Basis of Presentation and Description of the Business - Additional Information (Detail)									1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Country $ / shares	Aug. 03, 2015 shares	Feb. 28, 2015 shares	Feb. 03, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 14, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2014 USD ($) shares	Feb. 06, 2014 EUR (€) € / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Country $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Date of incorporation										Feb. 06, 2014
Number of ordinary shares, value											$ 36,844,000
Ordinary shares, par value | $ / shares	$ 0.001									$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Capitalization of amounts due to Parent per 2014 and 2015 Debt Conversions					$ 1,600,000	$ 23,500,000			$ 1,600,000		$ 1,559,000
Other issuance costs										$ 167,000	2,431,000
Number of country in which company is authorized to sell, market and perform procedure | Country	40									40
Accumulated deficit	$ (71,304,000)									$ (71,304,000)	$ (55,547,000)
IPO [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of ordinary shares, shares issued | shares				4,166,667
Ordinary shares, price per share | $ / shares				$ 10.00
Gross proceeds from issuance of stock				$ 41,700,000
Underwriting discounts and commission costs				2,900,000
Other issuance costs				2,000,000
Net proceeds from issuance of stock				$ 36,800,000
Rights Offering [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares	$ 10,500,000
2015 Capital Contribution [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of ordinary shares, shares issued | shares					9,166,667
Ordinary shares, par value | $ / shares					$ 0.01
Presbia Holdings [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of ordinary shares, shares issued | shares		9,666,667					40,000	40,000
Number of ordinary shares, value							$ 54,000	€ 40,000
Percentage of ownership interests								100.00%
Ordinary shares, par value | € / shares								€ 1.00
Presbia Holdings [Member] | IPO [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of ordinary shares, shares issued | shares			500,000	500,000