Bilberry Extract
for Eyesight

Bilberry Eye Complex

Studies show that bilberry may slow the onset of cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and night blindness. This claim is unproven however.

Bilberry extract helps improve micro-circulation---the blood flow to the tiny vessels
in the eye.

This is critical to maintaining good eyesight with age.

Does bilberry help cataracts for real? Well, if you already have cataracts, it's best to seek medical attention.

Bilberry eye health is about preventing, not treating illness.

Promising Scientific Research

In a study of 40 people with vascular retinopathy, bilberry showed remarkable success---77 to 90 percent improvement in a one month trial.

What is vascular retinopathy? It's deterioration of the retina associated with diseases such as arterial hypertension, chronic nephritis, eclampsia, and arteriosclerosis. Doctors sometimes call it diabetic cataracts.

Diabetic cataracts are caused by increasing polyols in the eye lens brought about by the enzyme aldose reductase. Flavonoids, particularly quercetin, are potent blockers of aldose reductase.

And bilberry is rich in flavonoids.

Another study was done in Italy with 50 people who had early stage cataracts. Each participant was given bilberry extract 3 times a day with vitamin E. Amazingly, this treatment stopped the progression of the cataracts in 97 percent of the people.

Historical Fact...or Myth?

During WWII, aviators in Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) reported improved night vision after eating bilberry jam. An elderly aunt of one fighter pilot made batches of bilberry jam for the men.

The RAF were well-known to strike targets with devastating accuracy. After the war, the pilots continued to eat bilberry jam. And they lived with perfect vision for the rest of their lives or so the story goes.

Dangers of Bilberry - side-effects and interactions with medication.