I understand your skepticism, and possibly a reluctance to be drawn in by false hope. It might well be very limited and very poor in the beginning. But I think it's very much worth seeing what can be accomplished and how much we can improve on it. It's early days for this kind of intervention.
We are continuously amazed at neuroplasticity so, possibly, sight maybe useless for a while after gaining it but with everything we know about the brain one single aspect persists through all topics: the brain adapts.