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The Danish medal struck to commemorate the capture of Vänersborg in 1676 duringthe Scanian War (1675–1679) features a Latin inscription: Hic transiit invia virtus. In this article different interpretations of the inscription are subjected to renewed scrutiny, which will lead to the rehabilitation of a previously rejected interpretation as part of a double meaning of the inscription itself. Being a token of Latin war propaganda of 17th-century Scandinavia, the medal and its inscription are studied with due attention given to both the historical context and the philological aspects of Early Modern Latin.

Bakgrund: Andelen stabillinstillpassningar (RGP-tillpassningar) i förhållande till totala tillpassningar är relativt låg i världen och Sverige är inget undantag. Anledningar till detta är många även om ett flertal nya RGP- linsdesigner som Orto-K och minisklerala blivit tillgängliga de senaste två decennierna. Syfte: Syftet med enkätundersökningen var att ta reda på varför andelen tillpassade stabila linser är relativt lågt i Sverige, samt för att undersöka varför de som inte jobbar med dessa linstyper, inte gör det. Metod: En enkät med ca 20 frågor som skickades till Optikerförbundets 1550 medlemmar via e-mail, samt en intervju utfördes med en synscentralsoptiker för att få insikt i hur optiker på syncentralen ser på detta. Därefter sammanställdes och analyserades svaren. Resultat: Utav de 1550 optiker i Optikerförbundet var det 359 som besvarade enkäten. Ungefär 30% utav dessa tillpassade RGP-linser, och majoriteten jobbade inom privatägda- eller franchisebutiker. De som kände sig bekväma med att tillpassa stabila linser sa att det beror på egen erfarenhet (49%), vana (15%) och kunskap (14%). De vanligaste anledningarna som angavs av de som inte tillpassar var att RGP-linser ”finns ej i butik”, eller beror på ” för litet kundunderlag” och ”ingen efterfrågan” samt på deras ”bristande kunskap”. Det var dock flera som ställde sig positiv till RGP-linser (76%) och kunde tänka sig tillpassa dem. Slutsats: Studien visar att användningen av RGP-linser är så liten i Sverige p.g.a. bristande kunskap, saknat utbud hos butiker och för litet kundunderlag enligt optiker. Background: The proportion of stable lens (RGP) fittings relative to total fitting is relatively low in the world, and Sweden is no exception. There are many reasons for this, despite that a few new RGP lens designs, such as the Ortho-K and mini-scleral lenses, have become available over the past two decades. Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the reasons as to why the proportion of RGP lens-fittings is low in Sweden and to map the viewpoints of optometrists with licences to fit contact lenses, regarding why they choose not to fit this group of lenses. Method: A web-based survey with 20 questions was distributed to the 1550 members of the Swedish association of Optometrists via members-email. Questions focussed on fitting demographics, the reasons why those who did fit RGP-lenses felt comfortable doing this, and why those who did not fit this lens type choose not to. In addition, an interview with an optometrist working at a hospital eye-clinic was also conducted. Result: Among the 1550 members of the Swedish association of Optometrists, 359 responded to the survey. Approximately 34% of these fitted RGP-lenses and the majority worked in private self-owned or franchise stores. Those who felt comfortable fitting stable lenses said that it was because they had experience (49%), routine (15%) and knowledge (14%) within the field. The most common reasons given by those who did not fit RGP-lenses, as to why they did not fit RGP-lenses were that this lens type “was not available in the clinic”, that there were “too few customers” or “lack of demand” and that they “lacked essential knowledge”. There were however a majority of this group (76%) who were positive to fitting RGPlenses themselves Conclusion: Because of lack of knowledge, the missing of supply at stores and the lack of patients according to opticians, the amount of RGP-lens fitting in Sweden is low.