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<p style='line-height:normal' align="center"><b><font face="Arial">UNITED
STATES<br>
</font></b><font face="Arial"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2">Washington, DC 20549</font></p>



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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font face="Arial"><b>FORM 8&#8209;K</b></font></p>



<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font face="Arial" size="2">CURRENT REPORT<br>
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of<br>
the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font face="Arial" size="2">Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)<br>
</font><font face="Arial"><b>September 14, 2005</b></font></p>



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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font face="Arial"><b>MENTOR CORPORATION<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>



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  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><u>0-7955</u></b></font></p>
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  other jurisdiction of
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<p style='margin-top:0in' align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><br>
201 Mentor Drive<br>
Santa Barbara, California&nbsp; 93111<br>
</b>(Address of
principal executive offices, including zip code)</font></p>



<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>(805) 879-6000<br>
</b>(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)</font></p>



<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Not Applicable<br>
</b>(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report)</font></p>



<p><font face="Arial" size="2">Check the appropriate box
below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></p>

<p style='margin-left:14.25pt;text-indent:-14.25pt'><font face="Arial" size="2">[&nbsp; ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

<p style='margin-left:14.25pt;text-indent:-14.25pt'><font face="Arial" size="2">[&nbsp; ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>

<p style='margin-left:14.25pt;text-indent:-14.25pt'><font face="Arial" size="2">[&nbsp; ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>

<p style='margin-left:14.25pt;text-indent:-14.25pt'><font face="Arial" size="2">[&nbsp; ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Item 1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Entry
Into Material Definitive Agreement</b></font></p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Board of
Directors of Mentor Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) previously adopted an amended
and restated version of the Company's Amended 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan
referred to as the Mentor Corporation 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &quot;2005
Plan&quot;), subject to shareholder approval. </font> </p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The 2005 Plan
reflects, among other things, amendments to the plan to (i) provide the Company
with flexibility to grant awards other than stock options, including but not
limited to restricted stock, stock bonuses, stock units and dividend
equivalents, (ii) allow the Company to grant awards intended to qualify as
performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the U.S.
Internal Revenue Code and (iii) extend the term of the plan to July 24, 2015.&nbsp;
The 2005 Plan does <u>not</u> reflect an increase in the number of shares of
the Company's common stock available for award grants under the plan. </font> </p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to
the preliminary results from the Company's annual shareholders' meeting held on
September 14, 2005, the Company's shareholders have approved the 2005 Plan.</font></p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
following summary of the 2005 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the text of the 2005 Plan, which was previously filed as Appendix A to the
Company's proxy statement filed on August 9, 2005.&nbsp; </font> </p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Company's Board of Directors (the &quot;Board&quot;) has designated the Compensation
Committee of the Board (the &quot;Administrator&quot;) as the administrator of the 2005
Plan.&nbsp; The Administrator has broad authority under the 2005 Plan to, among
other things, select participants and determine the type(s) of award(s) that
they are to receive, and determine the number of shares that are to be subject
to awards and the terms and conditions of awards, including the price (if any)
to be paid for the shares or the award. </font> </p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Persons
eligible to receive awards under the 2005 Plan include officers or employees of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, directors of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, and certain consultants and advisors to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. </font> </p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
maximum number of shares of the Company's common stock that may be issued or
transferred pursuant to awards under the 2005 Plan is 6.0 million shares
(inclusive of approximately 4.6 million options previously granted under the Amended 2000
Long-Term Incentive Plan).&nbsp; </font> </p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To the extent
that an award is settled in cash or a form other than shares, the shares that
would have been delivered had there been no such cash or other settlement will
not be counted against the shares available for issuance under the 2005 Plan.&nbsp;
In the event that shares are delivered in respect of a dividend equivalent
right, only the actual number of shares delivered with respect to the award
will be counted against the share limits of the 2005 Plan.&nbsp; To the extent that
shares are delivered pursuant to the exercise of a stock option, the number of
underlying shares as to which the exercise related shall be counted against the
share limits of the 2005 Plan, as opposed to only counting the shares actually
issued.&nbsp; Shares that are subject to or underlie awards which expire or for any
reason are cancelled or terminated, are forfeited, fail to vest, or for any
other reason are not paid or delivered under the 2005 Plan will again be
available for subsequent awards under the 2005 Plan. </font> </p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
types of awards that may be granted under the 2005 Plan include stock options,
restricted stock, stock bonuses and other forms of awards granted or
denominated in the Company's common stock or units of the Company's common
stock, as well as certain cash bonus awards. </font> </p>










