[Change in psychological burden during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: fears, individual behavior, and the relevance of information and trust in governmental institutions].

Background: The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health was evident early on. The extent of the effects, especially cumulative over the long period of the pandemic, has not yet been fully investigated for Germany.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine psychological burden as well as COVID-19-related experience and behavior patterns and to show how they changed during the different phases of the pandemic in Germany.

Effects of verteporfin therapy on central visual field function.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin on the maintenance of central visual field function.

Design: Randomized controlled clinical trial.

Participants: Forty-six consecutive patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) caused by age-related macular degeneration including a classic component were randomly assigned.