This review of the literature found that of the 27 works investigated, 23 emphasized the impact of society or a combination of societal and personal factors, rather than solely the personal experience of blindness, on the emotional and psychological reactions to adventitious blindness. The implications of this finding regarding the types of services that rehabilitation agencies should offer are presented.
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