(tm) 1977 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·(unknown), Merton C. Flom	11
10	Alcohol and Marijuana Effects on Ocular Tracking 1976 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom, Anthony J. Adams, Reese T. Jones	36
11	Alcohol and marijuana effects on static visual acuity 1975 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Anthony J. Adams, Brian Brown, Merton C. Flom, Reese T. Jones, Arthur Jampolsky	34
12	AMBLYOPIA, ECCENTRIC FIXATION, AND THE STILES- CRAWFORD EFFECT 1970 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·(unknown), Merton C. Flom	2
13	INFLUENCE OF LUMINANCE ON VISUAL ACUITY IN AMBLYOPIA 1969 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·(unknown), Merton C. Flom	7
14	THE RELATIVE VALUE OF STEREOPSIS AS A FUNCTION OF VIEWING DISTANCE* 1969 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Clifton M. Schor, Merton C. Flom	6
15	PREVALENCE OF AMBLYOPIA 1966 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom, (unknown)	27
16	FOGGING LENSES: DIFFERENTIAL ACUITY RESPONSE IN THE TWO EYES 1964 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom, (unknown)	2
17	THE AC/A RATIO AND UNDERCORRECTED MYOPIA 1962 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom, Ellen S. Takahashi	12
18	ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACCOMMODATION AND ACCOMMODATIVE CONVERGENCE 1960 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom	22
19	ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACCOMMODATION AND ACCOMMODATIVE CONVERGENCE 1960 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom	9
20	SOME INTERESTING EYE MOVEMENTS OBTAINED DURING THE COVER TEST 1958 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Merton C. Flom	3

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