A device (100, 200, 300), comprising: a flexible lens enclosure (110, 210) including an anterior layer and a posterior layer that are sealed together; an anterior flexible conductive electrode disposed within the flexible lens enclosure and across a center region of the flexible lens enclosure on a concave side of the anterior layer; a posterior flexible conductive electrode disposed within the flexible lens enclosure and across the center region on a convex side of the posterior layer; and an accommodation actuator element (130, 230) disposed between the anterior and posterior flexible conductive electrodes in the center region; and a ring substrate (115, 215, 330) disposed around the center region; wherein the anterior and posterior flexible conductive electrodes are transparent and electrically manipulate the accommodation actuator element via a voltage applied across the anterior and posterior flexible conductive electrodes. characterized in that: the anterior flexible conductive electrode includes an anterior connection tab, wherein the anterior connection tab is an integral part of the anterior flexible conductive electrode that extends outside the center region and overlaps an anterior contact pad on a front side of the ring substrate, and the posterior flexible conductive electrode includes a posterior connection tab, wherein the posterior connection tab is an integral part of the posterior flexible conductive electrode that extends outside the center region and overlaps a posterior contact pad on a backside of the ring substrate. a flexible lens enclosure (110, 210) including an anterior layer and a posterior layer that are sealed together; an anterior flexible conductive electrode disposed within the flexible lens enclosure and across a center region of the flexible lens enclosure on a concave side of the anterior layer; a posterior flexible conductive electrode disposed within the flexible lens enclosure and across the center region on a convex side of the posterior layer; and an accommodation actuator element (130, 230) disposed between the anterior and posterior flexible conductive electrodes in the center region; and a ring substrate (115, 215, 330) disposed around the center region; wherein the anterior and posterior flexible conductive electrodes are transparent and electrically manipulate the accommodation actuator element via a voltage applied across the anterior and posterior flexible conductive electrodes. characterized in that: the anterior flexible conductive electrode includes an anterior connection tab, wherein the anterior connection tab is an integral part of the anterior flexible conductive electrode that extends outside the center region and overlaps an anterior contact pad on a front side of the ring substrate, and the posterior flexible conductive electrode includes a posterior connection tab, wherein the posterior connection tab is an integral part of the posterior flexible conductive electrode that extends outside the center region and overlaps a posterior contact pad on a backside of the ring substrate. the anterior flexible conductive electrode includes an anterior connection tab, wherein the anterior connection tab is an integral part of the anterior flexible conductive electrode that extends outside the center region and overlaps an anterior contact pad on a front side of the ring substrate, and the posterior flexible conductive electrode includes a posterior connection tab, wherein the posterior connection tab is an integral part of the posterior flexible conductive electrode that extends outside the center region and overlaps a posterior contact pad on a backside of the ring substrate.