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Bath
Laser Technology
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Cataract Laserphaco Probe
is designed to use the power of a laser to quickly and
painlessly vaporize cataracts from patients’ eyes, replacing
the more common method of using a grinding, drill-like
device to remove the afflictions.
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With another invention,
Bath was able to restore sight to people who had been blind
for over 30 years.
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Bath was the first African
American woman doctor to get a patent. She was raised to
always seek out improvements to people's lives and to be a
trailblazer.
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Learn about more
African American inventors here.
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