Dr. Patricia Bath

Dr. Patricia Bath

Dr. Patricia Bath
1942-2019

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Snapshot

· Dr. Patricia Bath was an American Inventor, laser scientist, surgeon, and Ophthalmologist

· Was the first woman ophthalmologist to be appointed to the faculty of UCLA

· Discovered and invented a device called a laserphaco, which revolutionized cataract surgery

· Her greatest passion was fighting blindness

· First African American to complete a residency on Ophthalmology

· Co-Founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness

· First African American Doctor to receive a medical patent


"My love of humanity and passion for helping others inspired me to become a physician."


For more information: 

https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_26.html
 

https://www.biography.com/scientist/patricia-bath
 

https://invention.si.edu/innovative-lives-right-sight-patricia-bath