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* Scherff, Clarke	2. Issuer Name and Tickler or Trading Symbol Mentor Corporation (MNTR)					6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) ___ Director ___ 10% Owner _X__ Officer (give title below) ___Other (specify below) Vice President, Regulatory Compliance
(Last) (First) (Middle) 201 Mentor Drive	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)		4. Statement for Month/Year 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

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

Option to Buy

38.02

5/22/02

5/22/03

5/22/12

Common Stock

3,500

Option to Buy

38.02

5/22/02

5/22/04

5/22/12

Common Stock

3,500

Option to Buy

38.02

5/22/02

5/22/05

5/22/12

Common Stock

3,500

Option to Buy

38.02

5/22/02

5/22/06

5/22/12

Common Stock

3,500

107,500

Explanation of Responses: Table II: Grant of option pursuant to 2000 Stock Option Plan during fiscal 2003.
		/S/ADEL MICHAEL **Signature of Reporting Person	8/29/02 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 Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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