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# **fluorescein strips**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 26Growth 12Conversion 82Competition 18Returns 98Price range 84Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 99Quality gap 62

**Review moat**

**Incredible****14.44**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.4%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Avg price**

**Incredible****$40.39**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Great****$15.30–$112.90**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Conversion**

**Great****8.8%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.4★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Okay****$110K**

$110K/yr · 31K searches

**Competition**

**Bad****78%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Growth**

**Bad****-26.0%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**2 **—flat

**Sellers**

**3**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- KASHSURG75% - GKPA25% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)

## **Product shelf**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%5%$6K10%$11K15%$17K20%$22K110100 Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)4 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![GKPA Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips Pack of 300 Strips](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41K5WQlK6ML.jpg)**GKPA Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips Pack of 300 Strips**GKPA**$30.15**0.0★0 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH4R78T4) [2![Diagnostic Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips -100 Strips](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31A8qQMlbbL.jpg)**Diagnostic Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips -100 Strips**KASHSURG**$15.91**0.0★0 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY2NSZD4) [3![Fluoro Touch Strips - 300 Strips by KASHSURG](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/419Rzm2cnIL.jpg)**Fluoro Touch Strips - 300 Strips by KASHSURG**KASHSURG**$34.45**4.4★75 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW66CNSS) [4![KASHSURG Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips - 100](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dyA-dzfTL.jpg)**KASHSURG Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips - 100**KASHSURG**$18.13**4.6★20 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR7C2XWJ) [5![Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips - Pack of 1200 Strips -(4 x 300=1200 Count)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41GoxMyRoaL.jpg)**Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips - Pack of 1200 Strips -(4 x 300=1200 Count)**KASHSURG**$112.90**4.3★14 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4M6WLTL)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![GKPA Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips Pack of 300 Strips](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41K5WQlK6ML.jpg)**GKPA Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips Pack of 300 Strips**GKPA**$30.15**0 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH4R78T4) [![GKPA Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips Pack of 1200 Strips](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41-5Z0p39XL.jpg)**GKPA Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips Pack of 1200 Strips**GKPA**$92.67**0 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH5BJ8RG) [![KASHSURG Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips - (100) Pack of 100 Strips](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vegobGOOL.jpg)**KASHSURG Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips - (100) Pack of 100 Strips**KASHSURG**$15.30**0 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DD4HWW66) [![Diagnostic Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips -100 Strips](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31A8qQMlbbL.jpg)**Diagnostic Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips -100 Strips**KASHSURG**$15.91**0 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY2NSZD4) [![Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch strips-100 Count By KASHSURG](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31lQ8dDIVaL.jpg)**Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch strips-100 Count By KASHSURG**KASHSURG**$16.54**1 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXMSLXFB)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Diagnostic Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips -100 Strips](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31A8qQMlbbL.jpg)**Diagnostic Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips -100 Strips**KASHSURG**$15.91**0.0★**▲ 133%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY2NSZD4) [![Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch strips-100 Count By KASHSURG](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31lQ8dDIVaL.jpg)**Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch strips-100 Count By KASHSURG**KASHSURG**$16.54**4.0★**▲ 128%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXMSLXFB) [![KASHSURG Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips - 300](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41QJvN52UmL.jpg)**KASHSURG Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips - 300**KASHSURG**$27.43**4.6★**▲ 113%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR7C66Z4) [![KASHSURG Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips - (100) Pack of 100 Strips](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vegobGOOL.jpg)**KASHSURG Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips - (100) Pack of 100 Strips**KASHSURG**$15.30**0.0★**▲ 94%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DD4HWW66) [![GKPA Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips Pack of 1200 Strips](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41-5Z0p39XL.jpg)**GKPA Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips Pack of 1200 Strips**GKPA**$92.67**0.0★**▲ 19%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH5BJ8RG)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 71 weeks — -26.0% search growth over the last 90 days.

1K750Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Quality-Overall**23%

*“The quality is consistent”*

**Ease Of Use**16%

*“easy to use”*

**Value For Money**12%

*“these strips are a bargain”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%

*“do the job”*

**Adhesion/Stickiness**7%

*“the dye adhered perfectly”*

**Brightness/Shine/Glow**5%

*“glows wherever it is pooled”*

**Efficiency**4%

*“they work just as they should”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**3%

*“They moisten easily with some sterile saline”*

**Eye-Hygiene**3%

*“I have no issue at all in recommending these Ophthalmic Fluoro Touch Strips”*

**Color**2%

*“The dye visibility under cobalt blue light is excellent, allowing for easy identification of abrasions, epithelial defects, or tear film issues”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Visibility**17%

*“it was trippy to see the actual line where the tear was”*

**Stain Resistance**17%

*“The fluroscein stain spreads across the eye”*

**Value For Money**11%

*“These are a little more expensive on a per strip base than the ones I usually use”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**39%

**Value For Money**17%

**Certifications**8%

**Ethically/Sustainably Sourced**8%

**Functionality-Overall**7%

**Comfort-Overall**3%

**Size-Overall**3%

**Ethical Trade/Fair Trade**3%

**Quality-Overall**3%

**Age Suitability**3%