" But not for you, you purblind man: in ears and mind and vision" (pg 22)
To me, this just screams irony. It's ironic for Oedipus to refer to Tiresias as a "purblind" man, in ears, mind, and vision, when in fact, he is also blind in all of these aspects. He is stubborn and refuses to listen to Tiresias claims. He gets angry and annoyed whenever Tiresias calls him out and label him as the killer. Also, he is so determine to find Laius murderer, that he doesn't think things through properly. His decisions are rash, and he doesn't think before he talk. Finally, he claims that he "lives in the light" and he doesn't. He is so blinded by his pride and eagerness that he doesn't know when to quit, and as a result of that, he eventually finds out that he is the one who murdered Laius, who is his father in actuality. He addresses and teases Tiesias for his blindness, when, that is one of his biggest flaw as well.
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