Another is where you have one ophthalmologist who may have one or two optometrists working for him or her. “There are a couple of definitions of solo practice,” he explains. Preece notes that the term “solo practice” encompasses more than just the one-doctor model that Dr. That’s what led me to start my own practice in the fall of 2008.” I did look at some practices that were for sale, but I decided that if I really wanted to do this, I’d have to build something from scratch the way I wanted it, rather than trying to rework something that already existed.
“That forced me to realize that in order to practice the way I wanted to, I was going to have to do things my way. Within six months, I found myself not wanting to wake up on Monday mornings to go to work, and I thought, ‘I went through 30 years of schooling and training-and I wake up on Mondays feeling this way?’ ” he recalls. “After finishing my cornea fellowship at Emory, I started work out West in a group practice. “I did a combined MD/MBA at Tufts University, and I always had an entrepreneurial spirit,” he says. He’s the owner and sole practitioner at Lotus Eye, where he focuses on cataract, refractive and comprehensive ophthalmology in Alpharetta, Georgia. Does this mean that solo practices are destined to get squeezed out of ophthalmology?Īnjit Nemi, MD, MBA, doesn’t think so. But there are also other forces at work,” he says.
“There are market forces driving towards consolidation in ophthalmology, private equity being the primary force. Nobody really knew how prevalent it would become,” says Derek Preece, MBA, principal and senior consultant with BSM Consulting in Orem, Utah. “Even as late as 2016, private equity was just making a few rumblings in ophthalmology. For more information about the new Thomas Eye Group locations, reach out to Erin Gibbons, Thomas Eye Group Marketing Manager.I n case you missed it, ophthalmology has caught the eye of private-equity investors. The five new Thomas Eye Group locations will officially begin seeing patients on Thursday, December 2. “It is bringing together two of the oldest, largest and most respected eye care providers in Metro Atlanta.” “We are very excited to welcome Georgia Optometry Group to the TEG family, ” says CFO of Thomas Eye Group Stephen Janis. With the acquisition, Thomas Eye Group now has sixteen offices across Metro Atlanta and will continue to build better access to quality eye care in the community. This collaboration will make a more comprehensive and seamless care model to benefit all of our collective patients,” says Thomas Eye Group President and Oculoplastic Surgeon, Dr. Their quality providers and longevity in the Atlanta market, along with the forty-five-plus-year history of Thomas Eye Group in the Atlanta market is unprecedented.
“We are thrilled with our new partnership with Georgia Optometry Group.
In addition, five optometrists will be added to the practice increasing our capacity to provide excellent patient care that will focus on comprehensive eye exams with prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses. Located in Douglasville, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Morrow, and Stone Mountain, Thomas Eye Group expands and provide eye care to the ever-growing Atlanta community. (PRESS RELEASE) ATLANTA, GA - Thomas Eye Group announces the acquisition of Georgia Optometry Group, adding five new locations throughout Metro Atlanta.
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