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Eye Consultants of Atlanta, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Eye Consultants of Atlanta's Profit Sharing Plan is a medical pension fund anchoring retirement assets in healthcare real estate and physician loans since...
Eye Consultants of Atlanta, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
The Eye Consultants of Atlanta, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust serves as the retirement vehicle for the ophthalmology practice founded in 1971. The plan's sponsoring employer is the medical group itself, with partner physicians W. Barry Lee, Stephen M. Hamilton, and Thomas Harbin Jr. identified in leadership roles. Hamilton chairs Operation Saving Sight, while Harbin serves as Vice Chairman of the Georgia Composite Medical Board, reflecting deep community integration beyond clinical practice. Asset allocation tilts heavily toward real assets tied to the practice's operations. Confirmed holdings include the Eye Consultants of Atlanta Medical Outpatient Building at 340 Brandywine Blvd in Fayetteville, Georgia, and two ambulatory surgery centers: Piedmont Eye Ambulatory Surgery Center in Atlanta and Fayetteville Ambulatory Surgery Center at 350 Brandywine Boulevard. The trust also extends participant loans to its physician base, making the portfolio directly linked to the practice's physical footprint and its professionals. Team scale and total assets are not publicly disclosed. The underlying practice operates multiple locations across the Atlanta metropolitan area, including a Fayetteville presence, and maintains affiliations with professional networks such as the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Georgia Society of Ophthalmology, and the Cornea Society — the latter led by Lee as President for the 2024-2026 term. The practice was ranked among the top five ophthalmology groups in the United States by Castle Connolly in 2026, a designation that speaks to clinical reputation rather than plan assets. The plan's structure sets it apart from diversified institutional pools; it is a captive retirement trust whose investments mirror the real estate and lending needs of a single medical practice. This alignment creates a closed-loop capital model where retirement savings are deployed into the buildings and participant financing that sustain the practice itself, a configuration distinct from both third-party pension managers and family-office style direct investing.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Atlanta
Corporate office
Atlanta, GA, United States
Additional offices
Fayetteville, GA, United States
Principals
W. Barry Lee, MD
Partner and President, Cornea Society (2024-2026)
Stephen M. Hamilton, MD
Partner and Chair, Operation Saving Sight
Thomas Harbin Jr., MD
Partner and Vice Chairman, Georgia Composite Medical Board
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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