Areas of research interest | Percentage of publications in each area (Number of publications on PubMed for the year 2014) | Areas of research interest by number of publications found on PubMed in 2014 (1=most publications, 7=least publications) | Areas of research interest in order of importance as per HSK survey ranking (1=highest priority, 7=lowest priority) |
1. Risk factors for recurrence of infection | 12% (6) | 4 | 1 |
2. How quickly the infection can be treated | 21% (11) | 2 | 4 |
3. When there is failure to treat the infection | 14% (7) | 3 | 3 |
4. Developing tests to guide our treatment more effectively | 8% (4) | 5 | 2 |
5. Uncertainties about disease resistance to treatment | 5% (3) | 7 | 5 |
6. The need for long-term treatment | 7% (4) | 6 | 8 |
7. Risk factors for developing infection | 33% (17) | 1 | 6 |
8. Impact of the disease on quality of life | 0% (0) | 8 | 7 |
9.The frequency of hospital visits | 0% (0) | 9 | 9 |
All patients in the HSK Patient Participation Group were sent a survey based on these nine domains of research.
For each domain, ranking is given by the number of publications in 2014 as an indicator of where research efforts were focused. This is compared with the ranking of research priorities by our HSK Patient Participation Group survey.
HSK, herpes simplex keratitis.