EXHIBIT 5.1

                                                              January 11, 2002

Fonar Corporation
110 Marcus Drive
Melville, New York  11747

     Re:  Fonar Corporation
          Registration Statement on Form S-3

Gentlemen:

     I  have  represented  Fonar  Corporation,   a  Delaware   corporation  (the
"Company"),  in connection  with the preparation of the  registration  statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-3 (the "Registration
Statement")  relating to the resale of up to 5,000,000  shares (the "Shares") of
the Company's common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"). The
Common Stock is issuable in connection  with Company's  stock payment  agreement
dated  December 20, 2001 to pay certain  obligations of its  subsidiary,  Health
Management Corporation of America, to Dr. Glenn Muraca and Dr. Giovanni Marciano
in shares of Common Stock (the "Stock Payment Agreement"). In this connection, I
have examined  originals or copies of the Stock Payment Agreement and such other
documents,  corporate  records,  certificates  of  public  officials  and  other
documents as I deemed necessary to examine for purposes of this opinion.

     I am of the  opinion  that  the  shares  of  Common  Stock  covered  by the
Registration  Statement  and  issued in  accordance  with the terms of the Stock
Payment  Agreement  are,  or will be upon  issuance,  duly  authorized,  validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

     I hereby  consent  to the  filing  of this  Opinion  as an  Exhibit  to the
Registration Statement.

                                                            Very truly yours,

                                                            /s/  Henry T. Meyer
                                                            Henry T. Meyer, Esq.