An auto-darkening eye protection apparatus such as a welding helmet includesanexternally located combined push button and rotary switch coupled to lenscontrolcircuitry. A lens control setting display is configured on an internal portionof theapparatus and located in a field of view of a user when the lens is in aloweredoperational position. The externally located combined push button and rotaryswitch isoperable to select and adjust lens control parameters by a user wearing bulkyhandprotection such as welding gloves or welding mittens. The selection andadjustmentlevel of the lens control parameters can be monitored on the display duringtheadjustment by a user while the lens is in the lowered operational position.
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