CLASS II Device recall · Reported 29 Aug 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report

1-Day Acuvue Moist Daily Wear, 8.5 Base Curve, -3.25 Power recalled

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care is recalling 1-Day Acuvue Moist Daily Wear, 8.5 Base Curve, -3.25 Power, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 23 Jul 2018 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesMaster Lot Number 516191. 90 Pack Lot Number (US, PR, Canada, Barbados) 5165915104 which contains 30 pack lot numbers: 5165910104, 5165910105, 5165910106, 5165910107, 5165910108, 5165910109. 90 Pack Lot Number (Japan) 5165915110 which contains 30 pack lot numbers: 5165910110, 5165910111, 5165910112. 90 Pack Lot Number (Korea and Japan) 5165915101 which contains 30 pack lot numbers: 5165910101, 5165910102, 5165910103. Unique Device Identifier (UDI): 733905577215, 733905615078, and 733905888472.
Quantity recalled195,660 Total; 89,640 US & Puerto Rico, 106,020 OUS

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-2916-2018
FDA event ID
80654
Recalling firm
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Jacksonville, FL
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recall initiated
23 Jul 2018
FDA classified
23 Aug 2018
Reported
29 Aug 2018
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by
Letter
Reason category
Packaging Defects

Timeline

23 Jul 2018Recall initiated by company
23 Aug 2018Classified by FDA+31 days
29 Aug 2018Published in enforcement report+6 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Johnson and Johnson Vision Care received a number of reports of a partially formed contact lens, which appears to the customer or consumer as visibly smaller in diameter, thicker/stiffer to the touch and more darkly tinted blue than the normal contact lens.

Packaging recalls include wrong labels, wrong products in the wrong bottle, missing leaflets, short-filled or empty capsules and seals that fail.

Product as listed by the FDA

Johnson and Johnson Vision Care 1-Day ACUVUE MOIST Daily Wear, 8.5 Base Curve, -3.25 Power. Master Lot, containing 12 split lots, repackaged in 30 and 90-packs . Intended for daily disposable wear for the optical correction of refractive ametropia (myopia and hyperopia) in phakic or aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes who may have 1.00D or less of astigmatism.

Where it was distributed

Worldwide distribution: US (Nationwide) distribution to CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT, and VA, Puerto Rico; and countries of: Canada, Barbados, Japan, and Korea.

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Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Johnson and Johnson Vision Care received a number of reports of a partially formed contact lens, which appears to the customer or consumer as visibly smaller in diameter, thicker/stiffer to the touch and more darkly tinted blue than the normal contact lens.

Which lots are affected?

Master Lot Number 516191. 90 Pack Lot Number (US, PR, Canada, Barbados) 5165915104 which contains 30 pack lot numbers: 5165910104, 5165910105, 5165910106, 5165910107, 5165910108, 5165910109. 90 Pack Lot Number (Japan) 5165915110 which contains 30 pack lot numbers: 5165910110, 5165910111, 5165910112. 90 Pack Lot Number (Korea and Japan) 5165915101 which contains 30 pack lot numbers: 5165910101, 5165910102, 5165910103. Unique Device Identifier (UDI): 733905577215, 733905615078, and 733905888472.

Where was it sold?

Worldwide distribution: US (Nationwide) distribution to CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT, and VA, Puerto Rico; and countries of: Canada, Barbados, Japan, and Korea.

What should I do if I have it?

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

What does Class II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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