Olivia Durant

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. This life changing occurrence garnered national media attention and increasing public interest in Olivia’s inspirational story.

Quotes

 * 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)