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Were eye patches an trend amongst pirates, even for the ones who possessed two eyes?

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by uncacal on April 24th, 2009
Actually yes. Often a pirate would keep an eye covered so that he would be able to remove the patch and see in the dark, if he had been in the light. Eg. going from lit cabin to deck at night
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- Actually, it was to enable them to see when going below-decks in the daytime, quite dark down there.
  
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  by JimmyG on April 24th, 2009
- And it wasn't only pirates, but sailors in general.
  
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