Yes, one of my cousins is dealing with both cataracts and dry eye, and they really do make each other more challenging. The dryness can sometimes make the vision fluctuations feel worse, and it also makes cataract surgery prep and recovery a bit trickier.
My doctor recommended being very proactive with dry eye treatment (like artificial tears and warm compresses) before considering cataract surgery, and that’s helped a lot. It definitely seems like managing the dry eye first makes the cataract part less overwhelming.