A rare hereditary ataxia characterized by simultaneous onset and development of cerebellar ataxia and chorioretinal degeneration (including macular degeneration, advancing choroidal sclerosis, punctata albescens, and retinitis pigmentosa). There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1963.

Visual impairment (or vision impairment) is vision loss (of a person) to such a degree as to qualify as an additional support need through a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from either disease, trauma, or congenital or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive correction, medication, or surgery.