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Patricia Era Bath (November 4, 1942 – May 30, 2019) was an American ophthalmologist and humanitarian. She became the first female member of the Jules Stein Eye Institute , the first woman to lead a post-graduate training program in ophthalmology , and the first woman elected to the honorary staff of the UCLA Medical Center .
Patricia Bath (1942–2019), U.S. – inventor of laser cataract surgery Émile Baudot (1845–1903), France – Baudot code Eugen Baumann (1846–1896), Germany – PVC
Bath, Patricia: 1942–2019 Ophthalmologist: First African-American female physician to receive a patent for a medical invention; inventions relate to cataract surgery and include the Laserphaco Probe, which revolutionized the industry in the 1980s, and an ultrasound technique for treatment [19] [20] [21] Beard, Andrew: 1849–1921
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Phacoemulsification is a cataract surgery method in which the internal lens of the eye which has developed a cataract is emulsified with the tip of an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye.
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1988 – Laser cataract surgery – Patricia Bath; 1989 – Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) – Alan Handyside; 1989 – DNA microarray – Stephen Fodor; 1990 – Gamow bag® – Igor Gamow; 1992 – Description of Brugada syndrome (Pedro and Josep Brugada) 1992 – First vaccine for hepatitis A available [107]