Patricia Bath is a very honorable and talented African American who helped bring the gift of eyesight to those who are blind. Her most famous accomplishments include the invention of the Laserphaco Probe, a device used for removing cataracts and her creation of the “Community Ophthalmology”, a new field of study.Thanks to Dr. Bath, there is still hope that people who who are blind can still see. Dr. Patricia Era Bath was born on November 4, 1942 in Harlem, New York to Rupert and Gladys Bath. Rupert was from an immigrant from Trinidad who was the first black motorman for the New York Subway System, a merchant seaman, and also a newspaper columnist. Gladys was a descendant of African slaves and Cherokee Native Americans and worked as a housewife. …show more content…
When Patricia was little, her mother got her a chemistry set which sparked her love for science. Also, in an interview, Patricia stated that her role model was Dr. Albert Schweitzer (who treated lepers in Africa) and also Dr. Cecil Marquez, her family physician. Patricia attended Julia Ward Howe Junior High School and Charles Evans Hughes High School graduating high school in only two years!
At age sixteen, Patricia was one of the very few students who got a scholarship from the National Science Foundation to go to Summer Institute in Biomedical Science at Yeshiva University in New York where she worked on a project studying the relationship between cancer, nutrition, and stress. Patricia then went to Hunter College in 1964 and got a Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry. Then she pursued a medical degree from Howard University College of medicine. She graduated with honors and also won the Edwin J. Watson Prize for Outstanding Student in Ophthalmology. She then interned at Harlem Hospital from 1968 to 1969. Then, in 1970, Patricia finished a residency in ophthalmology from Columbia University. After her residency, she completed her training at New York University in 1973. During this period, Patricia married Dr. Benny J. Primm and had a baby, Eraka in 1972. Phew! That was a lot of …show more content…
studies! Then, in 1986, Patricia made history - she invented the Laserphaco Probe, a device used for removing cataracts more accurately with laser technology.
This device took more than five years to research and create. Here how it works: The probe is inserted in a small opening in the eye. The laser energy pulverizes the cataract (a mushy mark in the eye that makes it harder to see and is mostly seen in people over the age of sixty). The Laserphaco Probe makes it less painful to do cataract-removing compared to the old method (manually grinding the cataract. Ouch!) This device has restored the vision of people that have been blind for thirty years. Wow! This is mind-blowing!! In addition to this sight-saving invention, Dr. Bath co-founded the AiPB(American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness) in 1976 when Patricia went on many trips to save vision. Her personal best as stated in an interview is when she went to North Africa and gave back the vision to a lady who had been blind for thirty years. “Eyesight is a Basic Human Right” is the AiPB’s motto. Also, Patricia has created “Community Ophthalmology” a new study of Ophthalmology.
Superb! Dr. Patricia Bath has impacted my life in many ways. I now feel safe that if I or anyone I love ever has cataracts, Dr. Bath’s invention can restore sight. Also, I can help other people restore vision with the AiPB. If Patricia had not existed, blind people wouldn’t have hope that they could see again. I think that the future will be impacted by Bath’s work because now others may improve her invention and treat people with other diseases such as deafness and cancer. Patricia Bath is really an amazing person. "The ability to restore sight is the ultimate reward," Dr. Bath says and we all can nod in agreement!!!
Andrea Kennedy Yates was born on July 2, 1964 in Houston, Tex. She graduated from Milby High School in Houston in 1982. She was the class valedictorian, captain of the swim team and an officer in the National Honor Society. She completed a two-year pre-nursing program at the University of Houston and then graduated in 1986 from the University of Texas School of Nursing in Houston. She worked as a registered nurse at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center from 1986 until 1994. Yates early life showed promise for future success.
Queenie Volupides had an argument with her husband the night of his death and went to the country club. At 1 am she left the country club and invited her friends over for another drink. Queenie’s friends got there 10 minutes after she did. She claimed that Arthur fell down the stairs going to get another drink. The autopsy report showed that Author died from a wound in the back of his head, and that he was drunk. I believe that
Optometrists have accepted vision therapy, which is a medical treatment for optical muscle disabilities, as a feasible treatment used for eye related problems; claiming the treatment can strengthen vision and give the patient the opportunity to understand visuals quicker and clearer (Press). Vision therapy originated in the 1950s and over the past 25 years, has gained popularity, mainly because of new technological innovations in the field of treatment. Generally, vision therapy is prescribed as a measure mainly for people between the ages of 3 and 18. With the results from a comprehensive series of eye tests, the optometrist can work with the patient using special instruments—prisms, filters, occluders, and eye lenses—and strengthen the eye muscles, thus improving sight. According to optometrists in favor of vision therapy, these methods of treatment using these instruments function as safer routes to repair eye disabilities. Although vision therapy can yield favorable results, the practice as a treatment for innate eye disabilities has been in hot debate lately; as it can exceed $8000 and insurance companies do not cover the treatment. For decades, insurance companies have refused to accept vision therapy as a legitimate method for repairing eyesight (Boink). Concomitant with lack of insurance, the cost for a full treatment can exceed $8000, and doctors cannot guarantee a successful outcome. Recently, parents of children with eye related disabilities, such as amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (cross-eye), and doctors have attempted to cooperate with public schools to allow families access to school-funded doctors to practice vision therapy. With a tight budget, most schools cannot afford to supply vision therapy, and a...
