A tunable electro-optic lens device (10, 110), comprising: at least two substrates (20, 22, 120, 122), a conductive electrode layer (30, 32, 130, 132) operatively connected to each substrate (20, 22, 120, 122), wherein at least one of the electrode layers (30, 32, 130, 132) is patterned and includes a plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) that form a resistive divider network, at least one ring electrode of the plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) is electrically connected to an adjacent ring electrode of the plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) by a resistive bridge, that electrically bridges a annular insulating gap that is co-planar with the resistive bridge, the resistive bridge comprising a resistive path across the insulating gap, the resistive path comprising an electrically conductive material bordered by a non-conductive material or an area free from conductive material; the at least one ring electrode is electrically connected to an input connection: the adjacent ring electrode is electrically connected to the input connection through the resistive bridge and the at least one ring electrode; the plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) comprises a plurality of intermediate ring electrodes located between an innermost ring electrode and an outermost ring electrode; each of a sub-plurality of intermediate ring electrodes of the plurality of intermediate ring electrodes is connected to a corresponding input connection; each ring electrode from the plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) defines a corresponding continuous ring; and an electro-active liquid crystal material layer (60, 160) is present between the at least two substrates (20, 22, 120. 122). at least two substrates (20, 22, 120, 122), a conductive electrode layer (30, 32, 130, 132) operatively connected to each substrate (20, 22, 120, 122), wherein at least one of the electrode layers (30, 32, 130, 132) is patterned and includes a plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) that form a resistive divider network, at least one ring electrode of the plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) is electrically connected to an adjacent ring electrode of the plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) by a resistive bridge, that electrically bridges a annular insulating gap that is co-planar with the resistive bridge, the resistive bridge comprising a resistive path across the insulating gap, the resistive path comprising an electrically conductive material bordered by a non-conductive material or an area free from conductive material; the at least one ring electrode is electrically connected to an input connection: the adjacent ring electrode is electrically connected to the input connection through the resistive bridge and the at least one ring electrode; the plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) comprises a plurality of intermediate ring electrodes located between an innermost ring electrode and an outermost ring electrode; each of a sub-plurality of intermediate ring electrodes of the plurality of intermediate ring electrodes is connected to a corresponding input connection; each ring electrode from the plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) defines a corresponding continuous ring; and an electro-active liquid crystal material layer (60, 160) is present between the at least two substrates (20, 22, 120. 122). the adjacent ring electrode is electrically connected to the input connection through the resistive bridge and the at least one ring electrode; the plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) comprises a plurality of intermediate ring electrodes located between an innermost ring electrode and an outermost ring electrode; each of a sub-plurality of intermediate ring electrodes of the plurality of intermediate ring electrodes is connected to a corresponding input connection; each ring electrode from the plurality of ring electrodes (34, 134) defines a corresponding continuous ring; and an electro-active liquid crystal material layer (60, 160) is present between the at least two substrates (20, 22, 120. 122).