Postoperative application of mitomycin c improves the complete success rate of primary trabeculectomy: a prospective, randomized trial

Background The intraoperative application of mitomycin c for primary trabeculectomy is associated with potentially sight-threatening side-effects. This study was performed to evaluate the pressure-lowering effect of postoperative application of mitomycin c for primary trabeculectomy and to evaluate the complications of this new technique.