I do not know how or where the man got his information regarding the dearth of case studies pertaining to men born blind who then receive their sight as the result of a miracle. The Old Testament does not record any such case. The New Testament, which did not yet exist at the time of this event, records various miracles regarding blind people being given sight (Matthew 12:22;15:30; Mark 8:22-23; 10:49-51; Luke 7:21; and18:35). But none of these refers to any of them being born blind.
It would be fair to grant the man some leeway considering his lack of religious instruction. On the other hand, even a blind Jew would have heard the stories of the Old Testament. He obviously had not heard any stories of a blind man being healed, much less one who had been blind from birth, like him. The man may not have known a lot, but one thing he knew—he was a special person. No one preceded him in the annals of the miracles performed by God’s instruments of the past.
With a level of passion worthy of a great orator of old, the man makes the case for his unique status. Note, there is no doubt in his testimony. He knows what happened to him. He knows who he was before. He knows who he is now. Can I point to something in my life that is a miracle of God? What makes my life a living witness to the power of God to transform, to heal, to rescue? That is me! There is no other life like mine, thus the miracle being performed in my life is unique to me. I am a miracle of God. Why does it seem at times like I don’t feel like one?
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