The Twenty Losses of Blindness.

1. Basic Losses to psychological Security.

• 1. Loss of Physical integrity
• 2. Loss of confidence in the remaining senses.
• 3. Loss of reality contact with environment
• 4. Loss of visual background
• 5. Loss of light security.

11. Losses in basic skills.

• 6. Loss of mobility
• 7. Loss of techniques of daily living.

111. Losses in communication.

• 8. Loss of ease of written communication.
• 9. Loss of ease of spoken communication.
• 10. Loss of informational progress.

1V. Losses of appreciation.

• 11. Loss of the visual perception of the pleasurable.
• 12. Loss of the visual perception of the beautiful

V. Losses concerning occupation and financial status.

• 13. Loss of recreation.
• 14. Loss of career, vocational goal, job opportunity.
• 15. Loss of financial security.

1V. Resulting losses of the whole personality.

• 16. Loss of personal independence.
• 17. Loss of social adequacy.
• 18. Loss of obscurity.
• 19. Loss of self-esteem.
• 20. Loss of total personality organizations.