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Income Taxes (Detail 2) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 15,491,353us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards | $ 14,174,494us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards |
| Research and development credit carryforwards | 1,190,024us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch | 1,190,023us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch |
| Capitalized research and development | 4,823,160eyeg_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredExpenseCapitalizedResearchAndDevelopmentCosts | 5,590,524eyeg_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredExpenseCapitalizedResearchAndDevelopmentCosts |
| Nonqualified stock option | 100,712us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost | 98,236us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost |
| Warrants issued for services | 587us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsOther | 383us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsOther |
| Depreciation and amortization | 0eyeg_DeferredTaxAssetsDepreciationAndAmortization | 594eyeg_DeferredTaxAssetsDepreciationAndAmortization |
| Start-up costs/organization costs | 26,938us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther | 26,276us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther |
| Cash versus accrual adjustments | 1,979,847us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals | 1,220,390us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals |
| Total deferred tax assets | 23,612,621us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross | 22,300,920us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross |
| Valuation allowance | (23,612,621)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | (22,300,920)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
| Net deferred tax asset | $ 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet | $ 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet |
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It represents the amount capitalized towards research and development costs as deferred tax assets. No definition available.
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It represents the amounts of depreciation and amortization resulting in deferred tax assets. No definition available.
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible research tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from other compensation and benefits not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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