Survey on allied health personnel in Canadian ophthalmology: the scalpel for change.

Objective: To determine the recruiting and training needs for ophthalmic medical personnel (OMP), assess the value of their certification, and compare the ophthalmic practice productivity and performance of non-certified and certified OMP, as rated by both ophthalmologists and OMP.

Design: Comparative analysis.

Participants: One hundred and sixteen Canadian ophthalmologists and 98 OMP.