2008-07-19 01:36:08 -

- Mentor Corporation (NYSE:MNT), a leading supplier of medical products for the global aesthetic market, today announced it will report financial results for the first quarter fiscal year 2009 on Thursday, July 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 first 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