May 17, 1901. started laying the building of the eye clinic on the square, a parade Ground, were at that time on the street Volskaya street between the Bakhmetevsky and Beloglinskaja. The clinic was the first building gradually built-up area, it was built one of the buildings of the pedagogical Institute and private homes, suzushii area to the size of a small lane, which was named after Salesnow (Saratove that raised the red flag on the battleship Potemkin in 1905). The area of the parade square as well known because it is the house-Museum of Viktor Borisov-Musatov.

Construction of eye clinics were conducted from 1901 to 1904 on the way one of the best Madrid hospitals. The author of the project was talented Saratov architect Zybin. An important contribution to the construction of the clinic was made by a graduate of the St. Petersburg medico-surgical Academy Michael F. Volkov, who organized the collection of money for the construction of the building and new equipment for the hospital. By profession ophthalmologist M. F. Volkov became the first head of the new eye hospital, and later head of the city.

Now this building houses the Clinic of eye diseases on the basis of the Saratov state medical University with highly qualified doctors and the latest diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, known worldwide and considered one of the best in Russia.

Building eye hospitals is a historical landmark in the city of Saratov and the architectural monument protected by the state.