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Mit: Invention of the Week: Patricia Bath: Laserphaco Probe

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Learn about Dr. Patricia Bath, an opthalmologic surgeon, credited with the invention of the Laserphaco Probe, a surgical device used in the removal of cataracts. Learn about Bath's early education, her studies of the blindness rates at different hospitals, and how her invention works.

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cataract, cataract removal, eye health, laserphaco probe, lemelson-mit, opthalmologic surgeon, patricia beth, prevent blindness, remove cataracts, medical technologies
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