Patricia Bath, M.D., Ophthalmologist, inventor of the Laserphaco Probe for the treatment of cataracts. Born in Harlem New York in 1942, Bath holds a bachelor&#39;s degree from Hunter College and an M.D. from Howard University. She is a co-founder of the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness.Black Inventors, African Americans, Blackhistory, Patricia Bath, American Woman, Africanamerican, Cataract, African American Women, Black History