David defeated Goliath (according to the bible): triumph of the weak against the strong and/or the...

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David defeated Goliath (according to the bible): triumph of theweak against the strong and/or the struggle between faith andscience. Please search first, what type of vision is present in aperson that has a tumor compressing the optic chiasm.

Is there a possibility (moving a little bitaway from faith) that Goliath suffered from gigantism (ahypophyseal tumor) producing an excess of growth hormone andcompressing the optic chyasm and could not see where Davidwas??

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Tumors suppressing the optic chiasma lead to vision defects These tumors are known as gliomas Gliomas can affect one or both optic nerves as well as the optic chiasma which is the area where the optic nerves cross each other in front of the hypothalamus The optic chiasma tumor causes Visual Field Loss Blurred Vision or Nystagmus In visual field loss    See Answer
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