Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mini asymmetric radial keratotomy


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The result was delete. The delete arguments show a clearer policy based examination of the sources by well established clueful user. A metoo keep without any explanation of what policy basis they found helpful adds very little to the keep side Spartaz Humbug! 08:06, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Mini asymmetric radial keratotomy

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This article describes a form of surgery reportedly invented by an Italian eye surgeon, and referenced only to his work, self-sourced directory entries and commercial sites linked to him, plus one paper in German whose inclusion looks rather a lot like WP:SYN given that it doesn't appear to use the actual term. Guy (Help!) 15:09, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. Merry Christmas! Baby miss  fortune 15:18, 13 December 2017 (UTC)


 * leaning delete Got some GScholar hits but the cite count is very low. It appears to be something that was tried for a bit but didn't catch on. Mangoe (talk) 18:56, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete and add a redirect to Radial keratotomy Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 03:49, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Deleted more primary sources. The review added is to a non pubmed indexed source. Still delete and redirect. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 02:51, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

- the technique is known to have been invented by Abbondanza, I've added a review article, published by the International Journal of Keratoconus and Ectatic Corneal Diseases, which mentions it;
 * Keep. The page has been left in its poor state for a while, and that's partially my fault, since I first created it. Some of the points that have been discussed are true, though some are not, so I've improved the page accordingly. Here's a brief summary:

- the two Who's Who pages are now off, but here's the archived version of Marquis Who's Who. Nevertheless, I've removed both;

- Also, speaking of citations of GScholar, you will find that all in all there are about 30 of them, so not too few in reality;

- I've added two more references, both very recent and both from PubMed-indexed journals, concerning the validity of Minimally invasive asymmetric RK for the treatment of KC. You might note that only one derives from a study signed by Abbondanza. Also, the fact that they are from 2017 shows that, despite its relative rarity, it is still performed and cited;

- I've mentioned (and referenced) circular keratotomy and astigmatic keratotomy as other incisional procedures used to treat keratoconus. They're quite rare, too, due to the fact that they address specific and non-generic situations. Also, it gives a bit of relevant context;

- I've removed other references that were not strictly relevant.

The page is now improved, without non-relevant references and with new, very recent, PubMed-based ones. I invite you to re-read it and possibly change your mind in order to keep it, since it now provides useful and evidence-based information. Thanks, Manabeast333 (talk) 11:36, 14 December 2017 (UTC) — Manabeast333 (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Keep As above EvilxFish (talk) 11:50, 16 December 2017 (UTC)


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