Patricia Bath

Born: Nov. 4, 1942 in Harlem, New York

Died: 2019

At 16, went to cancer research workshop, & decided to pursue medical degree.

Got a fellowship in Ophthalmology (the branch of medicine dealing with disorders and diseases of the eye) at Columbia Univ.

Discovered African Americans were twice as likely to suffer from blindness.

Became first African American to complete residency in Ophthalmology in 1973.

Invented the Laserphaco Probe, a laser tool for a less painful and more precise treatment of cataracts.

Became the first African American female doctor to receive a patent for medical tool.

Said: “Remember that the limits of science are not the limits of imagination.”