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 amblyopiaor lazy eye syndrome. (See orthopticsand vision therapy.)

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

Eye patches were not only used for covering a missing eye or correcting eye problems as many people believe. Pirates used eye patches to train their eyes during the day to prepare for battles during the night.

Famous eyepatch-wearers:

• Bushwick Bill
• Gabrielle
• Moshe Dayan
• John Ford
• James Joyce: he was known to wear one even though he never lost an eye
• Wiley Post
• Slick Rick
• Yagyu Jubei

Fictitious eyepatch-wearers:

• Bazooka Joe(Bazooka (chewing gum)comic strip main character)
• Big Boss, aka Naked Snake(Metal Gear hero/villain)
• Elle Driver(Kill Bill villain)
• Nick Fury(Marvel Comicssuperhero)
• Emilio Largo(James Bondvillain)
• Snake Plissken(Escape From New York protagonist)
• Saito(Ghost in the Shell character, although he wears it over a prosthetic eye)
• Phil Ken Sebben(Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law character)
• Solidus Snake(Metal Gear villain)
• Solid Snake(Metal Gear hero)
• Captain Typho(Star Warscharacter)
• Chris the Ninja Pirate- from Weebl and Bob
• Rabi/Ravi(D.Gray-mancharacter)
• Maddox- when in his Pirate picture, and his drawings.
• Jesse Custer(Preacher main character)
• The "Man in the Hathaway Shirt" [advertising campaign of the 1950s]
• Yagyu Retsudo(Lone Wolf and Cub main villain)
• Fuhrer King Bradley(Fullmetal Alchemist character)
• Big Dan Teague (Oh Brother, Where Art Thou character)
• Katsuichi(Usagi Yojimbo character)
• Kenpachi Zaraki(Bleach character)

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It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyepatch Wikipedia article Eyepatch.