A descriptive study on patient satisfaction with waiting time in emergency departments: Insights from hospitals in the Northern Emirates.

Background: Long waiting times in emergency departments (EDs) are a major challenge for healthcare systems worldwide. These extended delays can have a profound negative impact on patient quality of life, leading to increased stress, anxiety, and even deterioration in health conditions.

Purpose: identify factors that contribute to low satisfaction levels and long waiting times in EDs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Switch to faricimab after initial treatment with aflibercept in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and outcomes of switching neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients from aflibercept to faricimab, focusing on visual acuity, retinal fluid management, and treatment intervals. The primary aim was to assess the early outcomes in nAMD patients refractory to aflibercept and explore faricimab's potential as a longer-lasting therapeutic alternative.

Methods: A single-center retrospective study was conducted on 50 refractory nAMD patients at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi from September 2022-May 2023.

Orbital Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor in a Case of Tuberous Sclerosis.

The aim of the study was to report a case of orbital perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) in a known diagnosed patient of tuberous sclerosis and retinal astrocytic hamartoma. 43-year-old female presented with rapid progressive painful proptosis in the left eye, also reported new mass growing in her upper back. The patient past medical history is significant for left renal angiomyolipoma and multiple bilateral lung cysts of which she underwent right nephrectomy and lung biopsy, respectively.