12 Game-Changing Inventions You Didn’t Know Were Created By Black Innovators - Page 5
5. The Laser Cataract Surgey
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Patricia Bath a Howard University graduate created the laserphaco probe in 1986 for laser cataract surgeries. With this device, Bath was able to restore the sight of several individuals who had been blind for over 30 years. Bath was also the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)