EXHIBIT NO. 5

                  OPINION OF COUNSEL RE LEGALITY





                                       January 21, 1997

Fonar Corporation
110 Marcus Drive
Melville, NY  11747

Dear Sirs:

         I refer to the Amendment on Form S-3 to the Registration
Statement to which this opinion is an Exhibit being filed by Fonar
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, relating to 117,000 shares (the "Shares") of the
Company's Common Stock to be issued to FINOVA Technology Finance,
Inc. ("FINOVA") pursuant to a Purchase Agreement dated May 15,
1996 between the Company and FINOVA (the "Purchase Agreement").

         As counsel for the Company, I have examined the originals
or photostatic or certified copies of such records, certificates
and instruments of the Company, certificates of officers of the
Company and of public officials and such other instruments and
documents as I have deemed relevant and necessary for the purposes
of rendering the opinions set forth below.  In such examination, I
have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity
of all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity to
original documents of all documents submitted to me as certified
or photostatic  copies and the authenticity of the originals of
such copies and the correctness of all statements of fact
contained therein.

         Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the
Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and when issued and
delivered to FINOVA in accordance with the terms of the Purchase
Agreement, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

         I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement and to the reference to me in Item 5 of

the Registration Statement.


                                       Very truly yours,

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