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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<br>
Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported)</font></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font face="Arial"><b>MENTOR CORPORATION<br>
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registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>



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<font face="Arial" size="2"><b>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>



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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><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>

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<font face="Arial" size="2">On October 4, 2005, Mentor Medical Systems B.V., (&quot;Mentor BV&quot;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Mentor Corporation (&quot;Mentor&quot;),
entered into a Loan and Overdraft Facility (the &quot;Facility&quot;) with Cooperative
RaboBank Leiden, Leiderdorp en Oestgstgeest U.A. (&quot;RaboBank&quot;).</font></p>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">The Facility provides Mentor BV with an initial &euro;15 million loan and
overdraft facility which decreases by &euro;375,000 quarterly starting in September
2006.&nbsp; Under the facility, Mentor BV may
borrow up to &euro;12.5 million in fixed amount advances, with terms of three to six
months, and a further sublimit of up to &euro;5 million in loans in fixed amount
advances with a term of up to 5 years.&nbsp; Up to &euro;10 million of the Facility may
be drawn in the form of U.S. Dollars.&nbsp; Funds under the Facility are available
to Mentor BV to finance certain dividend
payments to Mentor and for other normal business purposes.&nbsp;
As of October 10, 2005, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Facility.</font></p>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">Interest on borrowings under the Facility
is at a rate equal to 0.55% over the RaboBank base lending rate, Euribor, or
LIBOR depending upon the currency and term of each borrowing.&nbsp; Interest rates
on borrowings other than overdrafts, are fixed for the term of the advance.</font></p>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">Borrowings by Mentor BV under the Facility are guaranteed
by Mentor's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mentor Medical
Systems C.V., through a Joint and Several Debtorship agreement.&nbsp; In addition,
borrowings under the Facility are secured by a mortgage on certain real estate
owned by Mentor BV.</font></p>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">The Facility imposes certain
financial and operational restrictions on Mentor BV including financial
covenants that require Mentor BV and Mentor Medical Systems CV to maintain a minimum
combined defined solvency ratio, a maximum combined debt leverage ratio of not
greater than 4 to 1, a senior funded debt ratio of not greater than 2.5
to 1, minimum quarterly operational results and a minimum interest coverage
ratio of greater than 5 to 1. &nbsp;The Facility also contains customary events
of default, including cross default and material or adverse change provisions.&nbsp;
If an event of default occurs, the commitments under the Facility may be
terminated and the principal amount and all accrued but unpaid interest and other
amounts owed thereunder may be declared immediately due and payable. &nbsp;</font></p>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">Mentor BV paid &euro;15,000 in certain fees to the
RaboBank upon entry into the Facility, and Mentor BV will be obligated to pay, over the 10 year term of the Facility, a
commitment fee of 0.25% of the committed and unborrowed balances.&nbsp; Fees are
payable quarterly in arrears.</font></p>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">The description set forth above is
qualified by the English translation of the Facility, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated herein by this
reference.</font></p>



<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 style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font face="Arial" size="2">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Exhibits</font></p>



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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>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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  <b>
  <font face="Arial" size="2">Mentor
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  <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Date:&nbsp; October 10, 2005</font></p>
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  <p><font face="Arial" size="2">/s/Joshua H. Levine</font></p>
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  <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Joshua H. Levine</font></p>
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  <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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  <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Date:&nbsp; October 10, 2005</font></p>
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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)
October 4, 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
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Item 1.01          Entry Into Material Definitive Agreement
On October 4, 2005, Mentor Medical Systems B.V., ("Mentor BV"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Mentor Corporation ("Mentor"),
entered into a Loan and Overdraft Facility (the "Facility") with Cooperative
RaboBank Leiden, Leiderdorp en Oestgstgeest U.A. ("RaboBank").
The Facility provides Mentor BV with an initial €15 million loan and
overdraft facility which decreases by €375,000 quarterly starting in September
2006.  Under the facility, Mentor BV may
borrow up to €12.5 million in fixed amount advances, with terms of three to six
months, and a further sublimit of up to €5 million in loans in fixed amount
advances with a term of up to 5 years.  Up to €10 million of the Facility may
be drawn in the form of U.S. Dollars.  Funds under the Facility are available
to Mentor BV to finance certain dividend
payments to Mentor and for other normal business purposes. 
As of October 10, 2005, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Facility.
Interest on borrowings under the Facility
is at a rate equal to 0.55% over the RaboBank base lending rate, Euribor, or
LIBOR depending upon the currency and term of each borrowing.  Interest rates
on borrowings other than overdrafts, are fixed for the term of the advance.
Borrowings by Mentor BV under the Facility are guaranteed
by Mentor's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mentor Medical
Systems C.V., through a Joint and Several Debtorship agreement.  In addition,
borrowings under the Facility are secured by a mortgage on certain real estate
owned by Mentor BV.
The Facility imposes certain
financial and operational restrictions on Mentor BV including financial
covenants that require Mentor BV and Mentor Medical Systems CV to maintain a minimum
combined defined solvency ratio, a maximum combined debt leverage ratio of not
greater than 4 to 1, a senior funded debt ratio of not greater than 2.5
to 1, minimum quarterly operational results and a minimum interest coverage
ratio of greater than 5 to 1.  The Facility also contains customary events
of default, including cross default and material or adverse change provisions. 
If an event of default occurs, the commitments under the Facility may be
terminated and the principal amount and all accrued but unpaid interest and other
amounts owed thereunder may be declared immediately due and payable.
Mentor BV paid €15,000 in certain fees to the
RaboBank upon entry into the Facility, and Mentor BV will be obligated to pay, over the 10 year term of the Facility, a
commitment fee of 0.25% of the committed and unborrowed balances.  Fees are
payable quarterly in arrears.
The description set forth above is
qualified by the English translation of the Facility, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated herein by this
reference.
Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)                
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
  Title or Description
10.1
English translation of Overdraft and Loan
	Facility, dated September 30, 2005
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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:  October 10, 2005
By:
/s/Joshua H. Levine
Joshua H. Levine
Chief Executive Officer
Date:  October 10, 2005
By:
/s/Loren L. McFarland
Loren L. McFarland
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
10.1
English translation of
	Overdraft and Loan Facility, dated September 30, 2005
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