RNIB Crossword created on Friday 18th March 2022

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Across
  1. 4. Causes your vision to be blurry in the distance but clearer when looking at things up close
  2. 6. Which team had the highest sales on COG for the New Year Raffle 2022?
  3. 7. Almost how many million people in Britain are currently living with sight loss?
  4. 9. Inherited eye condition disease that affects your macula, which is the tiny central part of your retina; the light-sensitive layer at the back of your eye
  5. 10. How many pounds could enable our Sight Loss Advisers to answer a call to the Helpline?
  6. 11. Important to clear this regularly to ensure your laptop is running smoothly
  7. 14. In 1918 this home for Blind Babies was opened at Chorleywood, Hertfordshire
  8. 17. How many pounds could enable someone living with sight loss to get helpful, tailored and friendly daily living advice from a Sight Loss Adviser?
  9. 18. Can we confirm email tickets by email?
  10. 19. A rare condition where the iris (the coloured part of your eye) has not formed properly, so it may be missing or underdeveloped
  11. 21. Eye condition where there is inflammation (swelling) inside your eye originating in a part of the eye called the uvea
  12. 22. First name of the ECLOS officer featured in our New Year Raffle 2022 campaign
Down
  1. 1. Name of the software we use to make and receive incoming calls
  2. 2. Clouding of lens inside eye
  3. 3. Sock puppet mascot used by RNIB for many years to raise funds
  4. 5. Surname of RNIB Chief People Officer
  5. 8. Digital Accessible Information System for Talking Books
  6. 9. This RNIB policy is extremely important in cases of potential abuse, neglect, harm or vulnerability
  7. 12. How many pounds could help someone with sight loss get the support of an ECLO from the point of diagnosis, so that they can face the future with confidence?
  8. 13. How many suicide risk questions?
  9. 15. - - - - - disease, also known as exudative retinitis. An uncommon eye condition that affects the smaller blood vessels (capillaries) found in the retina
  10. 16. Windows screen reading software for blind and partially sighted people
  11. 20. If a supporter purchases e-tickets do we need to post them their ticket numbers for legal reasons?