Eyepatch

An eyepatch is a small patch, usually of black cloth, that is worn in front of one eye and usually attached around the head by an elastic band or by a string. It is often worn by people to cover a lost or injured eye, but it also has a therapeutic use in children for the treatment of amblyopia or lazy eye syndrome. (See orthoptics and vision therapy.)

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In the years before advanced medicine and surgery, eyepatches were common. They were particularly prevalent among members of dangerous occupations, such as pirates and blacksmiths. Today, with prosthetic eyes increasingly accessible, eyepatches are no longer commonplace.

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Famous eyepatch-wearers:

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• Moshe Dayan
• John Ford
• James Joyce: he was known to wear one even though he never lost an eye
• Slick Rick
• Gabrielle

Fictitious eyepatch-wearers:

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• Elle Driver (Kill Bill villain)
• Bazooka Joe (Bazooka (chewing gum) comic strip main character)
• Nick Fury (Marvel Comics superhero)
• Emilio Largo (James Bond villain)
• Snake Plissken (Escape From New York protagonist)
• Big Boss, aka Naked Snake (Metal Gear hero/villain)
• Solidus Snake (Metal Gear villain)
• Solid Snake (Metal Gear hero)
• Captain Typho (Star Wars character)
• Chris the Ninja Pirate - from Weebl and Bob
• Rabi/Ravi (D.Gray-man character)
• Maddox- when in his Pirate picture, and his drawings.
• Jesse Custer (Preacher main charachter)
• The "Man in the Hathaway Shirt"

Amblyopia: Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is a disorder of the eyes. It is characterised by poor or blurry vision that is not correctable with glasses in an eye that is otherwise physically healthy and normal. The problem is due to either no transmission or poor transmission of the visual image to the brain for a sus...

Lazy eye syndrome: REDIRECT Amblyopia...

Orthoptics: Orthoptics (from the Greek words ortho meaning "straight", and optikas meaning "vision" http://www.tcos.ca/about_orthoptics.html) is the discipline dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of defective eye coordination, binocular vision, and functional amblyopia by non-medical and non-surgical metho...

Eyepatch related Images and Photos (experimental)

Steampunk Monovision Gold/Brown Eye Patch	Steampunk CyberSteam Gold/Orange Eye Patch	Steampunk CyberSteam Silver/Green Eye Patch	Steampunk Monovision Silver/Black Eye Patch
Alice in Wonderland Knave Eye Patch