Paul was rushed to hospital where he was told the burn had caused limbal stem cell failure and severe neurotrophic keratopathy in one of his eyes - this meant the cells within the eye couldn't properly repair or regenerate the surface of the cornea and the nerves within the eye were failing to function properly.
After he was squirted in the eye with battery acid, Paul Laskey thought he would lose his eye entirely, until a donated placenta helped save some of his sight.
Professor Francisco Figueiredo, consultant ophthalmologist at Newcastle Eye Centre, who treated Paul for his injuries, said chemical eye burns are a "true emergency".
Each donated placenta can be used to make up to one hundred amnion grafts, treating patients for anything from eye injuries to burns and diseases.
Claire Price, national retrieval manager at NHS Blood and Transplant's Tissue and Eye Services, said this type of surgery is "very special".
