Taylor, who has hit 15 test hundreds and is averaging 45.95, offered two encouraging omens ahead of the Pakistan match: in Perth for the second test last summer he got new eyedrops and had big left armer Mitch McClenaghan bowling at him in the nets. He then went out and made 290, the highest score by an overseas player in a test in Australia.
McClenaghan was in the nets again at Seddon Park today and Taylor has new eyedrops.
Taylor said overcast conditions are harder but "in Brisbane we came off the field and I said I couldn't really see much, then I took a good one-handed catch".
He was always confident of getting the all clear from a specialist yesterday to play this test.
"I guess the growth was coming across (the eye). I had prepared myself to play before [I saw] the specialist.
"I'm looking forward to this test; I can't say I'm looking forward to the operation."
Taylor quipped that he didn't want to insult eye specialists in describing what the operation entails but had a crack anyway.
"They cut the eye growth, take a little bit from under the eyelid and glue it in so the growth doesn't grow back."
Longer term Taylor, who saw two optometrists, two specialists and spoke to a surgeon on the phone, said he's been given good reason to be optimistic.
"There could be a period where it doesn't deteriorate a bit, but hopefully I will get it back after a little while.
"It just gets a little bit irritated when it's windy. I go down to breakfast, the eyes a bit red and the team think you've been out all night," Taylor quipped.