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Patricia Bath

Ophthalmologist who invented the Laserphaco Probe; first Black female physician to receive a US medical patent.

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Born 1942 in Harlem. Co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness. Her Laserphaco Probe revolutionized cataract surgery.

Location

New York, NY, USA

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