Arnall Patz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetArnall Patz
American physician
Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1920
Place of Birth: Elberton, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 11-Mar-2010
Profession: ophthalmologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Arnall Patz
- Arnall Patz (June 14, 1920 – March 11, 2010) was an American medical doctor and research professor at Johns Hopkins University.
- In the early 1950s, Patz discovered that oxygen therapy was the cause of an epidemic of blindness among some 10,000 premature babies.
- Following his discovery, there was a sixty percent reduction in childhood blindness in the United States.
- He also conducted pioneering research in the 1960s into the use of lasers in the treatment of retinal disorders.
- He received the Lasker Award in 1956 for his research into the causes and prevention of blindness and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 for his lifetime of work in the field of ophthalmology.
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