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Therefore, we investigated long-term incidence trends of iris melanoma in Denmark, focusing particularly on tumour location in relation to sun exposure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with iris melanoma in Denmark from 1943 to 2021. Population-based data were obtained from national registries and institutional records, with tumours classified by anatomical location as inferior, superior or mixed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We included 405 patients. Disease-specific mortality was 3% (12 patients), mainly in American Joint Committee on Cancer c-subcategories with secondary glaucoma and extensive anterior chamber angle involvement. Over the study period, the age-standardised incidence increased substantially. Inferiorly located tumours constituted 58% during 1943\u20131962 and 84% during 2003\u20132021 (p&lt;0.001), with age-standardised incidence increasing from 0.15 per 100\u2009000 in 1943\u20131954 to 0.97 per 100\u2009000 in 2010\u20132014. Superior melanomas demonstrated non-significant increases over time. Age-period-cohort analysis revealed effects of both age and calendar period. The age effect demonstrated a sharp increase after age 65 years for both inferior and superior tumours while the calendar period effect showed increases only for inferior iris melanomas.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Iris melanoma incidence increased significantly over the 79-year study period, primarily driven by inferior iris tumours most exposed to the sun. 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