Dr. Patricia Bath, 76, Who Took On Blindness and Earned a Patent, Dies
Patricia E. Bath, an ophthalmologist who took a special interest in combating preventable blindness in underserved populations and along the way became the first black female doctor to patent a medical invention, a laser device for treating cataracts, died on Thursday in San Francisco. She was 76. Her daughter, Eraka Bath, said Dr. Bath had…