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A patient has been diagnosed with a tumor that has destroyed the center of her optic chiasm. How has this affected her vision?.
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A patient has been diagnosed with a tumor that has destroyed the center of her optic chiasm. How has this affected her vision?.

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Because she has a limited field of view in each eye, this will damage her eyesight. It impairs the patient's vision by disrupting the axons in both eyes' nasal fields, resulting in vision loss in both eyes.
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