Pirates put black bandages over eyes, why..?

We always see pirates put black bandages over their eyes. We may think that the pirate lost his eye, so he covered it. However, the reason behind covering eyes with this bandage is to have a clear vision in darkness. In case of being exposed to sunlight, then moving to a shadowy or slightly dark place, vision will not be clear as lens of eyes are widened or narrowed according to the amount of light falling on them.

Thus, pirates invented this bandage to one of their eyes covered in light; when he came into a dark place, he remove the bandage to be able to see in darkness and avoid surprises!

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