Note F - Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / item	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 21, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Minimum Quantity Required		3,000
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount						$ 656,752
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments						(795,827)	$ (2,445,489)
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net						10,482,005	9,491,569
Deferred Costs, Current						620,041
Cost of Goods Sold						$ 4,175,533	3,048,260
STA Instrument [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Minimum Quantity Required	2,000
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount	$ 1,400,000
Advanced Ocular Sciences SA [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage						25.00%
Advances to Affiliate							78,798
Write-off of Advances to Affiliate						$ 78,798
Cost-method Investments, Realized Losses						19,700
Equity Method Investments						0
Milestone China [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				40.00%
Cost-method Investments, Realized Losses						1,124,350	215,347
Equity Method Investments				$ 1,000,000		0	0
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Minimum Quantity Required			308	772
Distributor Price Per Instrument | $ / shares				$ 1,296
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount			$ 400,000
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount per Instrument | $ / item			1,296
Additional Equity Method Investments			$ 165,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments						(795,827)	(418,432)
Equity Method Investment, Unrealized Intercompany Profit (Loss) Not Eliminated, Amount						630,990	69,781
Milestone China [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Proceeds from Related Party for Sale of Goods [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction					$ 1,700,000
Milestone China [Member] | Instruments and Handpieces [Member]
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net						3,425,000
Deferred Costs, Current						620,041
Milestone China [Member] | STA Instruments and Handpieces [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties						$ 2,714,600
Milestone China [Member] | Handpieces [Member]
Cost of Goods Sold							507,000
Milestone China [Member] | STA Instrument [Member]
Cost of Goods Sold							$ 938,304