100% Inuit Owned
Glasses, Sunglasses and Contact Lenses in
Yellowknife and Iqaluit
No matter where you live in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, Polar Vision Centres LTD has got you covered, with high-end prescription glasses available
through our offices in Yellowknife and Iqaluit. If you are not able to reach one of these outlets contact us for scheduled optical service visits in the communities of Nunavut.
On-Site Lab Services for Quality Control and Efficiency
Polar Vision and Baffin Optical provide a licensed optician who works
on-site in our own optical labs. Both stores offer efficient, personalized services for adults and children. Polar Vision Centres LTD can also help
you with contact lenses, precise grinding of prescription lenses and
expert adjustments.
See Your Optician at Polar Vision in Yellowknife
Walk into Polar Vision for current styles and advanced technology in eyewear. Our licensed opticians can fit your frames in our shop and make your prescription glasses on-site. Walk-in Monday through Friday or call for an appointment and enjoy Polar Vision’s fast, reliable services that include:
Optical lab on-premises
Frames for adults and children
Prescription eyeglasses made on-site
In-store inventory of contact lenses
CSA-approved protective eyewear
Large selection of sunglasses
Eyeglass repairs and accessories
Sports eyewear
Co-op member discounts
Eyewear for Every Occasion at Baffin Optical in Iqaluit
Baffin Optical is the Polar Vision Centres LTD dispensary in Iqaluit, providing an on-site optical lab and optician services to clients in the Baffin Region of Nunavut. You don’t have to travel to Yellowknife for services when you can visit Baffin Optical for every eyewear need you to have, including:
Optical lab on-premises
Frames for adults and children
Prescription eyeglasses made on-site
In-store inventory of contact lenses
CSA-approved protective eyewear
Large selection of sunglasses
Eyeglass repairs and accessories
Sports eyewear
Student, senior and co-op member discounts
PLEASE NOTE: To confirm a Scheduled visit to your community in 2022, please call Polar Vision toll free: 1-866-944-7466.
September
Arviat – September 26 to September 30
Sanikiluaq – September 12 to September 15
October
November
Coral Harbour – November 2 to November 8
Naujaat – November 2 to November 6
Naujaat – November 2 to November 6
December
Kugluktuk – December 12 to December 17
Cambridge Bay – December 9 to December 17
Taloyoak – December 2 to December 10
January
Arviat – January 21 to January 25
Rankin Inlet – January 26 to January 30
Baker Lake – February 4 to February 9
Travel Schedule for Polar Vision
October 2019 - March 2020
August
Kugluktuk - August 12 to August 19
Cambridge Bay – August 25 to August 30
Kugaaruk – August 21 to August 25
Chesterfield – August 22 to August 23
Rankin inlet – August 24 to August 28
Baker Lake –October 17 to October 20
Rankin Inlet – October 21 to October 25
February
Whale Cove – February 10 to February 12
Gjoa Haven – February 17 to February 21
Kugaaruk – February 22 to February 25
March
Arviat – March 7 to March 11
Chesterfield – March 3 to March 5
Sanikiluaq – March 12 to March 15
Travel Schedule for Baffin Optical
October 2019 - March 2020
August
Cape Dorset – August 20 to August 24
Iqaluit – August 25 to August 28
September
Arctic Bay – September 25 to September 26
Clyde River – September 17 to September 20
Grise Fiord – September 17 to September 20
Iqaluit – September 28 to September 30
Pond Inlet – September 21 to September 25
Resolute Bay – September 20 to September 22
October
Hall Beach – October 22 to October 24
Igloolik – October 17 to October 21
Pangnirtung – October 1 to October 5
Qikiqtarjuaq - October 6 to October 8
Iqaluit – November 29 to December 2
Kimmirut – November 26 to November 28
January
Arctic Bay – January 8 to January 9
Cape Dorset - January 7 to January 12
Iqaluit - January 10 to January 15
February
Clyde River – February 10 to February 13
