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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Feb. 13, 2015
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent $ 20,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent   $ 0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent     49.99%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent 49.99%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
Money Market Funds Fair Value 2,000,190eyeg_MoneyMarketFundsFairValue   187eyeg_MoneyMarketFundsFairValue  
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs     $ 1,149,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts  
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 1,794,070us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 5,342,137us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount    
Minimum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 3 years      
Maximum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 7 years      
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
1,262,651us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
   
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] | Noncontrolling Interest [Member]        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount     525,004us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
 
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
537,233us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
   
Series C Preferred Stock [Member] | Noncontrolling Interest [Member]        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount     187,183us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
 
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
2,145,810us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
   
Series D Preferred Stock [Member] | Noncontrolling Interest [Member]        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount     358,146us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember