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I suspect Lucy of Syracuse is the saint depicted in the drawings you remember. She is indeed represented in art holding a plate with eyes on it. The following link shows one such painting, and further down on the page “eyes on a dish” is listed as part of her symbolism.

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https://catholicsaints.info/saint-lucy-of-syracuse/

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Also, it appears that Saint Lucy is one of several patron saints of the blind. Two of the other saints mentioned by the other posters in this thread, Saint Dunstan and Saint Odilia, are also on the list. Here is the link:

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https://catholicsaints.info/patrons-of-blind-people/

Perhaps saint Odilia is the one you're thinking of?

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If I perform an image search for "saint Odilia", the search results include a couple of drawings/paintings of the saint that involve eyes on a book and (seemingly) a plate.