Elizabeth Catlett is widely known for her politically charged print and sculptural work during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Catlett is both a sculptor and printmaker and was born in Washington D.C in 1915. She obtained an undergraduate degree in design, printmaking, and drawing at Howard University followed by a Master’s degree in sculpture from the University of Iowa in 1940. Catlett studied sculpture and painting along with Grant Wood; upon graduating she became the first student to receive a degree in sculpture from the University of Iowa. After leaving Iowa, Catlett moved to New Orleans and became chair of the Art Department at Dillard University in 1940. Then she continues her postgraduate studies in ceramics at the University of Chicago in 1941. By 1944, she had married and relocated to Harlem where she taught dressmaking and sculpture. In 1945, Catlett applied for and received the Julius Rosenwald Foundation Grant. After her successful completion of a series of prints paintings and sculptures, she was able to renew this grant, which allowed her to continue her work in Mexico City. While in Mexico City, she continued her studies in painting, sculpture, and lithography and eventually worked with the People’s Graphic Arts Workshop; which was a group of printmakers who created art to promote social change. Eventually she settled in Mexico as a permanent resident where she taught sculpture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City until she retired in 1975.
During a time of conflicting warfare, a person’s social position and temperament play a significant role in the ideals of society. A Tale of Two Cities manifests society’s response to the French Revolution. Times like this result in two options, either to keep moving on with life, or give in to the vengeance. Charles Dickens portrays both sides of humanity through his characterization. Madame Defarge is the most prominent character that represents the inability to resist violence during the Revolution. In Madame Defarge’s quest for revenge, her continuous knitting and dominance prompt her character development, establishing her character as the antagonist.
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My father made a successful recovery and I became inspired. I realized that having the gift of sight is something people take for granted. Therefore, when I embarked on my undergraduate journey, I partook in several activities to help foster my thirst for knowledge about optometry. For instance, I became the treasurer of the pre-optometry club at the University of Florida. As an executive board member, I opened doors for others to find their passion for optometry through managing our budget and finances to sponsor trips and activities. Meanwhile, I also worked as a secretary and shadowed at the Eye Associates of Orlando, where I gained practical knowledge. I also volunteered for the KidSight Vision Screening Program where I entered data of visio...
Mary Cassatt was most widely known for her impressionist pieces that depicted mother (or nanny) and child. She was faced with many struggles throughout her life and received much criticism, even after her death in 1926. She found it difficult to receive appropriate recognition for her pieces during her early career. Many were unaccepted by the Salon. Cassatt lived for many years in France after her successful career, which ended abruptly when she went blind. Her talent placed her pieces in many famous museums throughout the world and landed her name among the famous artists of her time. As well as paving the way for powerful women, like herself. She lived during a time of suffragettes searching for equality.
Dr. Patricia Era Bath, a doctor, inventor, humanitarian, and educator, is a woman of passionate charity. She committed her life to the health sciences with the will to help cure individuals by giving them the basic human sense of sight. In doing this act, she composed the Laserphaco Probe which made the surgery for cataracts easier to operate. She was able to completely patent the device for cataract surgery in 1988 after many difficulties. Her commitment also led her to being a key leader and co-founder to the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness. Throughout her career in the health sciences, she worked as an eye surgeon and also taught at institutions as a professor of ophthalmology. Dr. Bath endured and successfully overcame many hurdles in the scientific community as an inventor, an African-American and a woman. However, she did not want her achievements in the two minority categories to define her, but instead for her work to be praised. Bath once said, "Hopefully, our society will come to that point. Sometimes I want to say to people, just look at my work. . . I've had technological obstacles, scientific obstacles, and obstacles being a woman. Yes, I'm interested in equal opportunities, but my battles are in science."
My interest in the career of optometry stems from my first experience in the optometry office to receive my first pair of glasses when I was in middle school. I distinctly remember the moment when my optometrist slipped my new glasses over my eyes for the first time. Suddenly, everything in the room came into sharp, clear focus. I knew that the glasses would help me see the board in school, but I was astonished to find that I could see small details about the room, as it had never before occurred to me that I should have been able to see these details. I was also surprised that I was even able to see the expressions on the faces of people who were standing far away from me. It was one of the most incredible, freeing, and empowering moments of my life. As I walked out of the optometry office, I felt
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The infamous nursing pioneer, Dorothea Elizabeth Orem, set the bar for nurses worldwide. She was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, where she graduated from high school in 1931. While in college, she pursued her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing Education and she also earned her Masters of Science in Nursing Education. When she first began practicing, she worked at Providence Hospital in Washington D.C. She then continued her early career at St. John’s with the position of administration. Once she achieved her advanced degrees, she became director of the Providence Hospital School of Nursing in from 1945-1948 in Detroit, Michigan. While directing at this particular school of nursing, Orem also taught biological sciences...
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In Her Own Time (1985) follows cultural anthropologist, Barbara Myerhoff, as she conducts ethnographic research in the Orthodox Hasidic community in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles. While Myerhoff was Jewish herself, she was still somewhat of an outsider in the Fairfax community due to her limitations of being a non-Orthodox Jew. This film evokes the audience to question the complexities of identity. Historically, anthropologists have been outsiders from the communities that they study... yet what happens when one has commonalities with the people that they study?
Helens mom and dad noticed that she needed a little special help, so they decided it would be best to contact the Perkins Institute for the blind in Boston. The director told them about Anne Sullivan. She had also been blind, but the doctor saved her eyesight in surgery. Anne arrived on March 3, 1887 and she immediately began to work with Helen.