General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

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 24 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2006
Feb. 13, 2015
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent $ 20,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent $ 0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent $ 30,000us-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 390,981eyeg_MoneyMarketFundsFairValue    
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs   $ 1,149,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts   $ 54,853us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts  
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 1,794,070us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 5,342,137us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 5,352,709us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount    
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage   50.01%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage      
Minimum [Member]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 3 years 3 years      
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage   50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Maximum [Member]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 7 years 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
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
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
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
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
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
358,146us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
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