C. Stephen Johnson, OD, FAAO
Dr. Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology from Hastings College in 1966. He graduated from Illinois College of Optometry with honors in 1971,where he received his Bachelor of Science in Visual Science and his Doctor of Optometry degrees.
Dr. Johnson entered his private practice in 1973 in the East Bay. In his professional life he is dedicated to the advancement of new technologies and education in the field of Optometry. Dr Johnson has a special interest in contact lenses, sports vision, and laser refractive surgery. In 1979 he was a cofounder, and Vice President of Optical Plastics Research, a soft contact lens research, manufacturing, and development company.
In 1984 he founded Softchrome Inc., a soft contact lens tinting company and presently serves as CEO (Baseball legend Mark McGwire endorses his Yellow Sports Tinted Contact Lenses) . In 1987 he received a patent for developing the Softchrome in office tinting System Technology. In 1988 he co-patented an intra ocular lens to be used during cataract surgery.
From 1989 to present, Dr. Johnson has been in private practice in San Ramon.
Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Sports Vision Section of the American Optometric Association, The California Optometric Association, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.
