Charles D. Kelman – Revolutionized Care of Cataracts
At home as much with the likes of Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Barbara Walters, Oprah Winfrey, and David Letterman as he was with the operating microscope and patients, Doctor Charles D. Kelman gave back the gift of sight to millions of people with his treatment of cataracts through the invention of phacoemulsification, making him number 27 on our list of the most influential doctors of all time.