Levobunolol is a prescription eye drop approved to treat high eye pressure or chronic open angle glaucoma. This eMedTV resource describes how the medication works, offers dosing information, and explains what side effects may occur with this product.
Potential side effects of levobunolol include eye burning and inflammation of the lining of the eyelid. This eMedTV page includes a list of other possible side effects and explains which ones are potentially serious and require medical care.
As this segment of the eMedTV Web library explains, levobunolol is approved for treating high eye pressure or open angle glaucoma in adults. This article further discusses the uses of levobunolol, including information on how it works.
The typical starting dosage of levobunolol is one to two drops in the affected eye once or twice daily. This eMedTV page further discusses dosing guidelines for high eye pressure and open angle glaucoma, including tips for taking this eye drop.
This eMedTV page lists several medications (such as digoxin and methacholine) that can lead to drug interactions with levobunolol. This article also takes a look at some of the complications these interactions can cause.
You should not use levobunolol eye drops if you have asthma or a very low heart rate. This section of the eMedTV site contains more precautions and warnings with levobunolol and includes important information on who should not use this medication.
