A donated placenta has been used to help save a man's eye after an acid attack. Acid was squirted into Paul Laskey's face causing severe chemical burns to his eye, "melting" both the inner and outer layers of his cornea.

An acid attack victim has said he is “so thankful” after his was eye saved by a graft created from a donated placenta. Paul Laskey, 43, from Newcastle, suffered a severe chemical burn to his left eye after an acid attack.

A dad who was the victim of a horrific acid attack hopes his vision will be saved thanks to a treatment using donated placenta. Paul Laskey, 43, had rushed to the aid of his son Robson, 19, after his gold necklace was stolen on the street by a thug carrying a zombie knife.