A Retrospective Comparison of Primary Baerveldt Implantation versus Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin C

Similar rates of surgical success and postoperative complications were observed in patients undergoing trabeculectomy with MMC and in those undergoing Baerveldt implantation during 3 years of follow-up. Both are viable primary glaucoma procedures in patients who have not undergone prior ocular surgery.