ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Nvision Eye Centers, a leading provider of ophthalmic services, has added two retina practices to the Nvision group, Salt Lake Retina in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Retina Associates of Southern California, which has offices in Los Angeles and Orange County, California, according to a recent announcement. Salt Lake Retina operates three locations in Utah, and Retina Associates of Southern California has offices in Torrance and Huntington Beach, Calif. The terms of the new partnership additions were not disclosed. This is the second significant partnership Nvision has announced since June 1, with the previous addition of two eyecare groups expanding Nvision’s presence into Texas, as VMAIL reported.

Nvision Eye Centers, based here in Aliso Viejo, Calif., operates over 80 clinics and 11 ambulatory surgery centers. The group is backed by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, as VMAIL reported in December 2020. The Pension Plan acquired a majority stake in Nvision at the time.

The Salt Lake Retina partnership extends Nvision’s footprint into the state of Utah as the group “continues to diversify its service portfolio with expanded focus on the posterior of the eye,” the announcement noted.

 
 
Speaking of the most recent additions, Nvision president and chief executive Chris Karkenny said, “These partnerships will continue to help propel the Nvision brand based upon our dedication to an exceptional patient experience and outcome driven by the latest technology.”

Founded in 2007, Salt Lake Retina is a comprehensive and trusted retina provider in the Sale Lake City metro area, with locations in West Jordan, West Valley City and Toelle, according to the announcement. Drs. Douglas Mehr, Christopher Gee and Andrew Davis provide patient care across the practices.

Dr. Mehr, founder of Salt Lake Retina, said, “We're excited to join the Nvision family. We've always placed our patients first, thus finding a partner that aligns our mission so closely was critical in choosing Nvision. Coupled with their proven history of helping their partners grow, we are excited for the future."

Retina Associates of Southern California specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the retina, vitreous and macula. The practice’s Dr. Hani Salehi-Had is a Harvard trained, board-certified ophthalmologist with formal fellowship training in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the eye, including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal detachment, according to the announcement.

In addition to caring for patients in his practice, Dr. Salehi-Had participates in a number or research clinical trials offering the latest advances in medicine to his patients, thus helping to shape the future of vitreo-retinal disease and surgery.

"We are impressed with the quality of services that Dr. Salehi and the Salt Lake Retina partners have been providing,” Karkenny noted. “The expansion of retina services to Nvision better fulfils our ability to better serve our doctors and their patients.”