Bath, Patricia
1942-2019 · Contribution: 1988
Laserphaco Probe for cataract surgery
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Impact on the world
Her invention revolutionized modern cataract treatment and made her the first African-American female physician to receive a medical patent.
Life & background
An ophthalmologist and one of the first African-American women to graduate from Howard University's medical school, Bath invented the Laserphaco Probe, a laser device that improved the precision and safety of cataract surgery. She co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness.
Sources
- National Inventors Hall of Fame; National Library of Medicine (Changing the Face of Medicine); U.S. patent record
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