A freeze-dried (lyophilized) amniotic membrane transplantation with mitomycin C and trabeculectomy for pediatric glaucoma.

Purpose: To evaluate the potential usefulness of a freeze-dried (lyophilized) amniotic membrane transplantation with mitomycin C (MMC) in the maintenance of functioning glaucoma surgery in cases of pediatric glaucoma.

Methods: Thirty eyes of pediatric patients with glaucoma were included in this study. Trabeculectomy with amniotic membrane implantation and MMC was done in group 1 (15 eyes), and trabeculectomy with MMC only was done in group 2 (15 eyes).