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Patricia Bath

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Also known as Patricia Era Bath

American ophthalmologist and inventor (1942-2019)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Rainbow Science : What, Why, How?

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
France
Active from
1991
Active to
2008
french

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Quotes

  • “Philosophically, I like to think that my greatest accomplishment has to be those moments when I’ve helped someone regain eyesight, when I remove the patient’s patch and he starts with the big E and goes all the way down to the 20/20 line.”
  • “Service to the underserved was a natural evolution of my life from my Harlem roots,”
  • “When I was offered an office not equivalent to that of my male colleagues, I could’ve started marching. But I felt it was more important to focus on the prize.”
  • "Hater-ation, segregation, racism, that’s the noise — you have to ignore that and keep your eyes focused on the
  • "My parents believed that with enough education, I could own the world,"
  • When I began my residency training at New York University, I had no idea that I was the first and only African-Americans ophthalmology resident. I did not know, or even care! But I did know that my superior grades, scores and credentials had earned me a coveted spot in a highly competitive residency, and that was awesome. I was happy and excited that I was about to capture my dream and become a great ophthalmologist by training in one of the most prestigious programs in the USA.

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