Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BEAUCHAMP KATHLEEN
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MENTOR CORP /MN/ [MNT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP Sales & Marketing
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
201 MENTOR DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/21/2006
(Street)

SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. 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) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(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 11/21/2006   M   1,250 A $ 13.25 38,754 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   M   3,750 A $ 8.3125 42,504 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   M   10,000 A $ 13.305 52,504 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   M   16,000 A $ 19.01 68,504 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   M   8,400 A $ 21 76,904 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   M   18,750 A $ 21.7 95,654 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   M   12,500 A $ 32.15 108,154 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   M   12,500 A $ 37.7 120,654 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   S   1,200 D $ 53.41 119,454 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   S   18,650 D $ 53.55 100,804 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   S   17,000 D $ 53.5 83,804 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   S   15,000 D $ 53.45 68,804 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   S   3,500 D $ 53.43 65,304 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   S   200 D $ 53.42 65,104 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   S   15,100 D $ 53.4 50,004 D  
Common Stock 11/21/2006   S   8,150 D $ 53.6 41,854 D  
Common Stock (1) (2) 11/21/2006   S   4,350 D $ 53.55 37,504 D  

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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) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (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 Exercisable 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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option Award $ 13.25 11/21/2006   M     1,250 02/16/2001 02/16/2010 Common Stock 1,250 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option Award $ 8.3125 11/21/2006   M     3,750 05/05/2001 05/05/2010 Common Stock 3,750 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option Award $ 13.305 11/21/2006   M     10,000 05/23/2002 05/23/2011 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option Award $ 19.01 11/21/2006   M     16,000 05/22/2003 05/22/2012 Common Stock 16,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option Award $ 21 11/21/2006   M     8,400 05/21/2004 05/21/2013 Common Stock 8,400 $ 0 2,800 D  
Stock Option Award $ 21.7 11/21/2006   M     18,750 11/19/2003 11/19/2013 Common Stock 18,750 $ 0 6,250 D  
Stock Option Award $ 32.15 11/21/2006   M     12,500 06/09/2005 06/09/2014 Common Stock 12,500 $ 0 12,500 D  
Stock Option Award $ 37.7 11/21/2006   M     12,500 04/27/2006 04/27/2015 Common Stock 12,500 $ 0 37,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BEAUCHAMP KATHLEEN
201 MENTOR DRIVE
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111		       VP Sales & Marketing  

Signatures

 /S/Loren McFarland attorney-in-fact for "the person this form is being filed"   11/22/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) Of the remaining 37,504 shares, 32,000 are unvested restricted shares.
(2) Ms. Beauchamp holds a total of 59,050 of unvested stock options at an average exercise price of $34.04 per share and 25,000 of unvested performance stock units which may convert to a maximum of 50,000 shares of common stock.

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