Question

What were all of Patricia Bath's awards and recognitions.

Answer 1

She was the inventor of laser cataract surgery. Her invention was called Laserphaco Probe.[1] She also became the first woman member of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, first woman to lead a post-graduate training program in ophthalmology, and first woman elected to the honorary staff of the UCLA Medical Center. Bath was the first African-American person to serve as a resident in ophthalmology at New York University. She was also the first African-American woman to serve on staff as a surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center. Bath was the first African-American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose. A holder of five patents,[2] she also founded the non-profit American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness in Washington, D.C.[3]