Thank you so so much for your response. I'm asking on behalf of my (relatively young) father. You're so right in how it's different from any type of grief. With things such as losing a loved one, you can eventually focus on other things and try to move on (something he's personally gone through). With the loss of sight, however, it's a constant reminder simply by waking up and realizing you can't see. My family wants to be supportive, but we all acknowledge that we'll never "get it." He was at the height of his career, etc, and then he lost most, but not all, of his sight (he'll eventually lose all of it though). He's been looking for any type of support group he can find. He's in the DFW area. There are groups for developing independence, but he's had a hard time finding anything with social meet ups. Will definitely look into a regional council and counseling for sure. If you have any suggestions for how we, as his family, can be supportive, please let me know. Thank you again for your response.