Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Preferred Stock (Details Textual)

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Preferred Stock (Details Textual) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Feb. 13, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized    
Preferred Stock, Conversion Basis 10.98 All outstanding shares of Series A, B, C and D preferred stock automatically converted to common stock immediately upon the closing of the Companys initial public offering in February 2015 at the conversion rates of 1:0.251, 1:0.091, 1:0.091, and 1:0.091, respectively.    
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues   $ 4,099,500us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues    
Convertible Preferred Stock Discount Rate At Initial Public Offering Price   30.00%eyeg_ConvertiblePreferredStockDiscountRateAtInitialPublicOfferingPrice    
Dividends, Preferred Stock   8,222,008us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock    
Conversion of Stock, Amount Issued   3,532,694us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountIssued1    
Debt Conversion Original Debt Discount Rate At Initial Public Offering Price   30.00%eyeg_DebtConversionOriginalDebtDiscountRateAtInitialPublicOfferingPrice    
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Beneficial Conversion Feature   (1,663,873)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleBeneficialConversionFeature 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleBeneficialConversionFeature  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period   23,075us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised    
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised   14,948us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised    
IPO [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues   683,250us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
   
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues   2,700,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
   
Common Stock [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues   683,250us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues   6,833us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities   4,567,782us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Conversion of Stock, Amount Issued   8,660us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued   866,056us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period   23,075us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised   231us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Common Stock [Member] | IPO [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised   $ 14,948us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
   
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   2,483,692us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
  2,483,692us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities   (2,483,692)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
   
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   13,819,649us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
  13,819,649us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities   (8,073,508)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
   
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   5,161,241us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
  5,161,241us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities   (3,351,156)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
   
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   29,020,554us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
  29,020,554us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities   (19,557,392)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
   
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   100,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
  50,485,136us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember