Cover - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Cover - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 18, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K/A
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	Lightwave Logic, Inc., Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (“Amendment”) to amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Form 10-K”), which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2025. The purpose of this Amendment is solely to file Exhibits 1.1 and 10.35, which were inadvertently omitted from the originally filed Form 10-K. This Amendment speaks as of the original filing date and does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-K or modify or update disclosures that may be affected by subsequent events. No revisions are being made to the Company’s financial statements or any other disclosure contained in the Form 10-K. Our independent registered public accounting firm is Stephano Slack LLC - PCAOB ID Number 3523. This Amendment is an exhibit-only filing. Except for the inclusion of Exhibits 1.1 and 10.35, this Amendment does not otherwise update any exhibits as originally filed or previously amended. In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), new certifications by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed herewith as exhibits to this Amendment pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act. The Company is not including certifications pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as no financial statements are being filed with this Amendment.
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2024
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2024
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity File Number	001-40766
Entity Registrant Name	Lightwave Logic, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001325964
Entity Tax Identification Number	82-0497368
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Address, Address Line One	369 Inverness Parkway
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 350
Entity Address, City or Town	Englewood
Entity Address, State or Province	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80112
City Area Code	720
Local Phone Number	340-4949
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	LWLG
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 358,611,406
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		124,799,620
Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block]	Documents incorporated by reference. Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the registrant’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report. The Definitive Proxy Statement or an amendment to this Form 10-K will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Auditor Name	Stephano Slack LLC
Auditor Location	Wayne, Pennsylvania
Auditor Firm ID	3523

Lightwave Logic, Inc. 10-K/A