An ophthalmic lens device with a variable optic insert having an optical zone and a non-optical zone comprising: a variable optic insert (104, 200, 410) comprising at least a portion within the optical zone, and comprising an insert front curve piece, a first intermediate curve piece layer, a second intermediate curve piece layer, and an insert back curve piece, wherein a back surface of the front curve piece and a front surface of the first intermediate curve piece layer have differing radii of curvature (330, 340) at least in the portion within the optical zone; an energy source embedded in the insert in at least a region comprising the non-optical zone; and the variable optic insert comprising a first layer containing liquid crystal material (109, 405, 620) located between the insert front curve piece and the first intermediate curve piece layer, and a second layer containing liquid crystal material (110, 404, 640) located between the second intermediate curve piece layer and the insert back curve piece, wherein the layers containing liquid crystal material are comprised of droplets of liquid crystal material wherein the insert front curve piece, the first layer containing liquid crystal material and the first intermediate curve piece layer define a first liquid crystal based element having a first polarization preference; wherein the second intermediate curve piece layer, the second layer containing liquid crystal material and the insert back curve piece define a second liquid crystal based element having a second polarization preference; and wherein the first liquid crystal based element and the second liquid crystal based element are combined in the variable optic insert so as to allow for an electrically variable focal characteristic of the ophthalmic lens that is not sensitive to the polarization aspects of incident light upon it. a variable optic insert (104, 200, 410) comprising at least a portion within the optical zone, and comprising an insert front curve piece, a first intermediate curve piece layer, a second intermediate curve piece layer, and an insert back curve piece, wherein a back surface of the front curve piece and a front surface of the first intermediate curve piece layer have differing radii of curvature (330, 340) at least in the portion within the optical zone; an energy source embedded in the insert in at least a region comprising the non-optical zone; and the variable optic insert comprising a first layer containing liquid crystal material (109, 405, 620) located between the insert front curve piece and the first intermediate curve piece layer, and a second layer containing liquid crystal material (110, 404, 640) located between the second intermediate curve piece layer and the insert back curve piece, wherein the layers containing liquid crystal material are comprised of droplets of liquid crystal material wherein the insert front curve piece, the first layer containing liquid crystal material and the first intermediate curve piece layer define a first liquid crystal based element having a first polarization preference; wherein the second intermediate curve piece layer, the second layer containing liquid crystal material and the insert back curve piece define a second liquid crystal based element having a second polarization preference; and wherein the first liquid crystal based element and the second liquid crystal based element are combined in the variable optic insert so as to allow for an electrically variable focal characteristic of the ophthalmic lens that is not sensitive to the polarization aspects of incident light upon it.