<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As is customary in
incentive plans of this nature, each share limit and the number and kind of
shares available under the 2005 Plan and any outstanding awards, as well as the
exercise or purchase prices of awards, and performance targets under certain
types of performance-based awards, are subject to adjustment in the event of
certain reorganizations, mergers, combinations, recapitalizations, stock splits,
stock dividends, or other similar events that change the number or kind of
shares outstanding, and extraordinary dividends or distributions of property to
the shareholders. </font> </p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits</b>&nbsp;</font></p>



<p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits</font></p>



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  Corporation 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from
  Appendix A to the Company's definitive proxy statement filed on August 9,
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SIGNATURES</b></font></p>



<p style='text-align:justify;text-indent:37.05pt'><font face="Arial" size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>



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  <p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;/s/ Loren L. McFarland</font></p>
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  <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Loren L. McFarland<br>
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Mentor Corporation
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8‑K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
September 14, 2005
MENTOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
0-7955
41-0950791
(State or
  other jurisdiction of
  incorporation)
(Commission
  File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
201 Mentor Drive
Santa Barbara, California  93111
(Address of
principal executive offices, including zip code)
(805) 879-6000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box
below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01          Entry
Into Material Definitive Agreement
The Board of
Directors of Mentor Corporation (the "Company") previously adopted an amended
and restated version of the Company's Amended 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan
referred to as the Mentor Corporation 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2005
Plan"), subject to shareholder approval.
The 2005 Plan
reflects, among other things, amendments to the plan to (i) provide the Company
with flexibility to grant awards other than stock options, including but not
limited to restricted stock, stock bonuses, stock units and dividend
equivalents, (ii) allow the Company to grant awards intended to qualify as
performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the U.S.
Internal Revenue Code and (iii) extend the term of the plan to July 24, 2015. 
The 2005 Plan does
not
reflect an increase in the number of shares of
the Company's common stock available for award grants under the plan.
According to
the preliminary results from the Company's annual shareholders' meeting held on
September 14, 2005, the Company's shareholders have approved the 2005 Plan.
The
following summary of the 2005 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the text of the 2005 Plan, which was previously filed as Appendix A to the
Company's proxy statement filed on August 9, 2005.
The
Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has designated the Compensation
Committee of the Board (the "Administrator") as the administrator of the 2005
Plan.  The Administrator has broad authority under the 2005 Plan to, among
other things, select participants and determine the type(s) of award(s) that
they are to receive, and determine the number of shares that are to be subject
to awards and the terms and conditions of awards, including the price (if any)
to be paid for the shares or the award.
Persons
eligible to receive awards under the 2005 Plan include officers or employees of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, directors of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, and certain consultants and advisors to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.
The
maximum number of shares of the Company's common stock that may be issued or
transferred pursuant to awards under the 2005 Plan is 6.0 million shares
(inclusive of approximately 4.6 million options previously granted under the Amended 2000
Long-Term Incentive Plan).
To the extent
that an award is settled in cash or a form other than shares, the shares that
would have been delivered had there been no such cash or other settlement will
not be counted against the shares available for issuance under the 2005 Plan. 
In the event that shares are delivered in respect of a dividend equivalent
right, only the actual number of shares delivered with respect to the award
will be counted against the share limits of the 2005 Plan.  To the extent that
shares are delivered pursuant to the exercise of a stock option, the number of
underlying shares as to which the exercise related shall be counted against the
share limits of the 2005 Plan, as opposed to only counting the shares actually
issued.  Shares that are subject to or underlie awards which expire or for any
reason are cancelled or terminated, are forfeited, fail to vest, or for any
other reason are not paid or delivered under the 2005 Plan will again be
available for subsequent awards under the 2005 Plan.
The
types of awards that may be granted under the 2005 Plan include stock options,
restricted stock, stock bonuses and other forms of awards granted or
denominated in the Company's common stock or units of the Company's common
stock, as well as certain cash bonus awards.
As is customary in
incentive plans of this nature, each share limit and the number and kind of
shares available under the 2005 Plan and any outstanding awards, as well as the
exercise or purchase prices of awards, and performance targets under certain
types of performance-based awards, are subject to adjustment in the event of
certain reorganizations, mergers, combinations, recapitalizations, stock splits,
stock dividends, or other similar events that change the number or kind of
shares outstanding, and extraordinary dividends or distributions of property to
the shareholders.
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Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)        Exhibits
10.1
Mentor
  Corporation 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from
  Appendix A to the Company's definitive proxy statement filed on August 9,
  2005)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Mentor
  Corporation
Date:  September 20, 2005
By:
/s/ Loren L. McFarland
Loren L. McFarland
Chief Financial Officer
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