I don't go anywhere at all in public, but I keep emergency travel bags, and included swim goggles in them. I'm a swimmer, so I had the goggles and I figured I would wear them in public until if/when it was proven that they offered no benefit. They seal, they don't fog, they're cheap ($13) and easy to obtain. I go through them often due to loss, damage, wear/tear, so I purchased a few for the family as well.
If anyone is interested, these are the ones I buy:
Why not wear goggles? I bought some air tight swimming goggles on Amazon for like $10... You are going to get even MORE looks with the goggles but they cover the eye completely... I got these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LNAU866/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1