eyepatch
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An eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye. It may be a cloth patch attached around the head by an elastic band or by a string, an adhesive bandage, or a plastic device which is clipped to a pair of glasses. It is often worn by people to cover a lost, infected, or injured eye, but it also has a therapeutic use in children for the treatment of amblyopia. Eyepatches used to block light while sleeping are referred to as a sleep mask.
Key facts
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- A child wearing an adhesive eyepatch to correct amblyopia
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Medical uses
- Amblyopia
- Extraocular muscle palsy
- Use by aircraft pilots
- Association with pirates
- Notable wearers
- In fiction
- See also
- References
- External links
An eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye. It may be a cloth patch attached around the head by an elastic band or by a string, an adhesive bandage, or a plastic device which is clipped to a pair of glasses. It is often worn by people to cover a lost, infected, or injured eye, but it also has a therapeutic use in children for the treatment of amblyopia. Eyepatches used to block light while sleeping are referred to as a sleep mask.
An eyepad or eye pad is a soft medical dressing that can be applied over an eye to protect it. It is not necessarily the same as an eyepatch.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “eyepatch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.