Before revision: The proposal that pirates may have worn an eyepatch so that one eye would be pre-adjusted to below-deck darkness was tested in an episode of MythBusters in 2007 and found to be plausible, but without any recorded historical precedent.MythBusters, episode 71 Notable wearers Sir Adrian Carton de WiartNational Portrait Gallery Ana de MendozaSightseeing Madrid - The Princess of Eboli André De TothThe Herald - Glasgow (UK) Nov 4, 2002 Andrew VachssSt.
After revision: The proposal that pirates may have worn an eyepatch so that one eye would be pre-adjusted to below-deck darkness was tested in an episode of MythBusters in 2007 and found to be plausible, but without any recorded historical precedent.MythBusters, episode 71 Notable wearers Sir Adrian Carton de WiartNational Portrait Gallery Ana de Mendoza Sightseeing Madrid - The Princess of Eboli André De TothThe Herald - Glasgow (UK) Nov 4, 2002 Andrew VachssSt.