Patricia E. Bath, MD — education (teaching), surgery, surgery, research
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Dr. Patricia E. Bath (1942–2019), an ophthalmologist and laser scientist, was an innovative research scientist and advocate for blindness prevention, treatment, and cure. Her accomplishments included the invention of a device and technique for cataract surgery known as laserphaco, the creation of a new discipline known as “community ophthalmology,” and appointment as the first woman chair of an ophthalmology residency program in the United States, at Drew-UCLA in 1983.
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