Wired to to the Brain (post by Rachel Bowers)

I was unable to located the article in Wired magazine (approximately
4-5 years ago) where scientists 'tapped' into the eye nerve (of a
blind person) that communicated with the brain. The computer converted
a digital image into a medium that the human brain could somehow
interpt as a visual representation of the world around them. The test
was so successful that blind people with this operation could drive a
car up to 25-30 miles an hour. When the article was published,
scientist were hoping to improve the refresh rate and transfer rate
between the computer and the human so that the blind could have the
same quality, or better of sight as a person with normal sight. The
one disadvantage: users had to wear a large clunky headset/goggles
that look very similar to a VR headset that included the camera and
computer.