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 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.

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.