A pair of spectacles comprising: a first lens (100, 302, 402, 502) and a second lens, wherein the first lens comprises an electro-active region in an interior portion, an electrical contact (101, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001) on an edge portion, and a transparent wire electrically connecting the electro-active region to the electrical contact; a controller; a frame (201, 301, 401, 501, 904, 1006), wherein the frame comprises a first contact (605, 704, 803) disposed adjacent to the first lens, and one or more wires electrically connecting the first contact to the controller; a first conductive element (403, 503, 603, 703, 802, 903, 1004,) that electrically connects the electrical contact of the first lens to the first contact of the frame, the first conductive element being at least partially formed from a conductive elastomeric material that directly or indirectly adheres to the electrical contact of the first lens and the contact of the frame; and characterized in further comprising: a second conductive element (404, 504, 505, 602, 702, 902, 1002, 1003) comprising a conductive primer layer (404, 504, 902, 1002), and a conductive paint layer (505, 602, 702, 1003), the second conductive element being between the first conductive element and a portion of the first lens with the electrical contact, and contacting the first conductive element, wherein the electrical contact of the first lens, the second conductive element, the first conductive element, and the first contact of the frame are stacked in this order. a first lens (100, 302, 402, 502) and a second lens, wherein the first lens comprises an electro-active region in an interior portion, an electrical contact (101, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001) on an edge portion, and a transparent wire electrically connecting the electro-active region to the electrical contact; a controller; a frame (201, 301, 401, 501, 904, 1006), wherein the frame comprises a first contact (605, 704, 803) disposed adjacent to the first lens, and one or more wires electrically connecting the first contact to the controller; a first conductive element (403, 503, 603, 703, 802, 903, 1004,) that electrically connects the electrical contact of the first lens to the first contact of the frame, the first conductive element being at least partially formed from a conductive elastomeric material that directly or indirectly adheres to the electrical contact of the first lens and the contact of the frame; and characterized in further comprising: a second conductive element (404, 504, 505, 602, 702, 902, 1002, 1003) comprising a conductive primer layer (404, 504, 902, 1002), and a conductive paint layer (505, 602, 702, 1003), the second conductive element being between the first conductive element and a portion of the first lens with the electrical contact, and contacting the first conductive element, wherein the electrical contact of the first lens, the second conductive element, the first conductive element, and the first contact of the frame are stacked in this order. a second conductive element (404, 504, 505, 602, 702, 902, 1002, 1003) comprising a conductive primer layer (404, 504, 902, 1002), and a conductive paint layer (505, 602, 702, 1003), the second conductive element being between the first conductive element and a portion of the first lens with the electrical contact, and contacting the first conductive element, wherein the electrical contact of the first lens, the second conductive element, the first conductive element, and the first contact of the frame are stacked in this order.