Dr. Ansel Johnson is founder and clinical director of Vision Salon Eye Care Associates in Blue Island, IL. He is a graduate of the New England College of Optometry. He completed a post-graduate certificate from the Optometry Executive Program at the Wharton School of Business.

He is currently an adjunct professor at Midwestern Chicago College of Optometry, Kentucky College of Optometry and Sothern College of Optometry. He is on staff at Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society.

Dr. Johnson’s office is the first and only in the State of Illinois to incorporate a Nationally Certified Diabetes Self-Management Program within an eye care facility. He is a certified lifestyle coach for the CDC Diabetes Prevention Program. He is a long-time member of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists.

Dr. Johnson is a national thought leader and speaker concentrating in diabetes eye care, new technologies, and glaucoma management.

In June 2020 Dr. Johnson founded and serves as CEO of the Health Living With A Vision Foundation. The 501c3 foundation has a mission to eliminate the health and wellness disparities in underserved communities.