Retina Vitreous Associates

What Retina Vitreous Associates does

Retina Vitreous Associates is a vitreoretinal surgical practice founded in 1974, operating six clinical locations across Ohio — Toledo, Columbus, Findlay, Lima, Mansfield, and Bryan. The practice is staffed by four board-certified, fellowship-trained retina specialists (Sameer Al-Shweiki, Juan F. Lebron, Philip T. Nelsen, and David B. Schnitzer) who diagnose and treat retinal and vitreous diseases including diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration (wet and dry AMD), retinal tears and detachment, retinal vascular occlusions, macular edema, macular holes, epiretinal membrane, vitreous hemorrhage, and flashes and floaters. Care is delivered via specialized ophthalmic equipment: OCT, fluorescein angiography, ophthalmic ultrasound, retinal laser surgery systems, and intravitreal injection capability, all in-office under topical or local anesthesia.

The revenue model is fee-for-service professional medical care collected at the point of service, supplemented by reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid, and major commercial payers, with Alphaeon Credit financing offered for patient out-of-pocket costs. The go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven: optometrists and primary eye care providers refer patients into the practice, and a representative calls referred patients to schedule, supplemented by direct bookings via an online request form on rvaonline.com. Patient referrals are the primary bottom-of-funnel channel; the practice website and Facebook (RVAOhio) page handle top-of-funnel awareness.

The practice operates as a subsidiary of EyeCare Partners, LLC, a doctor-led national partnership headquartered in Ballwin, Missouri that aggregates ophthalmic and optometric practices. RVA uses EyeCare Partners' NextGen patient portal, PromptlyTech billing platform, and shared HIPAA-compliant privacy infrastructure. Compliance posture includes HIPAA for health information privacy and WCAG 2.0 / Section 508 for website accessibility. The company is a private for-profit medical practice with no disclosed venture or private-equity investment in the source data.

Name

Retina Vitreous Associates

Legal name

Retina Vitreous Associates

Website

https://rvaonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Retina Vitreous Associates is a private Ohio-based vitreoretinal surgical practice operating six clinic locations with four fellowship-trained retina specialists, diagnosing and treating retinal diseases since 1974 as a subsidiary of EyeCare Partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ophthalmology / Vitreoretinal Care

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Retina & Vitreous Specialists (HLAKAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ophthalmology Clinics (Medical & Surgical Eye Care) (HLAKAKAC)

Keywords

• Vitreoretinal surgery
• Retinal disease treatment
• Ophthalmology practice
• Eye care services
• Retina specialists

Headquarters

HQ city

Bryan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical Services and Procedures: Fee-for-service medical care delivered in-office, including examinations, diagnostic tests, laser surgery, and injectable treatments for retinal diseases. Revenue is collected at the time of service via cash, check, credit card, or money order, supplemented by insurance reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid, and major medical insurance plans.
2. Financing and Payment Plans: Alphaeon Credit financing offered for out-of-pocket expenses, enabling patients to pay for treatments including co-pays, LASIK, cataract surgery, advanced IOLs, and dry eye treatments via monthly installment plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Retina Vitreous Associates is a specialized ophthalmology practice providing diagnosis and treatment of retinal and vitreous diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal tears and detachment, retinal vascular diseases, and macular holes. Services include in-office therapeutic procedures such as retinal laser surgery and injectable medications, as well as surgical interventions like vitrectomy, delivered across six Ohio clinic locations.

Product overview

Retina Vitreous Associates is a single-location medical practice (with six Ohio offices) providing specialized ophthalmology and vitreoretinal care since 1974. The practice offers a unified set of retinal disease diagnosis and treatment services, encompassing comprehensive eye examinations, in-office therapeutic procedures (retinal laser surgery and ocular injections), and surgical interventions such as vitrectomy. The core offering is Retinal Diseases and Treatments, supported by the Vitrectomy Surgery service and In-Office Therapeutic Procedures. Alphaeon Credit Financing is offered as an add-on payment module to help patients manage out-of-pocket costs for treatments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retinal Diseases and Treatments Comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of retina and vitreous diseases including diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal tears and detachment, retinal vascular diseases, macular edema, macular holes, macular pucker, vitreous hemorrhage, flashes and floaters, retinitis pigmentosa, lattice degeneration, and endophthalmitis.
• Vitrectomy Surgery Eye surgery that treats retinal and vitreous disorders by removing the vitreous gel and replacing it with a saltwater solution to improve or stabilize vision.
• In-Office Therapeutic Procedures On-site retinal laser surgery, ocular injections, and other treatments performed in all office locations requiring only topical or local anesthesia.
• Alphaeon Credit Financing Flexible monthly payment and financing options for out-of-pocket medical expenses, including co-pays, uncovered expenses, LASIK, cataract surgery, advanced IOLs, dry eye treatments, and routine exams.

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EyeCare PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetina Vitreous Associates is part of the EyeCare Partners network, a doctor-led partnership that encompasses all ophthalmic and optometric specialties. EyeCare Partners empowers practices to collaborate and grow while fostering innovation. The network includes leading specialists in every field of eye care who share the mission to provide the highest quality of personalized care. RVA operates as an EyeCare Partners-supported ophthalmology practice.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute: A large academic ophthalmology department offering vitreoretinal surgery among other subspecialties. Comparable to RVA as a competitor for complex retina referrals in northern Ohio, with the scale and academic reputation that RVA does not match.
• EyeCare Partners (network practices): The parent network encompassing RVA and hundreds of other ophthalmology/optometry practices nationwide. Comparable as both parent and sister-practice ecosystem, providing benchmark data on how similar specialty practices operate inside the same platform.

Direct peers

• VitreoRetinal Surgery, PA: A Minnesota-based vitreoretinal subspecialty practice group offering in-office laser surgery, injections, and vitrectomy. Comparable to RVA in subspecialty focus, multi-physician structure, and Midwestern regional multi-site footprint.
• Associated Retina Consultants: A multi-physician vitreoretinal specialty practice serving Michigan with in-office laser, injection, and surgical capability. Closely comparable to RVA in subspecialty focus, in-office procedural mix, and referral-driven GTM motion, albeit in a different Midwestern market.
• Retina Consultants of Texas: A large vitreoretinal specialty practice with multiple physicians and Texas locations. Comparable to RVA in retina-only focus, in-office procedural capability, and clinical trial / advanced care positioning, though operating at substantially larger scale.
• Retina Consultants of America: A national consortium of leading retina specialty practices. Highly comparable to RVA as it aggregates vitreoretinal-only practices of similar size and subspecialty focus, and represents the consolidator that competes with EyeCare Partners for the same referral relationships.
• Mid Atlantic Retina: One of the largest vitreoretinal specialty practices in the US, with multiple physicians and locations across the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable to RVA in offering retina-only subspecialty care, in-office procedures, and optical coherence tomography/fluorescein angiography diagnostics.
• Retina Group of Washington: A multi-physician, multi-location vitreoretinal practice in the Washington, DC region. Directly comparable to RVA in scope of retinal disease treatment, in-office laser/injection capability, and reliance on optometrist referrals for patient acquisition.

Regional players

• Cincinnati Eye Institute: A multi-subspecialty ophthalmology group serving the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana region with extensive retina services. Comparable to RVA in Ohio/regional presence and ophthalmic breadth, but operates as a broader multi-specialty platform rather than retina-only.
• Retina Associates of Cleveland: A northeast Ohio vitreoretinal specialty practice that directly competes with RVA in the overlapping Toledo/Cleveland catchment. Comparable in subspecialty focus, in-office procedures, and physician-led operating model within the same Ohio market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RVAOhio

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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