Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 10, 2020	Mar. 29, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	OCULUS VISIONTECH INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001107280
Trading Symbol	ovtz
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		67,022,568
Entity Public Float			$ 42,451,093
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock