Pirates did wear patches, but not because they were all missing an eye.
According to E. Bruce Goldstein's Sensation and Perception, pirates would patch one eye so it was always adjusted for the darkness to help their eyes adjust more quickly between the bright ship deck and the dark belowdecks.
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