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Also, "a lot of reports stating that when LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) centers offer laser eye surgery for $499 to $999 per eye, they are usually cutting corners"? While that sounds like a very reasonable conclusion, it also sounds like an unusually specific thing to be stated in 'a lot of' different reports. Offering this claim without citations doesn't strike me as a very high-value source. --[[User:Calair|Calair]] 23:54, 17 July 2005 (UTC) |
Also, "a lot of reports stating that when LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) centers offer laser eye surgery for $499 to $999 per eye, they are usually cutting corners"? While that sounds like a very reasonable conclusion, it also sounds like an unusually specific thing to be stated in 'a lot of' different reports. Offering this claim without citations doesn't strike me as a very high-value source. --[[User:Calair|Calair]] 23:54, 17 July 2005 (UTC) |
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:It doesn't belong in the article because it's original research, and I'm inclined to think whoever added it was spamming (judging by his other contributions) [[User:Raul654|→Raul654]] 23:57, July 17, 2005 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 23:57, 17 July 2005
LASIK isn't the only type of laser eye surgery. I think this article should not be the receiver of laser eye surgery.
Instead, the reader should be referred to a more general article on the topic, such as eye surgery. Some of the other laser assisted eye surgery methods are PRK and LASEK. Presenting this topic as the sole method for laser eye surgery is biased and misleading. At the very least, a disambiguation page should be created.
It should list the eye surgery article for general information and under it there should be the others. If anyone know show to remove the redirect from laser eye surgery to LASIK and create a disambiguation page linking to it instead, please do so or explain to me how. --Exigentsky 04:52, May 26, 2004 (UTC)
- A copyright issue from LASIK site FAQ:
- Q: Can I use information from the FDA LASIK website?
- A: Yes. Information on this website can be used freely by the public. Any use on other websites or in publications should be properly cited. Mikkalai 04:35, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
I don't think it's appropriate for an editor to add a link to their own blog (or other site of their own) unless that site has a significant amount of content that can't be found elsewhere. Since the content on this one was "I've read a lot of reports stating X" and "I saw a good comparison on a reputable website", this is obviously not the case here. Better to link to the original reports.
Also, "a lot of reports stating that when LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) centers offer laser eye surgery for $499 to $999 per eye, they are usually cutting corners"? While that sounds like a very reasonable conclusion, it also sounds like an unusually specific thing to be stated in 'a lot of' different reports. Offering this claim without citations doesn't strike me as a very high-value source. --Calair 23:54, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
- It doesn't belong in the article because it's original research, and I'm inclined to think whoever added it was spamming (judging by his other contributions) →Raul654 23:57, July 17, 2005 (UTC)