Olivia Durant
Women born blind who later gained eyesight
Olivia Durant is originally from Pittsburgh and came to national attention from being legally blind from birth, then regaining eyesight in 2006 thanks to a surgical procedure at The Eye Center of New York[1]. This life changing occurrence garnered national media attention and increasing public interest in Olivia’s inspirational story.
Quotes
edit- I didn't judge people when I couldn't see and after I got my eyesight, I still didn't.
- Interview on Good Morning America (2021)
- Society tells us a false story of who we are supposed to be. I generally ignore it.
- Buzzfeed Interview (2021)
- People really don't understand what being blind actually is. You can be blind for any number of reasons — injury, genetics, disease, etc. — so of course, a person's own experience being blind will be different than someone else's.
- Insider interview (2021)
