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 ...

The severe chemical burn left the cells in Mr Laskey’s eye unable to properly repair or regenerate the surface of the cornea ...

The victim of an acid attack has said he is “so thankful” after a pioneering treatment using donated placenta saved his eye.

Paul Laskey, 43, is given an amniotic membrane graft to help manage injuries he sustained while tackling his son’s mugger ...

Mr Laskey, from Newcastle, said: "I'm so thankful to the mother who donated her placenta to help people like me who are at risk of losing their sight completely." Prof Francisco Figueiredo ...

Paul Laskey, 43, suffered severe chemical burns to his eye when he was squirted with what was believed to be battery acid as ...

A man who survived an acid attack in 2023 received "special" surgery for his eye when a mother donated her placenta.

Paul Laskey, 43, from Newcastle, suffered a severe chemical burn to his left eye after an acid attack. Mr Laskey’s son was robbed at knife point, and when Mr Laskey tried to intervene ...

Newcastle plumber Paul Laskey was squirted in the face with what was believed to be battery acid after his 16-year-old son ...