Mentor Announces Webcast of Third Quarter Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2008

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Mentor Corporation (NYSE:MNT), a leading supplier of medical
products for the global aesthetic market, today announced it will
report financial results for the third quarter fiscal year 2008 on
Thursday, January 31, 2008, after the financial markets close. The
announcement will be followed by a conference call with the financial
community at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Participating in the call will be Joshua H. Levine, President and
Chief Executive Officer, and other members of Mentor's senior
management team.

Live audio of the conference will be simultaneously broadcast over
the Internet and will be available to members of the media, investors
and the general public. The conference call is expected to last
approximately one hour.

This event can be accessed by going to Mentor's website,
www.mentorcorp.com, and clicking on the Investors' link. The
conference call will be archived and available for replay for seven
days after the event.

It is Mentor's policy to comply fully with Regulation FD.
Therefore, Mentor intends to utilize this webcasted event to report
third quarter financial results, to discuss financially-oriented goals
and objectives and to disclose material Company and industry-based
topics in an open manner. The Company does not plan to report or
comment on its progress during the current fiscal quarter. Any
statement made by others with respect to progress mid-quarter or
otherwise cannot be attributed to the Company. During the quarter, the
Company's commentary will be limited to discussions of public
information, such as historic financial performance, and matters that
are deemed to be immaterial. Mentor will make no comments with respect
to market rumors or speculation.

Mentor Corporation
Michael O'Neill
VP, Chief Financial Officer
805-879-6082

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