Mom put me in a dim room covered in calamine lotion. No reading, only one black and white tv in the living room, so no tv. Nothing using the eyes. I seem to remember wearing mittens. The idea was not to use the eyes, don’t scratch. probably an oatmeal bath would have helped. We only had a shower. No tub. The idea was for it to run its course because one would not get it again. Mumps was the same thing…dark room, run its course. there might have been other remedies, but we were poor. I don’t remember any. Soup, lots of soup. Check temperature. I am 72. That’s all I remember.