Iqaluit – February 16 to February 19
Igloolik – February 11 to February 15
Pond Inlet – February 6 to February 9
March
Iqaluit – March 9 to March 9
Iqaluit – March 27 to March 30
Qikiqtarjuaq - March 3 to March 6
Resolute Bay - March 25 to March 26
November
Pangnirtung - March 10 to March 16
Rankin Inlet – October 21 to October 25
November
December
Kugluktuk – December 12 to December 17
Taloyoak – December 2 to December 10
Arviat – January 21 to January 25
Rankin Inlet – January 26 to January 30
Travel Schedule for Baffin Region
April
Arctic Bay – April 22 to April 24
Iqaluit - April 25 to April 29
May
Hall Beach – May 21 to May 23
Igloolik - May 24 to May 29
June
Cape Dorset – June 2 to June 7
Iqaluit - June 8 to June 10
Kimmirut - June 9 to June 11
Pangnirtung - June 12 to June 17
July
Pond Inlet – July 15 – July 19
August
September
Arctic Bay – September 23 to September 24
Clyde River – September 17 to September 20
Grise Fiord - September 15 to September 18
Iqaluit - September 25 to September 28
Pond Inlet – September 21 to September 25
Resolute Bay – September 19 to September 20
April 2020 - September 2020
Cape Dorset – August 20 to August 24
Iqaluit - August 26 to August 28
Travel Schedule for Kitikmeot Region
April 2020 - September 2020
April
Kugluktuk – April 05 to April 08
Cambridge Bay - March 31 to April 05
May
Gjoa Haven – May 24 – May 28
Taloyoak - May 20 – May 24
August
Kugluktuk – August 05 to August 12
Cambridge Bay - August 10 to August 14
Kugaaruk- August 05 to August 09
Hall Beach – May 21 to May 23
Travel Schedule for Kivalliq Region
March 2020 - September 2020
April
Baker Lake – March 30 – April 03
Rankin Inlet - April 04 – April 08
May
Coral Harbour – May 05 – May 09
Naujaat – May 09 – May 13
June
Arviat – June 11 – June 13
Rankin Inlet - June 14 – June 17
July
Baker Lake – July 07 – July 10
Whale Cove – July 10 – July 12
August
Chesterfield – August 24 – August 26
Rankin Inlet - August 27 – August 31
September
Arviat – September 24 – September 28
Sanikiluaq – September 10 – September 13
Two Convenient Locations to Serve You
Come to Polar Vision Centres LTD to see why we are the North’s top choice for vision care.
Polar Vision
Suite 113, 5109 48th Street
(across from Boston Pizza)
Yellowknife, NT X1A 1N5
Baffin Optical
PO Box 891, Building 1088, Block “E”
(across from Public Health and Yummy Shawarma)
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
Progressive (Multi-focal)
A multi-purpose lens is used for near, intermediate and distance vision correction. It is esthetically designed without a visible line in the lens. The goal is to use all 3 zones. This lens offers a vision for all viewing distances and is invisible so that only you know you are wearing multifocal lenses.
The most precise vision is at the central point of the lens, looking straight ahead with your chin at a natural height. If you turn your eyes right or left and notice any distortion, just point your nose directly at what you are looking at. This will mean moving your head, not just your eyes. When viewing something closer like the dashboard of your car, keep your chin up and lower your eyes until the dashboard comes into focus. When looking at a near object, you will either lower your eyes even more or raise your chin until the near object or reading material comes into clear focus.
Unlike single vision lenses, it is necessary to go through an adaptation period of a minimum of 2 days or up to two weeks in order to learn how to find the different zones on the lens. Once you get accustomed to pointing your nose at the object you wish to see and lowering or raising your eyes instead of your chin, you will find the method becomes natural.
Bi-focal
This lens offers nearsighted and farsighted vision correction in a single lens. The upper part of the lens is for seeing from a distance and the bottom part to see things from close. To view close objects, lift your chin or lower your eyes to the lower portion of the frame.