Abstract
Renowned ophthalmologist and inventor Dr. Patricia Bath made ground-breaking contributions to medicine. After seeing that blindness was more common among Black patients, she focused much of her career on improving access to eye care for underserved communities. Bath's most important contributions to her field of ophthalmology were the inventions of community ophthalmology and the laserphaco probe. Community ophthalmology improves access to eye care by combining treatment, education, and preventive care into a coherent program targeted toward serving underprivileged populations. The laserphaco probe combines laser fragmentation with ultrasonic removal, which greatly improves the accuracy and safety of cataract surgery. Laser technology's precision also reduces the possibility of surgical mistakes, thus increasing success rates and improving the general results. Apart from improving the quality of life for many people, Dr. Bath's inventions established a new benchmark in blindness prevention and cataract therapy, thus guiding modern ophthalmology and ocular surgery.
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