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Patricia Bath
1942–2019
Invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract surgery, the first Black woman doctor to receive a medical patent.
📖Biography
Patricia Era Bath was an American ophthalmologist, inventor, humanitarian, and academic. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment and was the first African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose.
Key Achievements
1
Invented the Laserphaco Probe in 1986
2
First Black female doctor to receive a medical patent
3
Co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness
4
First woman ophthalmology resident at NYU
Inventions
Laserphaco Probe for cataract surgery
Legacy & Impact
Bath's Laserphaco Probe revolutionized cataract surgery worldwide, restoring sight to people who had been blind for over 30 years.