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Article: Crik: Laser eye surgery pays off for Jaques
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- June 15, 2008
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
06-15-2008
Crik: Laser eye surgery pays off for Jaques
By Philip Henderson
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 14 AAP - It puts a new spin on getting your eye in at the crease.
Phil Jaques' third Test ton at Kensington Oval against the West Indies today wasn't
just the Australian opener's first on foreign soil - it was also his first since undergoing
eye surgery.
"I had some laser eye (surgery) done before I came over last month," said Jaques, after
his 108 today in a 223-run opening stand with NSW teammate Simon Katich (148 not out).
"I decided to bite the bullet and go for the laser eye.
"The guys at the Eye Institute sorted me out. It was really good.
"I ...