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Eye Consultants of Atlanta, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Eye Consultants of Atlanta, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust is the retirement vehicle for Eye Consultants of Atlanta, a physician-owned ophthalmology...
Eye Consultants of Atlanta, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Eye Consultants of Atlanta, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust is the retirement vehicle for Eye Consultants of Atlanta, a physician-owned ophthalmology practice serving the Atlanta metropolitan area. Founding partners W. Barry Lee, Stephen M. Hamilton, and Thomas Harbin Jr. anchor a medical group that delivers cataract, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and LASIK care through multiple clinic locations. The profit-sharing structure aligns physician retirement benefits with the practice's long-term financial health, making clinical partnerships and facility investments central to plan outcomes. The plan holds direct interests in healthcare real estate, including the Eye Consultants of Atlanta Medical Outpatient Building in Fayetteville and ambulatory surgery centers in both Atlanta and Fayetteville (public record). Participant loans represent an additional allocation, alongside the plan's broader retirement portfolio. The practice itself became part of CEI Vision Partners, a management services organization backed by Revelstoke Capital Partners — a transaction that altered the operational backdrop against which the profit-sharing plan assets sit. W. Barry Lee concurrently serves as President of the Cornea Society (2024–2026 term), reinforcing the group's subspecialty depth. Physician leadership extends into regulatory and philanthropic spheres. Thomas Harbin Jr. holds the Vice Chairman role at the Georgia Composite Medical Board (public record). Stephen Hamilton chairs Operation Saving Sight, a charitable program affiliated with the practice. The Eye Consultants of Atlanta Foundation Inc. operates as a separate vehicle, with long-standing ties to the Center for the Visually Impaired in Atlanta. These adjacent structures — clinical, regulatory, charitable — create a governance fabric where profit-sharing trustees are embedded in multiple institutions beyond the plan itself. September 2023: Revelstoke Capital Partners completed the formation of CEI Vision Partners (CVP), acquiring Eye Consultants of Atlanta as a platform practice (per PE Hub, September 2023). The structural differentiator for this profit-sharing plan is its unusually concentrated tilt toward self-referencing assets: the buildings where the physicians practice and the surgery centers where they operate. For allocators evaluating small pension plans, the alignment between plan assets and the sponsor's professional operations presents both concentration risk and a rare transparency on how medical-practice economics drive retirement capital.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
1971
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Atlanta
Corporate office
Atlanta, GA, United States
Principals
W. Barry Lee, MD
Partner
Stephen M. Hamilton, MD
Partner
Thomas Harbin Jr., MD
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who makes investment decisions for the Eye Consultants of Atlanta Profit Sharing Plan?
The plan is a captive retirement trust for the medical practice; investment oversight typically rests with plan trustees drawn from the physician partners. While specific trustees are not publicly named, practice leaders W. Barry Lee, Stephen M. Hamilton, and Thomas Harbin Jr. are the most senior partners identified, making them probable fiduciaries or influential voices in allocation decisions.
What asset classes does the plan invest in?
The plan's disclosed deployment centers on direct real estate holdings tied to the practice — a medical office building in Fayetteville and two ambulatory surgery centers in the Atlanta area — plus participant loans to its own physicians. There is no public evidence of commitments to third-party funds, public equities, or traditional defined-contribution menu options beyond these captive assets.
Does the plan invest in venture capital or private equity funds?
No commitments to venture capital or private equity funds have been disclosed. The plan's sponsor, Eye Consultants of Atlanta, was itself acquired by Revelstoke Capital Partners-backed CEI Vision Partners, but that transaction relates to the practice entity, not the retirement plan's investment portfolio. There is no indication the plan participated as a limited partner in Revelstoke's funds.
What is the plan's connection to the Eye Consultants of Atlanta Foundation?
The Eye Consultants of Atlanta Foundation Inc. is a separate philanthropic entity associated with the practice. While the foundation and the profit-sharing plan share a sponsor, there is no public evidence of asset commingling or program-related investments between the two. The foundation supports charitable eye-care initiatives, including partnerships with the Center for the Visually Impaired.
How does the plan's investment structure differ from a standard corporate 401(k)?
Unlike a typical 401(k) offering a menu of mutual funds, this profit-sharing plan directs assets into physical real estate used by the sponsoring practice and loans to participating physicians. This closed-loop model makes the plan's performance directly dependent on the practice's real estate footprint and the credit quality of its own doctors, rather than broad market indices.
Is the plan open to outside investors or co-investment partners?
No. As a qualified retirement plan for a single medical practice, participation is limited to eligible employees and physician partners of Eye Consultants of Atlanta. It does not solicit external capital or function as a pooled investment vehicle for outside allocators.
What is the practice's relationship with Revelstoke Capital Partners?
Revelstoke Capital Partners provided the private equity backing to form CEI Vision Partners, a management services organization that subsequently acquired Eye Consultants of Atlanta. This acquisition affected the practice entity and its operations, but publicly available information does not indicate Revelstoke holds an interest in, or influences, the profit-sharing plan's portfolio.
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