This woman invented an innovative device for laser cataract surgery
If you’ve ever had to get some sort of laser eye surgery, you likely have Dr. Patricia E. Bath to thank. She invented an innovative device known as the laserphaco, which uses a laser to get rid of cataracts. Dr. Patricia E. Bath invented an innovative device known as the laserphaco, which used a laser to get rid of cataracts. She believed the concept of ‘you have to see it to be it’ and centered herself as a role model,” Eraka Bath recalled. Eraka Bath says there are several children’s books written about her mom, and she says Bath wrote a book for kids herself.