Ernst Fuchs (1851–1930): A Pioneer of Ophthalmology and Fantastical Realism Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (Kritzendorf bei Wien, Austria, June 14, 1851 – Vienna, November 21, 1930) was an Austrian ophthalmologist who spent the majority of his professional life in Vienna, where he served as a university professor between 1885 and 1915. He authored a treatise on ophthalmology titled Lehrbuch der Augenheilkunde whose first edition appeared in 1889.¹ This book became the reference text for the specialty during more than fifty years and was translated into numerous languages². The initial Spanish version…