An eye patch for at least partially covering one eye and for shielding it from mechanical, climatic influences, or from electromagnetic radiation includes a shell for covering the eye and its surrounding and a sensor unit. The sensor unit includes a position sensor and/or a movement sensor for the continuous acquisition of movement data and/or of position data of the eye patch, a microcontroller for processing output signals of the sensors, and a data interface for wireless bidirectional communication, with an electrical energy storage device for supplying electrical energy to at least the microcontroller and the data interface. A method for the continuous detection of movement and/or position data by such an eye patch is also described.
