Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2018 - (Recall #: Z-2916-2018)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2018.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

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.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: July 23, 2018

Date Posted: August 29, 2018

Recall Number: Z-2916-2018

Event ID: 80654

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.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 195,660 Total; 89,640 US & Puerto Rico, 106,020 OUS

Code Information:

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.

Distribution Pattern:

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.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated