CHICAGO & LANSING, Mich. (BUSINESS WIRE)–Midwest Vision Partners (“MVP”) is pleased to announce its partnership with Rosenbaum Eye & Laser Center (“RELC”) and its vision correction center, Michigan Laser Eye Associates (“MLEA”). This represents MVP’s fifth partnership and bolsters its presence in Michigan. MVP is a people-focused eye care management services organization committed to partnering with leading ophthalmologists and optometrists to build the preeminent platform in the Midwest region. MVP’s partnership with RELC expands its network to 38 locations across Michigan and Ohio with 74 physicians providing medical and surgical eye care services.

Rosenbaum Eye & Laser Center has been a leader in cutting-edge technology and surgical eye treatment in central Michigan for over 39 years. Led by Dr. Frank Rosenbaum, Dr. Lance Lemon and Dr. Erica Person, the physicians and staff at RELC pride themselves on providing comprehensive, high-quality medical and surgical eye care in a warm, caring and professional setting. The practice serves as a primary educational site for medical students from Michigan State University and optometry students from The Michigan College of Optometry. RELC/MLEA is nationally recognized for its commitment to pioneering and achieving status as a center of excellence in refractive eye surgery drawing patients from throughout Michigan. MLEA was the first practice in the country to receive accreditation to perform intraocular surgery within an in-office setting in 2005. Dr. Frank Rosenbaum stated, “We are eager and excited to join this dynamic network of eyecare providers with similar patient care philosophy assembled by and under the guidance of MVP’s leadership team. Our “patient first” philosophy aligns well with the MVP approach to patient care.  Partnering with MVP will ensure tremendous practice growth going forward while maintaining the highest level of patient care.”

MVP’s COO Jorge Lopez remarked, “Our partnership with Dr. Frank Rosenbaum and his team accelerates the momentum we’ve built in the state of Michigan. I personally am excited to work with the RELC team to expand their high-quality care to more patients in the Lansing and Owosso communities and their surrounding areas.”

MVP is eager to provide the same opportunity for other eye care providers in Michigan, Ohio and the broader Midwest. If you are interested in learning more about what Midwest Vision Partners can do for you, please contact Jorge at jlopez@midwestvision.com.

About Midwest Vision Partners

Headquartered in Chicago, Midwest Vision Partners’ (“MVP”) mission is to provide world-class support to ophthalmologists and optometrists, enabling them to focus on improving patients’ vision to help people live their best lives. MVP’s network consists of 6 practices and 74 physicians providing medical and surgical eye care services at 38 locations. MVP is backed by Alpine Investors, a San Francisco based private equity firm focused on software and services businesses. For more information about Midwest Vision Partners, please visit https://www.midwestvision.com.

About Alpine Investors

Alpine is a people-driven private equity firm committed to building enduring companies by working with, learning from and developing exceptional people. Alpine specializes in middle-market companies in the software and services industries. Its PeopleFirst™ strategy includes a CEO-in-Training™ and CEO-in-Residence program where Alpine recruits and places high caliber executives into companies as part of the transaction. This provides a distinct solution for situations where additional or new management is desired post-transaction. For more information, visit http://www.alpineinvestors.com/.