Acuity Eye Group® announces purchase of Premiere Surgery Center in San Diego


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“The addition of Premiere Surgery Center expands the level of care we can offer our patients in our integrated environment, making treatment more accessible to them, and ensuring all eye conditions can be managed by a team of doctors working together”

Acuity Eye Group, one of the largest integrated eyecare groups in the United States, has expanded its Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) footprint to San Diego. With ASCs in Lancaster, Orange, Palm Desert, and San Gabriel this center will round out accessibility in the markets Acuity Eye Group serves.

The Premiere Surgery Center is located in Escondido near the Acuity Eye Group practice in that market. The surgery center has two operating rooms and will be doing all eye care procedures such as cataracts, glaucoma, oculoplastics, and retina.

Dr. Kemp Massengill, Founding Surgeon of Premiere, states that Acuity Eye Group is a perfect fit going forward. “With a track record of over 43,000 successful surgeries, Premiere has established a solid reputation for giving the highest quality care for patients in North County San Diego. We know that this legacy for quality will continue under the inspired direction of Dr. Tom Chang and his dedicated team at Acuity.”

“The addition of Premiere Surgery Center expands the level of care we can offer our patients in our integrated environment, making treatment more accessible to them, and ensuring all eye conditions can be managed by a team of doctors working together” said Dr. Tom S. Chang, managing partner at Acuity Eye Group.

About Acuity Eye Group

At Acuity Eye Group, they are committed to helping ophthalmologists and optometrists realize their full potential while providing best-in-class patient care to all those in need. They are experts in the business of ophthalmology with years of experience in the industry. Acuity Eye Group has world-class doctors and surgeons on their founding team who are still in practice today including Tom S. Chang, Michael Samuel, and Michael Davis. Established as one of the largest, integrated-service groups in the country, Acuity Eye Group prides itself on its mission to improve patients’ quality of life through excellence in eye care and patient experience.

Headquartered in Pasadena, CA, the Company offers access to ophthalmology, retina, and optometry services from Visalia to San Diego. Patients interested in being seen at one of the many Acuity Eye Group clinics in California can schedule appointments through the 24/7 Call Center at 800.898.2020. Those interested can also request appointments directly on the Acuity Eye Group website, where they will find additional information on Acuity Eye Group’s doctors, locations, and the diseases they treat.

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