FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Richard W. Young	2. Issuer Name and Tickler or Trading Symbol Mentor Corporation (MNTR)					6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _X__ Director ___ 10% Owner ___ Officer (give title below) ___Other (specify below) ~~___Outside~~Outside ~~Director_______________________________~~Director
(Last) (First) (Middle) 201 Mentor Drive	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)		4. Statement for Month/Year ~~April~~August 2002
(Street) Santa Barbara, CA 93111			5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)			7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X__ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)	Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
		Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	48/1219/02	GS	V	21,000	D	~~37.~~32.76	~~23,000~~	D
Common Stock	8/19/02	S		4,100	D	33.00
Common Stock	8/19/02	S		4,900	D	32.74
							15,000

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.Title of Derivative Security (Instr.3)

2.Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3.Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

4.Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5.Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6.Date Exerciseable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7.Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8.Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9.Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4)

10.Ownership Form of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4)

11.Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock

Option to Buy

70,000

Explanation of Responses:Chart 1: gift of shares acquired on 11/8/90 at $8.54 per share.
Explanation of Responses: 8/19/02 sale of previously acquired shares.
		/S/Adel MIchael **Signature of Reporting Person	~~April~~August 2621, 2002 Date
Reminder:	Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal ViolationsSee 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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