Viridian bilberry with eyebright bilberry vaccinium myrtillus eye protector bilberry extracts are rich in a flavonoid known as anthocyanoside which exerts potent effects primarily through improving blood flow and the delivery of oxygen to the eye the potent antioxidant effects of bilberry also protect the eyes from free radical damage the causative factor involved in the development of cataracts and macular degeneration the collagen protecting effects of bilberry also play a significant