An example method for cutting a plurality of lenticules from a donor cornea includes receiving a donor cornea, cutting a first layer of a first set of lenticules from the donor cornea, and cutting a second layer of a second set of lenticules from the donor cornea. The lenticules are cut according to a pattern that to maximizes the number of lenticules, thereby maximizing the number of implants from the single donor cornea. An example implant handling device includes a body. The body includes a flattened end configured to receive a corneal implant and keep the corneal implant from rolling or folding. The flattened end has a width and a height, the width being greater than the height. The body includes a slit opening to the flattened end, the slit opening configured to allow the corneal implant to pass into the flattened end.

The invention concerns a cutting process for producing a plurality of implants from a previously removed human or animal cornea, wherein the process comprises the following steps: depositing (200) the cornea in a holding device, cutting (300), using a laser source, the cornea contained in the holding device to obtain a cut cornea, detaching (400) each implant from the cut cornea, decellularizing (500) each detached implant to obtain decellularized implants, lyophilizing (600) each decellularized implant to obtain lyophilized implants, sterilizing (700) each lyophilized implant to obtain sterilized implants, packaging (800) each sterilized implant to obtain packaged implants.

Equipment and methods for refractive surgery, including for keratoplasty. The invention describes equipment and methods for the production and implantation of a lamella of a tissue or material for the purpose of correcting a corneal geometry at maximum precision that is thus improved in relation to the prior art. The invention facilitates restoration of normal corneal geometry together with optical functionality of the cornea which is improved in relation to the prior art. A planning device, a treatment system and a planning method are designed to couple a device coordinate systems of the laser devices involved and characterization devices by application of registration and to uniquely register the supplied measurement data for generating the lamella to be implanted to the device coordinate systems by a specific, defined edge geometry of a blank from which the lamella is produced, and by the lamella, and by additional system and method aids.