Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt (Details Textual)

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Debt (Details Textual) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 21, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Apr. 15, 2014
Feb. 28, 2014
Jul. 20, 2013
Jul. 29, 2013
Feb. 13, 2015
Dec. 19, 2014
Jul. 17, 2014
Jun. 06, 2014
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                        
Warrants and Rights Outstanding $ 0us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding     $ 303,102us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding                
Long-term Debt, Gross       3,376,573us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount                
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants (223,172)us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants 0us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants                    
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount                 244,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount      
2012 Notes Member                        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     525,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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586,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage     8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium) 533,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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  533,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage     88.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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Debt Instrument, Maturity Amount     1,058,270eyeg_DebtInstrumentMaturityAmount
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Debt Instrument, Maturity Date     Dec. 10, 2013                  
Gains (Losses) on Restructuring of Debt       200,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnRestructuringOfDebt
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Warrants and Rights Outstanding       260,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
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Long-term Debt, Gross       660,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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2013 Notes Member                        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount             1,500,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage             8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt Instrument, Maturity Date             Jul. 29, 2014          
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms             In the event that the Company issued equity securities resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $3 million prior to maturity, the Company was to pay the note holders the repayment principal and all accrued and unpaid interest, at such time. In the event that the Company consummated a sale of the Company, as defined, the Company was to, while the 2012 Notes remain outstanding and at the election of the holders of two-thirds of the aggregate principal outstanding either (i) pay the holders the repayment principal amount plus accrued interest or (ii) immediately prior to the closing, convert all outstanding principal and interest into the Companys Series D convertible preferred stock at 87.5% of the Series D convertible preferred stock conversion price.          
Proceeds from Notes Payable         16,667us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
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446,151us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
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  968,970us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
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Gains (Losses) on Restructuring of Debt       668,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnRestructuringOfDebt
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Warrants and Rights Outstanding       668,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
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Long-term Debt, Gross       1,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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2014 Notes Member                        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                       2,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage                       12.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)                   34,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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219,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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Debt Instrument, Maturity Date                       Jun. 06, 2015
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms                       In the event that the Company issues equity securities, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $5 million prior to maturity, all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the 2014 Notes will automatically convert into the newly issued equity securities at 70% of the offering price, as applicable, in connection with the closing of the first sale of the equity securities of the Company. In the event that the Company consummates a sale of the Company, as defined, the Company shall, while the 2014 Notes remain outstanding and at the election of the holders of two-thirds of the aggregate principal outstanding shall immediately prior to the closing, convert all outstanding principal and interest into the Company’s Series D convertible preferred stock (or other Subsequent Qualified Financing Instruments) at 70.0% of the Series D convertible preferred stock original issuance price.
Proceeds from Notes Payable       1,283,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
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          288,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
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  495,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
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Warrants and Rights Outstanding       1,364,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
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          34,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
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Long-term Debt, Gross       1,039,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term, Simplified Method 0.25 years for an IPO scenario; 4.5 years for an M&A or liquidation scenario     Term - 0.5 years for an IPO scenario; 5 years for an M&A or liquidation scenario                
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate 55.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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    70.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate 0.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights       2.1us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       $ 1.22us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants 223,000us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants
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Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Warrant Issued                 80,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalWarrantIssued
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2014 Notes Member | Minimum [Member]                        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                        
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate 0.60%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate
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2014 Notes Member | Maximum [Member]                        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                        
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate 1.74%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate
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Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement [Member]                        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                       2.1us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Proceeds from Notes Payable                   $ 288,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
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