ATLANTA—EyeSouth Partners announced Friday that it has expanded in the Atlanta metro area through a strategic partnership with Georgia Ophthalmology Associates. EyeSouth is an eyecare-focused physician services organization formed by Shore Capital Partners, a Chicago-based lower middle-market private equity firm with investments in health care.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

In August, EyeSouth Partners completed a strategic partnership with Georgia Retina, one of the largest retina medical practices in the Southeast, as VMail reported. EyeSouth’s affiliate network consists of 30 doctors providing medical and surgical eyecare services at 20 locations throughout Georgia.

Georgia Ophthalmology Associates, which was founded in 1978 by Dr. Stephen Leff, offers a full suite of medical and surgical specialty eyecare services, including cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma treatment, oculoplastics and medical optometry, according to the announcement last week. It is led by a team of four board-certified physicians and a licensed optometrist, who provide care at two clinical locations in Decatur and Snellville, Ga.

“Georgia Ophthalmology Associates and EyeSouth share a similar mission of providing high quality medical and surgical eyecare to patients,” Dr. Gayle Goldstein of Georgia Ophthalmology Associates said. “I am excited to embark upon our next phase of growth with the support of EyeSouth. The partnership will enable us to further execute our strategy of optimizing our patients experience through our commitment to clinical quality, cutting edge technologies, industry-leading physician expertise, and best-in-class administrative support.”

Georgia Ophthalmology Associates will continue to operate under its brand in the community with no changes to its underlying staff, physicians or locations, according to the announcement.

“We are thrilled to have a practice with Georgia Ophthalmology Associates’ reputation for clinical excellence and patient service join the EyeSouth network,” Scott Bullock, president of EyeSouth’s Anterior Division, said. “We look forward to partnering with the physicians and support team at Georgia Ophthalmology Associates to provide additional resources and expertise to enhance patient care and continue the practice’s history of growth.”