'My eye was saved by a placenta after 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 ...
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'My eye was saved by a placenta after acid attack'
Paul Laskey's eye has been saved with the help of a donated placenta A donated placenta has ... At Newcastle's RVI, emergency medics worked to flush out as much of the acid as possible.