Today's Picks from Wikipedia Wikipedia em português Keratoconus is a degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye inwhich structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and changeto a more conical shape than its normal even curve. Keratoconus cancause substantial distortion of the vision, with multiple images,streaking and sensitivity to light all often reported by the patient.Though frequently thought of as a rare condition, keratoconus is themost common distrophy of the cornea, affecting around one person in athousand, and seems to occur equally in all ethnic groups worldwide.It is typically diagnosed in the patient's adolescent years andattains its most severe state in the twenties and thirties.Keratoconus is a little-understood disease with an uncertain cause,and the course of its progression following diagnosis isunpredictable. The associated deterioration in vision, if in botheyes, can affect the person's ability, for example, to drive a carlegally. It does not, however, lead to blindness, and in most cases,corrective lenses are effective enough to allow the patient tocontinue to drive and likewise function normally. Read the rest of this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus Português Today's selected anniversaries: 1849:Denmark became a constitutional monarchy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark) Português 1947: George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn Europe.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Marshall) Português 1967: The Six-Day War began with an Israeli Air Force attack on Egypt,Jordan, and Syria.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War) Português 1968:Sirhan Sirhan mortally shot Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirhan_Sirhan) 1995:A new phase of matter, the Bose-Einstein condensate was discovered.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose-Einstein_condensate) Português Wikiquote of the day: Nobody knows you. No. But I sing of you.For posterity I sing of yourprofile and grace.Of the signal maturity of your understanding.Of yourappetite for death and the taste of its mouth.Of the sadness of youronce valiant gaiety. -- Federico García Lorca (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca)