Full-Time
Optical Associate 1
Updated on 9/3/2026
EyeSouth Partners
201-500 employees
Physician-led MSO providing ophthalmology practice management
No salary listed
Tifton, GA, USA + 2 more
More locations: Douglas, GA, USA | Valdosta, GA, USA
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- A high school diploma or equivalent years of related experience is required.
- Strong reliability, attendance, and punctuality are required.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required.
- Experience with optical lab equipment, including edgers, lensometers, and blockers, is required.
- Understanding of lens materials, coatings, and optical measurements is required.
- Ability to read and interpret optical prescriptions is required.
- Attention to detail and precision are required.
- Problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities are required.
- Excellent customer service skills are required.
- Greet customers and assist with selecting frames based on prescription needs, fit, comfort, and style.
- Educate patients on lens materials, coatings, and technologies.
- Explain pricing, warranties, and insurance benefits related to eyewear.
- Read and interpret prescriptions from optometrists or ophthalmologists.
- Take precise optical measurements, including pupillary distance, segment height, multifocal alignment, bridge measurements, and temple measurements.
- Ensure eyewear fits correctly by adjusting frames for comfort, balance, and proper optical alignment.
- Submit and track eyewear orders through in-house or external laboratory partners.
- Inspect completed glasses for accuracy, lens quality, and compliance with prescriptions.
- Perform minor repairs and adjustments, including replacing screws, pads, and temples.
- Instruct patients on eyewear care, cleaning, and adjustments.
- Educate patients about lens features and expected adaptation periods, especially for progressive or specialized lenses.
- Enter eyewear and lens orders into optical software with precise details.
- Prepare orders for processing and maintain workflow efficiency.
- Maintain accurate patient records and order documentation.
- Communicate delays, remakes, and order issues.
- Assist with inventory and organize lenses, frame parts, chemicals, coatings, and retail supplies.
- Participate in scheduled daily huddles and team meetings.
- Follow safety protocols for equipment, chemicals, and laboratory procedures and report concerns to leadership.
- Adhere to HIPAA guidelines when handling patient information.
- Ensure compliance with optical industry standards.
- Complete additional tasks and projects as needed.
- Completion of an Opticianry Apprenticeship is preferred.
- Optical lab or sales experience is preferred.
- Experience working in an optometry office is preferred.
EyeSouth Partners is a physician-led management services organization (MSO) for eye care, affiliating with ophthalmology and optometry practices. It handles non-clinical, administrative work so doctors can focus on medical and surgical eye care. The company provides capital for growth, technology investments, strategy, and operational support such as revenue cycle management, payer contracting, staffing, and doctor recruitment. Physicians remain clinically autonomous and keep their local brand identity while joining a larger network. EyeSouth differs from others by being doctor-led, maintaining clinical autonomy and local branding within a nationwide affiliate network, and pursuing growth through acquisitions and partnerships under private equity ownership. The goal is to grow a large, nationwide network of affiliated eye care practices and ambulatory surgery centers, improve practice operations, expand patient access, and provide financial security for staff and physicians.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Founded
2017
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- EyeSouth added Aslett-Kurica Eye Center in March 2026, reaching Louisiana growth.
- EyeSouth won 2026 Best and Brightest honors, supporting physician recruitment and retention.
- The March 2026 Cencora deal validates EyeSouth’s assets and strengthens the remaining business.
What critics are saying
- Cencora’s March 2026 retina acquisition removes EyeSouth’s highest-value specialty growth engine.
- Olympus ownership concentrates risk in the remaining anterior segment platform after March 2026.
- A failed closing would stall capital markets confidence and freeze physician recruiting momentum.
What makes EyeSouth Partners unique
- EyeSouth’s physician-led MSO model keeps doctors clinically autonomous while centralizing operations.
- By March 2026, EyeSouth reached 69 affiliations, 400-plus doctors, and 285 locations.
- Olympus retained EyeSouth’s anterior segment business after the $1.1 billion retina sale.
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Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Company Match
HSA/Flexible Spending Account
Telemedicine
Employee Discounts and Perks
Employee Assistance Program
Group Life/AD&D
Short Term Disability Insurance
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Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 0%Cencora has signed a definitive agreement to acquire EyeSouth Partners' retina business for $1.1 billion. The affiliated retina physicians will join Cencora's Retina Consultants of America, a leading management services organisation. The pharmaceutical solutions company expects the acquisition to be slightly accretive to its adjusted diluted earnings per share in the first twelve months following closure, net of financing costs. The transaction requires regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Cencora's reaffirmed fiscal 2026 financial guidance does not currently include the transaction closing within that fiscal year. BofA Securities served as lead financial advisor to Cencora, whilst Jefferies advised EyeSouth Partners, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners.
EyeSouth Partners has acquired Sunvera Group, marking its entry into the Michigan market. This partnership expands EyeSouth's network to 64 practices nationwide, with 15 new practices and 4 ambulatory surgery centers in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. EyeSouth now operates in 14 states with over 365 doctors and 26 surgery centers. CEO Rex Adams stated that this partnership is a transformative milestone for the eyecare services industry.
EyeSouth Partners has announced a partnership with Retina Institute of Illinois, joining over 40 other eye care groups, more than 330 doctors providing medical and surgical care, and more than 220 locations that are affiliated with the management services organization.
ATLANTA, March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Switchboard, MD released a new case study detailing its recent partnership with EyeSouth Partners and the successful pilot at Georgia Eye Partners. Upon implementing the HIPAA-compliant voicemail functionality of Switchboard, MD's Contact Center solution, the practice saw significant operational improvements over 10 weeks.The study highlights how Georgia Eye Partners, one of EyeSouth's leading affiliates, tackled staffing shortages and voicemail backlogs through AI automation, resulting in:
BOSTON and NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Provident Healthcare Partners ("Provident"), a leading healthcare investment banking firm, announced it has advised Community Eye Care Specialists ("CECS") in its affiliation with EyeSouth Partners ("EyeSouth"). CECS is a leading comprehensive ophthalmology provider in the Northern Pennsylvania and Southwestern New York markets focused on providing high quality subspecialty care across its five clinics and ambulatory surgery center.Provident's deal team was led by Managing Director Eric Major and Vice President Rich Sciretta. Husch Blackwell served as legal counsel to CECS, and DLA Piper LLP and Bass Berry served as legal counsel to EyeSouth.Provident was instrumental in helping to find a partner that shared our passion for patient care and vision for growth. Post this"Community Eye Care Specialists is excited to partner with EyeSouth to continue our 27-year history of providing quality comprehensive vision services to patients in Pennsylvania and New York. Provident was instrumental in helping to find an organization that shared our passion for patient care and vision for growth in the market," commented Dr. Gordon Wuebbolt, Founder of CECS."We are thrilled to have guided Community Eye Care Specialists through this process