An electric field driven liquid crystal lens cell including a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite each other, a first plurality of split electrodes formed on the first substrate, each of the first plurality of split electrodes corresponding to one of a plurality of lens regions, a second electrode formed over an entire first surface of the second substrate, a voltage source to apply differing voltages to the first and second plurality of split electrodes, a spacer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the location of the spacer corresponding to the vertex of the lens when voltages are applied to at least one of the first plurality of split electrodes and the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.