title: Support for patients with recent visual impairment.
abstract: This paper discusses the psychological reactions adults may experience in response to becoming blind after several years of normal, or at least useful, sight. It looks at the process of adjustment, identifies coping and support strategies and explores the nurse's role.
authors.affiliation: Eye Department, Gloucestershire Royal NHS Trust, Gloucester.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D012944:Social Support