Somerset Eye Care has moved to a new location at 2090 Route 27, North Brunswick, N.J. with the support of a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan from Unity Bank. Drs. Bethany and Jonathan Fishbein, South Brunswick residents, opened the practice in 2001 and previously provided services at locations in Somerset and New Brunswick.
The new custom-built 4,500-square-foot facility has six exam rooms, the latest technology in optometry and a large retail area for glasses, featuring more than 500 frames, many from European designers.
"We have digital refracting systems in most of our exam rooms," said Bethany Fishbein. "We have a corneal mapping system, to assist with contact lens fitting and monitoring eye health. We take digital retinal photographs on every patient and have the latest technology for monitoring glaucoma and retinal conditions. We provide specialty care for people with low vision from eye diseases like macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. We also fit contact lenses, even hard-to-fit cases like kids, people with astigmatism and bifocals, and scleral lenses for people with keratoconus or impaired vision after cornea surgery or injury."
The Fishbeins both graduated with their doctorates from New England College of Optometry in Boston, Mass. in 1997. Bethany, originally from Cranford, received her undergraduate degree from SUNY-Binghamton (now Binghamton University) in New York, and Jonathan, originally from Toronto, Canada, graduated from University of Toronto.
North Brunswick Township High School graduate Dr. Prapti Shah also provides optometry services at the practice, where she started her career as a technician while studying at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She received her doctorate from the State University of New York College of Optometry.
"We wish the Fishbeins continued success with their optometry practice," said Unity Bank President & CEO James A. Hughes. "We are confident the new contemporary, centrally-located facility will be a great community benefit for patients of all ages."
For more information on Somerset Eye Care, please visit www.somerseteyecare.com or call (732) 568-9577.
Unity Bank participates in the 7(a) Loan Program, SBA's primary program to help start-up and existing small businesses obtain financing when they might not be eligible for business loans through normal lending channels. The bank also participates in the SBA 504 Loan program, an economic development program that offers small businesses long-term, fixed-rate financing used to acquire fixed assets for expansion or modernization. Unity Bank is consistently among the top 10 of New Jersey SBA lenders in loan volume. The program also serves parts of Pennsylvania and is expanding into New York.
About Unity Bancorp, Inc.
Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY), the parent company of Unity Bank, its primary and wholly owned subsidiary, is a financial services organization headquartered in Clinton, N.J. Unity Bank provides financial services to retail, corporate and small business customers through its 15 bank branches in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Warren Counties in New Jersey and Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Unity Bank provides traditional and community-oriented commercial banking services, including personal and business checking accounts and time deposits, money market accounts and regular savings accounts. For more information, please visit www.unitybank.com or call 800-618-BANK (800-618-2265).
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Somerset Eye Care has moved to a new North Brunswick location with the support of a SBA loan from Unity Bank. Pictured at the new Route 27 facility (from left) are Unity Bank Vice President/SBA Business Development Manager Debbie Godt and Drs. Jonathan Fishbein, Bethany Fishbein and Prapti Shah.
Published February 4, 2016