Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Document and Entity Information

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Document and Entity Information (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Jun. 11, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Document And Entity Information      
Entity Registrant Name Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc.    
Entity Central Index Key 0001367083    
Document Type 10-K    
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2015    
Amendment Flag false    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --03-31    
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer? No    
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer? No    
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current? Yes    
Entity Filer Category Smaller Reporting Company    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   15,046,080dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding  
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2015    
Entity public float     $ 20,116,830dei_EntityPublicFloat