When John Moody accidentally discovers a simple cure for nearsightedness and farsightedness he submits his invention to Zandox, a Silicon Valley company, which summarily rejects it. It is when he and Zandox later clash in a battle over patent rights that one by one members of the Moody family come under increasingly vicious personal assaults, one eye at a time.
The Patent provides insight into real-world challenges that individuals face today in trying to commercialize an invention while keeping corporate predators at bay.